Independent University Bangladesh students of ‘Team Break the Code’ pose for a photo on IUB campus after winninf Int’l Blockchain Olympiad 2022. – Press release photo
Independent University Bangladesh students of computer science and engineering, environmental science, ‘Team Break the Code’ has won two prestigious awards in the International Blockchain Olympiad 2022, said a press release on Tuesday.
The team won Silver in the SDG11 category Sustainable cities and communities, and the Award of Distinction.
The final round was held online from October 24-27, 2022.
They won the recognitions for their project ‘TransitLedger’, which proposes a fair, uncorrupted, problem-free and unregimented e-ticketing system for the transport sector in Bangladesh.
The IUB team has been qualified for the international competition by performing well in the Bangladesh regional round in June 2022.
The members of the team are Md Shakib Rahman Ananta, Mohammed Tasdir Ahmmed, Md Rasel Bhuyan and Md Shahadat Hossain Shahal from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Sanjana Binte Alam Rodosi from the Department of Environmental Science and Management, and Lubaba Afroz from the business school.
They were mentored by IUB CSE student Md Shafin Rahman Shimanta, who leads the IDEA Mixed Reality Lab under the government’s ICT Division and is the founder and chief executive officer of NEXTCORP.
‘Team Break the Code’ emphasizes that a vision of a Blockchain-based solution to the existing problems is indeed a reality, as it ensures greater cooperation between transport providers and personalized user-centric services.