Projects and internships provide opportunities for our Graduate Diploma in System Analysis (GDipSA) students to put into practice what they have learnt in the classroom and make ideas come to life in the real world.
Bringing their ideas to fruition were students of the 55th batch. This includes a rigorous five months internship experience that culminates in an Industrial Attachment Project Presentation for four outstanding projects and one crowned with the Accenture Prize.
Shares Ms Ng Wee Wei, Accenture's Country Managing Director, who was on the panel of judges, “While technology propels us forward, its true potential is unleashed through strategic application. The current moment is optimal for diving into technology and leveraging it to expedite business growth.”
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The winning team at the Accenture Industrial Attachment Project Presentation with our panel of judges. From L to R: Mr Justinn James Leong Wei; Mr Khoong Chan Meng, CEO, NUS-ISS; Ms Ng Wee Wei, Senior Managing Director, Market Unit Lead, Southeast Asia & Country Managing Director, Singapore, Accenture; Dr Leong Mun Kew, Director of Graduate Programmes, NUS-ISS; and Mr Lin Shanfu
Held on 18 October, three teams shared their applications to their internship projects as they sought to drive this very transformation for their users - each of which spanning very different industries, from research, healthcare and engineering.
Diving into our students projects
First to share was Xu Jinlong who worked on The Intelligent CareEco System, marking a transformative step in healthcare technology for the elderly. This project birthed two ground breaking applications: the SENIOR App and the CareBuddy APP.
The SENIOR App focuses on disease prevention for seniors, offering tools for risk factor screening, early interventions, and self-regulation. Its intuitive design allows seniors to be proactive, detecting health risks early and promoting better outcomes.
CareBuddy APP supports disease management, emphasising holistic care for patients, caregivers, and home care providers. It integrates telemedicine, a nurse clinician helpline, and an innovative chatbot, accessible on both web and mobile platforms. A standout feature is its curated self-help resources, tailored for caregivers and Patients With Dementia (PWD), ensuring they have immediate access to crucial information and support.
In essence, the Intelligent CareEco System leverages technology to advance senior healthcare, bridging gaps in disease prevention and management, reaffirming our dedication to superior elderly care.
Next, Pearl Khin Khin and Feng Shan shared about their projects - DiSCREN and ED Attendances.
DiSCERN stands for Decision Support for Crisis Emergency Resource in Nursing. The project aims to develop a web application to tackle scenarios for normal admissions management and mass casualty management when a civil emergency plan is activated. Throughout their stint in the internship, Pearl and Feng Shan were responsible for developing the nursing manpower module.
ED Attendances stands for Emergency Department Attendance Decision Support System. The aim of this project was to develop an interactive dashboard that utilises a machine learning model to provide predictions for the next 7 days of Emergency Department Attendance.
The predictions take into account various factors, including holidays, dates, and days of the week. The dashboard allows data analysts to compare historical data with the predicted values, focusing on the number of cases admitted to the emergency department.
Low Latency Web-based Video Streamer with Video Analytics
After a thorough panel deliberation, it was Justinn Leong and Lin Shanfu who ultimately emerged winner for the Accenture Prize for Best Industrial Attachment Project. Their project was with ST Engineering, where they were tasked by the 5G team’s technical product manager with building a web based low latency video streamer integrated with video analytics capabilities (Video Streamer). The Video Streamer was expected to stream nine live videos on a single page. When the user selects any of the videos, the window will be expanded, and information retrieved from the video analytics engine (e.g. name of the object detected) will be displayed alongside the video.
With the completed Video Streamer, the 5G team in ST Engineering will be able to use it during demonstrations to customers. Apart from being a use case on its own (e.g. premise surveillance), the Video Streamer can also be integrated with other use cases such as the streaming of live video feeds from Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles.
More than just illustrating how connectivity can be provided through 5G-in-a-Box, the 5G team in ST Engineering is now better equipped to explain how 5G connectivity can be used to deliver business goals.
While all three projects had shown the students' mettle to handle unpredictable challenges of user requirements, it was clear that their respective projects resulted in feasible IT solutions that came to life, to the satisfaction of users.
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