DPI Computing Society Wins National Hackathon Championship 2026
Our competitive dev team, Team PolyInnovate, clinched 1st place among 64 polytechnic and university teams at the National Student Innovation Hackathon 2026.
A Proud Milestone for Dhaka Polytechnic Institute
We are beyond thrilled to announce that Team PolyInnovate, representing Dhaka Polytechnic Institute Computing Society (DPICS), has secured Champion (1st Place) at the prestigious National Student Innovation Hackathon 2026!
Over the course of an intense 36-hour sprint, our team competed against 64 finalist teams from top engineering universities and polytechnics across the country.
The Winning Solution: AgriSense AI
The theme of this year's hackathon was Sustainable Technological Solutions for Emerging Economies. Our team built AgriSense AI, an offline-first IoT and edge computer vision solution tailored for rural Bangladeshi farmers.
Key Capabilities:
- Offline Plant Disease Diagnosis: Running an optimized MobileNet-V3 quantization model on Raspberry Pi 5 to detect paddy blast and potato blight without requiring an internet connection.
- SMS & Voice Automated Alerts: When disease thresholds are detected, localized Bengali voice alerts are sent via GSM module to registered farmers.
- Solar-Powered Mesh Node: Low-power consumption node lasting up to 14 days on a single lithium phosphate charge.
[ Edge Camera / Sensors ]
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[ Raspberry Pi Edge Model ] ── (Inference < 120ms)
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├─ (Alert Trigger) ──> [ GSM Modems ] ──> Bengali SMS / Voice Call
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└─ (Telemetry Sync) ─> [ DPICS Cloud Sync ] ──> Public Dashboard
Team Roster
Congratulations to the brilliant minds behind this triumphant victory:
- Tahmid Hasan — Systems Architect & Edge ML Pipeline
- Hassan Tahmid — Full Stack Web Portal & Cloud Sync
- Rina Akter — Embedded Hardware & Sensor Calibration
- Arman Hossain — UI/UX & Bengali Accessibility Voice Interface
Words from our Society President
"This victory is a testament to the dedication, technical depth, and collaborative spirit fostered within DPICS. Our students have proven that with perseverance and open-source collaboration, polytechnic engineers can lead the nation's tech frontier."
Stay tuned for our upcoming open-source release of the AgriSense hardware and software repository!