YIC2026
Showcase your invention at your state’s maker fair! As a secondary school student in Malaysia, you’ll work in teams of 3 to develop AI solutions for social good.
Winners will advance to compete for gold awards, with select teams invited for the National Innovation Summit.
CHALLENGE
AI FOR SOCIAL GOOD
Select and identify a cause* within the suggested community** areas and create meaningful impact with technology, data, and AI.
Projects must involve:
- Identifying a real problem through community engagement and data collection,
- Training a Machine Learning model using self-collected or responsibly sourced data; and,
- Implementing the solution using Edge AI*** on open-source hardware (ESP32, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, etc.) or software (Android/ iOS, Python, etc.)
Students must demonstrate how their work addresses a real need, improves lives, and creates positive impact for the community.
* A cause is a clearly identified issue that negatively affects a group and requires intentional action to improve conditions or create positive change.
** A community is a group of people who share something in common. You can define a community by the shared attributes of the people in it and/or by the strength of the connections among them. E.g.: Your school, family, village, neighbourhood, sports clubs, religious group, gamer etc
*** Edge AI solutions must run a machine learning model on the device for real-time or offline situations. Some parts of the solution may rely on cloud, either for collecting data for analysis or offloading heavier tasks.
Timeline
COMPETITION CRITERIA
Participants
- Open to secondary schools registered in Malaysia.
- Each team comprises of 3 students.
- Team members can be from different schools, but from the same state.
- 17 years old and below.
Parents & Teachers
- Allow students to own their projects.
- Encourage, cheer, and guide them!
Projects
Your project must be one of the following:
Open-source hardware
OR
Open-source software
OR
A combination of open-source hardware and software.
Submission
Submit your team project online via lms.chumbaka.asia and shortlisted teams will be invited to showcase their prototype at their State’s Maker Fair!
Innovation Summit & Competition
- The top 15 teams nationwide are invited to join an Innovation Summit (details TBA)
- Projects are judged according to this rubric.
Ready to innovate?
Join thousands of students across Malaysia in this exciting journey of innovation and technology.