The University of Colombo School of Computing is pleased to share its success at the TechTrek: Inter University Coding Challenge hosted by Vetstoria on November 11, 2023, at the company’s Union Place workplace in Colombo.
During TechTrek 2023, students navigated through challenging phases, putting their skills and determination to the test against participants from various universities. The competition involved a comprehensive software development challenge spanning different domains such as Business Analysis, Software Engineering, Quality Assurance, SecOps, and DevOps. Therefore, it wasn’t solely a coding challenge but an opportunity to experience the entire workflow within a software company. The winning team, meticulously chosen through a rigorous selection process, comprised five members: Abdullah Jasmin, Malindu De Silva, Osura Viduranga, Sandul Renuja, and Thevindu Kulasinghe. Prior to the event, the team was paired with two mentors from the company to provide guidance. As victors, the team received a substantial prize of LKR 250,000, and an equivalent amount was awarded to the University of Colombo School of Computing.
Collectively, this team’s remarkable achievement involved developing a plugin service for an Airline Reservation system. Their solution made use of Regex for data validation and incorporated Named Entity Recognition (NER) along with a sophisticated Large Language Model (LLM) for natural language processing.