The Faculty of Science and Technology, The University of the West Indies, Mona proudly celebrates the students from the Department of Computing who secured a place in the Top 10 at the 2026 Intellibus Hackathon, while also earning special awards for their innovative projects.

RunCode
Project: LearnWidMi – An AI-powered learning platform that helps Jamaican students understand concepts and prepare for exams through visual explanations in Standard English and Jamaican Creole.
Team Members: Sydonae England, Raéanna Warren, Matthew Cross
Awards: Educational Impact Award

Localhost
Project: Aegis – A surveillance platform tailored to the needs of university campuses, designed to safeguard, monitor, and reassure.
Team Members: Vanessa Andrews, Tristan Thompson, Josiah-John Green, Shannon Henry, Raheem Williams
Awards: Social Good Award

Chipmunks & Chippetts
Project: Cyber Shield – A digital safety platform that combines five key security tools to help keep people safe online, including AI-powered video and image detection, breach detection, malware link scanning, and email scanning.
Team Members: Nathan Crossdale, Demario Escoffery, Ruth Bakare, Trevaughn Johnson, Debra-Kaye Smith
Award: Capture the Flag Award

Congratulations, Computing Stars. Your innovation, teamwork, and dedication have truly made the Deparpment/Faculty and by extension the University proud.

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