- The crew faced off against five other contenders to win.
- Kids used STEM to come up with solutions to road health problems.
Shell’s road protection program for primary individuals, the# ShellSelamatSampai Varsity Challenge, crowned Team Curtin_IoT from Curtin University Malaysia as its 2024 great success.
Themed Modern! Captivate! The problem, called” Save Lives!,” asked Malaysian university and college kids to use STEM to come up with creative solutions to address road safety concerns.
” Every year, life are painfully lost due to reckless driving, neglect, and lack of awareness. As responsible people, we may join to make a variation”, said Siti Sulaiman, Country Chair of Shell Malaysia and Senior Vice President of Integrated Gas &, Upstream Malaysia. Shell says,” We are committed to giving our children the foundation for driving safety values and enabling them to think critically and take initiative to improve the tradition of road safety in their communities.”
The winning group, comprising Wong Zhe Ming, Gigi Hii Shu Qi, and Kho Jia Ann, presented Vision Integrated E-Nose (VIEN): Advanced Vehicular Alcohol Detector and Classifier with IoT-Enabled Surveillance Platform. The program quickly recognizes and classifies drinking, distinguishing between sour beverages and non-toxic alcohol-based products like hand sanitizers. VIEN aims to improve road health and promote responsible travelling by preventing drunk drivers from driving.
Team Curtin_IoT competed against five other finalists from Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation ( APU), Universiti Malaya, Universiti Teknologi MARA ( UiTM) Shah Alam, Multimedia University ( MMU), and UCSI College Kuala Lumpur.
The implementation of our project was facilitated by the Shell# ShellSelamatSampai program, according to Team Curtin_IoT. We hope that our job will increase road safety and reduce road-related accidents.
A recognized judging board, including Ir. Mohd Yusop bin Mohamad, Director of Automotive Engineering, Road Transport Department Malaysia ( JPJ), Dr Ahmad Azad Ab. Rashid, Senior Researcher at the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research ( MIROS), and Harnamdav Singh, High-Risk Transport Road Safety Advisor at Shell Malaysia.
Shell’s devotion to highway safety in Malaysia began in 1957. The# ShellSelamatSampai Varsity Challenge, which was introduced in 2017, aims to motivate students to come up with creative solutions for road safety. Over the years, the problem has fostered creative young minds and urged unconventional ideas to improve street safety conditions across the nation.
For more information about Shell’s STEM and community initiatives, visit https ://www .shell.com/sustainability/communities/education .html