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AI Meets At-Home Rehabilitation: Feng Chia University Students Win First Prize at Cross-Strait Youth Maker Competition
2026.09.04
The 11th Cross-Strait Youth Maker Competition concluded at Tongji University in Shanghai, with Feng Chia University (FCU) teams delivering standout results in the Tongji track's Open Source Innovation category. In total, 35 FCU students across 10 teams won awards, applying artificial intelligence and image recognition technology to real-world problems and capturing two of the competition's top First Prize honors. The winning projects were CareYou, an at-home rehabilitation platform developed jointly by students from the Department of Communications Engineering and the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, and a Badminton Motion Capture and 360° 3D Image Reconstruction system built by students from the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science — both demonstrating how technology can be applied to real needs in healthcare and sports.
Safeguarding Solar Panels with AI and 5G: Feng Chia University Students Win Honorable Mention in MOE Chip Design Competition
2026.09.03
A student team from the Department of Communications Engineering at Feng Chia University, consisting of Yi-Hsuan Tsai, Chun-Han Yang, and Chieh-Tso Lin, under the joint guidance of Associate Professor Ang-Hsun Tsai and Assistant Professor Chi-Han Chen, participated in the 2026 Interdisciplinary Smart Chip Design and Application Innovation Project Competition. Their project, titled "Smart Solar Panel Inspection System Combining 5G and Multimodal Image Recognition," won an Honorable Mention in the Smart Environment category.
FCU Programming and Creative Challenge Highlights Interdisciplinary Innovation and AI-Powered Creativity
2026.07.06
The 2025–26 Programming and Creative Challenge, organized by the Information Technology Learning Center of Feng Chia University’s iSchool, was held on May 30. Students from 12 departments—including Information Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Electronic Engineering, Mechanical and Computer-Aided Engineering, Statistics, Chinese Literature, Chemical Engineering, Cooperative Economics and Social Entrepreneurship, and Communications Engineering—formed interdisciplinary teams to participate. An award ceremony was held on June 12, with FCU President and iSchool Dean Wei Wang presenting awards to the winners.
Feng Chia University and IEET Bring EUR-ACE® Connect Recognition of Three College of Information and Electrical Engineering Departments to the International Stage
2026.06.10
The "2026 EUR-ACE Connect," a premier global forum on engineering education, was held in Istanbul on June 4–5, bringing together engineering education experts, higher education leaders, and accreditation agency representatives from Europe, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East to explore quality assurance in engineering education, the evolution of international accreditation, and trends in talent development. Dean Tsu-Wang Shen of Feng Chia University's College of Information and Electrical Engineering attended the conference on behalf of the University, sharing practical experiences in advancing Outcome-Based Education and pursuing international accreditation, while actively expanding the University's global collaborative network.
Over 100 Teams Compete, Top 50 Advance to the Final! 2026 Feng Chia University Virtuous Innovation Competition Showcases Outstanding Innovation
2026.05.26
The finals of the 2026 Feng Chia University Virtuosi Innovation Competition were held on May 22, reaching a new milestone in participation. This year’s competition attracted 148 teams, nearly 600 students, and more than 80 faculty advisors, showcasing the strong interdisciplinary innovation and hands-on development capabilities of Feng Chia University. Following an intense preliminary round, 50 outstanding teams advanced to the finals to present their projects, while an additional 33 teams received Potential Awards. The event earned widespread recognition from representatives of industry, government, academia, and research sectors.
AI-Powered Industrial Safety: FCU Communications Engineering Team Wins Award at Best AI Awards 2026
2026.05.12
The Department of Communications Engineering at Feng Chia University delivered an impressive performance at the 2026 Best AI Awards, one of Taiwan’s premier AI innovation competitions. Under the guidance of Associate Professor Ang-Hsun Tsai and Assistant Professor Chi-Han Chen, the student team “Kamehameha Engineering”—comprised of Wen-Hsun Yang, Po-Lun Chou, Yi-Lin Tu, and Yi-Sheng Hung—stood out among more than 80 finalist teams in the Student AI Applications Category and received the Merit Award. Their achievement highlights FCU’s strength in applying cutting-edge technologies to real-world industrial safety challenges.