KUCHING: Three students from SMK Bintulu made the state proud when their team was crowned the grand winner of Shell NXplorers Malaysia 2022 after competing with five other teams from schools in the country.
Team IT Warriors, comprising Yiek Siew Hao, Sean Lee Jia Roung and Christalyn Siaw Ern Qi, developed the winning project called EZ Park.
The Shell Malaysia chairman and senior vice president of Upstream Malaysia Datuk Ivan Tan said that they were impressed with the solutions that the students in the Shell NXplorers programme had developed.
“Their ability to challenge themselves and collaborate to design sustainable solutions give me confidence that the future generation will help shape a bright future for our country,” he said in a press release yesterday (Dec 1).
The project is an IoT-based smart parking system and app that helps drivers find indoor parking easier and faster.
The EZ Park app allows drivers to know exactly where to park their cars by receiving real-time data from sensors connected to embedded systems (Arduino) using Bluetooth.
Drivers using this app will not only be able to save time but, most importantly, minimise greenhouse gas emissions.
“We are ecstatic to have won the grand champion tittle of Shell NXplorers 2022.
“Throughout this journey, we have learnt to value teamwork and thinking out of the box as these are traits that enabled us to connect the dots to the real-life problems the world faces today and to further work on solutions to address them, one of which we hope is our invention.
“We thank Shell for this valuable experience,” expressed the team members of IT Warriors.
A special prize for the best presenter was awarded to Yiek Siew Hao of Team IT Warriors from SMK Bintulu for his eloquence and detailed explanation of his team’s invention.
Shell’s Nxplorers programme challenges high school students to work in teams to design and develop solutions to real-world problems within the nexus of food, water and energy.
Additionally, it also provides them with tools and skills to tackle these problems using collaborative, innovative and inter-disciplinary approaches.
Shell Nxplorers develops a STEM approach, cultivating critical thinking and complex problem-solving skills amongst the young generation, who will be the game changers for a better future.
