Huawei launches first overseas AIoT Innovation Bootcamp

Global ICT provider Huawei has launched its inaugural Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) Innovation Bootcamp in Singapore. The AIoT Innovation Bootcamp is one of Huawei’s continued initiatives to foster collaborations with higher learning institutions and empowering the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT) talent in Singapore.

Singapore is the first overseas country in the world to host the AIoT Bootcamp. Previous editions of the programme were held in China at universities such as Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Southeast University and Tianjin University.

During the bootcamp, six teams of three from the National University of Singapore (NUS), Temasek Polytechnic (TP) and Singapore Polytechnic (SP) came together to learn about and experiment with AIoT technologies and applications. The students visited Huawei’s 5G-powered Artificial Intelligence lab in Singapore. The lab offers 5G test-bedding, AI support and enablement ranging from ModelArts, Huawei’s AI development platform to IoT developer boards and kits.

“In line with the Singapore government’s growing focus on the digital economy, the Huawei AIoT Innovation Bootcamp aims to nurture young talent, meet the technological requirements of local universities and institutions in both areas of AI and IoT and at the same time, demonstrate the strong capabilities and best practices that Huawei has to offer,” said Nicholas Ma, Chief Executive of Huawei International.

“This AIoT Bootcamp is also a strong example of Huawei’s Singapore-China bridging programme that grooms the talent ecosystem – one of the three programmes launched through our AI lab last November.”

“The bootcamp provides an excellent opportunity to impart AIoT knowledge to our students and expose them to innovative cutting-edge technologies from Huawei,” said Dr Tan Wee Kek from the NUS School of Computing,

“Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Internet-of-Things (IoT) are two of the most important modern technologies. The concept of artificial intelligence of things synergises AI and IoT to create smart solutions for the future.”

“Compared to our previous bootcamps in China, Singapore students are more proactive and more collaborative in the classroom and have a strong sense of teamwork,” Wei Biao, Huawei IoT Certified Architect noted.

After the bootcamp, the teams will spend two months on a project. The top two project winners will compete against 18 other teams in Huawei’s ICT Competition 2019-2020 in Shenzhen in mid-May. The NUS team was invited to participate with a wild card and won the 3rd prize at Huawei’s ICT Competition last year.