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iCPS Lab Student Teams Receive Two Honorable Mentions at the 2026 Interdisciplinary SoC Contest

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智慧終端裝置組學生團隊於 2026 跨域智慧晶片設計應用創新專題實作競賽現場展示 AOI 作品

智慧終端裝置組學生團隊於 2026 跨域智慧晶片設計應用創新專題實作競賽現場展示 AOI 作品

Congratulations to the iCPS Lab student teams for receiving two Honorable Mention awards at the 2026 Ministry of Education Interdisciplinary SoC Innovative Project Contest, with winning works in the Smart Healthcare and Smart Terminal Device categories.

The Smart Healthcare award-winning work, "A Neural Knee Reflex Quantification System Integrating Multimodal Wearable Sensing and Edge AI Visual Computing," was completed through collaboration between National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology and National Chung Cheng University, advised by Prof. Wan-Jung Chang and Prof. Ying-Nien Chou. The work integrates wearable sensing, edge AI, and visual computing for quantitative neural knee reflex analysis.

Smart Healthcare student team presenting the neural knee reflex quantification system at the contest venue
Smart Healthcare student team presenting the neural knee reflex quantification system at the contest venue.

The Smart Terminal Device award-winning work, "AOI+ Automated Recognition System for Missing and Defective Soldering of Capacitors Around a Motherboard CPU," was completed by a National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology student team advised by Prof. Wan-Jung Chang. The work applies AI-based automated optical inspection to smart manufacturing scenarios and supports more efficient defect recognition.

Award list for the 2026 Ministry of Education Interdisciplinary SoC Innovative Project Contest
Award list for the 2026 Ministry of Education Interdisciplinary SoC Innovative Project Contest.

Award Information

  • Contest: 2026 Ministry of Education Interdisciplinary SoC Innovative Project Contest
  • Smart Healthcare: Honorable Mention, "A Neural Knee Reflex Quantification System Integrating Multimodal Wearable Sensing and Edge AI Visual Computing"
  • Smart Terminal Device: Honorable Mention, "AOI+ Automated Recognition System for Missing and Defective Soldering of Capacitors Around a Motherboard CPU"
  • Advisors: Prof. Wan-Jung Chang and Prof. Ying-Nien Chou
  • Participating universities: National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology and National Chung Cheng University

Interdisciplinary SoC Application Practice

The two works reflect the student teams' practical capabilities across sensing data, AI models, edge computing, and system integration, addressing applications in smart healthcare and smart terminal devices.

iCPS Lab appreciates the dedication of the student teams and the guidance from cross-university collaborators. The lab will continue advancing AIoT, edge intelligence, smart healthcare, and smart manufacturing research toward real-world applications.