𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐇𝐋 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 (𝐃𝐀𝐂) 𝟑.𝟎 – “𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐮𝐬”! 
The Faculty of Computing (FC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), proudly congratulates our students for their outstanding achievements in the 𝐃𝐇𝐋 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 (𝐀𝐏𝐒𝐒𝐂) 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 (𝐃𝐀𝐂) 𝟑.𝟎.
This year, the challenge was embedded as part of the 𝐖𝐞𝐛 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐛 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐑𝐏𝐀) 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐢𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡, enabling them to apply both web development and automation technologies to solve real-world business challenges.
A total of 𝟏𝟎 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 were selected to compete in the final stage of the competition, comprising 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐔𝐓𝐌 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐡𝐫𝐮, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐚-𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 (𝐌𝐉𝐈𝐈𝐓), 𝐔𝐓𝐌 𝐊𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐫.
The 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝟑 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 at DHL Imazium, Petaling Jaya, where finalists showcased their innovative solutions before a panel of DHL APSSC representatives and industry professionals.
𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 – 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫 (MJIIT, UTM Kuala Lumpur)
Cash Prize: RM2,000
𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 – 𝐘𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐞𝐧 (Faculty of Computing, UTM Johor Bahru)
Cash Prize: RM1,000
𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 – 𝐑𝐚𝐦𝐢 𝐘𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐛 & 𝐋𝐢𝐦 𝐗𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐮 (Faculty of Computing, UTM Johor Bahru)
Cash Prize: RM750 each
In addition to receiving cash prizes, the winners have been offered the opportunity to join 𝐃𝐇𝐋 𝐀𝐏𝐒𝐒𝐂 𝐚𝐬 𝐃𝐀𝐂 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬, providing valuable industry exposure and professional development opportunities within a leading global organisation.
The strong representation of UTM students in the final round highlights the effectiveness of industry-integrated learning and the importance of university-industry collaboration in developing future-ready digital talent. The Faculty of Computing extends its sincere appreciation to 𝐃𝐇𝐋 𝐀𝐏𝐒𝐒𝐂 for its continued commitment to nurturing student innovation and professional growth.
Congratulations to all finalists and winners for their remarkable achievements and for representing UTM with excellence.
