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Infocomm and Robotics Society (IRS)

About IRS

Website: https://infocommsociety.com/about

Instagram: @hcirs 

If you're interested in joining IRS, indicate your interest at https://infocommsociety.com/join!

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With innovation and dedication, Hwa Chong Infocomm and Robotics Society (HCIRS) has had the honour of representing Singapore in prestigious international competitions like the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), Cyber SEA Games and RoboCup.

 

We pride ourselves on self-directed learning without external trainers, and are heavily involved with cloud computing competitions and IT commissions from the school. Members spend CCA time working on projects, learning, or preparing for competitions.

 

HCIRS comprises five sections: Competitive Programming, Cybersecurity, Machine Learning, WebApp and Robotics.

 

In Competitive Programming, we hone our problem-solving skills for competitions like Google Code Jam and the National Olympiad in Informatics.

 

Our Cybersecurity section nurtures white-hat hackers, participating in Capture-the-Flag Competitions to sharpen our skills.

 

Our Web/App section tinkers with cloud solutions and platforms, participating in competitions to test our skills. We also collaborate with other organisations to develop solutions and websites.

 

In Machine Learning, we explore the exciting world of cutting-edge artificial intelligence, equipping ourselves with skills to build AI models.

 

Our Robotics section has the honour of being the only school-based robotics club in Singapore that specialises across three major robotics competitions — RoboCup, VEX and LEGO.

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CCA Sessions 

Flexible, different for each section

Venues

Online / Old Heritage Centre (For Robotics Section)

Teacher I/C

Mr Loh Tze Wei (lohtw@hci.edu.sg)

Requirements

​Prior experience in the domains of Competitive Programming/Cybersecurity/Machine Learning/Robotics/WebApp is helpful, but not required.

Achievements (2019 - 2022)

2022 Achievements:

  • 3rd, 4th and 12th place @ Singapore VRC Skills Challenge (Team 8076A, Team 8076J, Team 8076K)

  • 2nd Place in Division @ Live VEX Robotics World Championship (Team 8076A)

  • Gold and Silver Medalists @ National Olympiad in Informatics 2022

  • Platinum and Gold Division @ USA Computing Olympiad 2022

  • 4th Place @ CTF.SG 2022 (Team Kotori)

  • 6th Place @ Whitehacks 2022

  • Champions @ Robocup Soccer Open 2022 (Team thiccWIRES)

  • 3rd, 5th, 8th and 9th Place @ Cyberthon 2022 (HCI Team 0, Team Misaka, Team SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSDDDDDDD, Team eidooheerfmaet)

  • 3rd Place @ HUAWEI Cloud Spark Hackathon (Team EcoShop)

  • 1st, 3rd and 7th place @ DSTA Today I Learned AI Hackathon (Team 8000SGD_CAT, Team TRACK_ROBOT, Team BLURRYFROGS)

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2021 Achievements:

  • Double Champions @ Build on Singapore 2021 Amazon Web Services Competition (Team MSGA, Team Miko)

  • 1st Place & Best Presentation @ DSTA Today I Learned AI Hackathon (Team Miyano)

  • Distinction Award & Judges Commendation Award @ RoboCup Singapore Open (Team Transcendence)

  • Represented Singapore in Soccer Open @ RoboCup Worldwide 2021 (Team Transcendence)

  • Top JC @ National Olympiad in Informatics

  • Silver Medalist @ International Olympiad in Informatics

  • 1st Place @ Cyberthon 2021 (Team Cyberthonk)

  • Gold Division @ USA Computing Olympiad Open

  • Overall Champions @ NTU School of Computer Science and Engineering Challenge

  • 1st Presentation, 2nd Engineering, 2nd Content @ National Robotics Competition 2021 

  • 1st Place @ NTU OneArena 2021

  • 1st Place @ Singapore VRC National Championship 2020

 

2020 Achievements

  • Competitive Programming

    • NOI: 2 Gold, 3 Silver, Individual 5th Place

    • Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad: 1 Silver

    • International Olympiad in Informatics: 1 Silver

  • Cybersecurity

    • DSTA Cyber Defenders Discovery Camp: 1st & 2nd Place

    • CSIT Cyberthon: 1st & 2nd Place, CSIT Category Award, Network Security Category Award, Operating Systems Category Award, Web Services Category Award

    • SMU Whitehacks: 1st & 2nd Place

    • NTU School of Computer Science and Engineering Computing Challenge Technopreneurship Award

  • Machine Learning

    • NTU School of Computer Science and Engineering Computing Challenge Champion

    • DSTA Today I Learned Artificial Intelligence Camp: Overall 1st Runner Up

    • Amazon Build On Singapore: Champion

    • SenseTime 2nd International Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fair Champion

  • Robotics:

    • Singapore VEX Robotics Championship

      • Tournament Champion

      • Design Award

  • WebApp:

    • Amazon Build On Singapore: Champion

    • Development of HC Garden application to document the school’s flora and fauna

    • NTU School of Computer Science and Engineering Computing Challenge Champion

    • NTU School of Computer Science and Engineering Computing Challenge Technopreneurship Award​

Achievements (2018-2019)

2019 Achievements

  • Competitive Programming

    • NOI: 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze, Top Female Medallist, Individual 3rd Place

    • Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad: 1 Silver

    • International Olympiad in Informatics: 1 Bronze

  • Cybersecurity

    • DSTA Cyber Defenders Discovery Camp: 1st Place

    • CSIT Cyberthon: 2nd Place, Home Networking Category Award

    • DSTA Cyber Defenders Discovery Camp: 1 Gold, 3 Silvers, 2 Bronzes, Best Defender

  • Machine Learning

    • DSTA Today I Learned Artificial Intelligence Camp: Overall 2nd and 3rd Runner Up

    • SenseTime 1st International Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fair Champion

  • Robotics

    • RoboCup Singapore

      • OnStage: 1st

      • Rescue Line: 4th

    • RoboCup Sydney

      • OnStage Advanced: 1st

    • Singapore VRC National Championship: Judges Award

    • Singapore VEX Robotics Championship: Judges Award

    • FIRST LEGO League Singapore

      • Robot Performance 2nd

      • Mechanical Design 1st

      • Overall Champion

    • Represented Singapore in FIRST LEGO League World Festival, Detroit

    • National Robotics Competition Regular Category (Tertiary)

      • Content Award 1st

      • Programming Award 2nd

      • Presentation Award 3rd

      • Overall Champion Award 3rd

  • WebApp

    • NTU School of Computer Science and Engineering Computing Challenge Best Innovation Award

    • Development of HC Garden application to document the school’s flora and fauna

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2018 Achievements

  • Competitive Programming

    • NOI: 5 Gold, Individual 1st, 3rd, and 4th place

    • International Olympiad in Informatics: 1 Bronze

  • Cybersecurity

    • DSTA Cyber Defenders Discovery Camp: 2nd & 3rd Place

    • SMU Whitehacks: 2nd Place

  • Machine Learning

  • Robotics

    • RoboCup Singapore

      • Soccer Open: 2nd

      • Rescue Line: 1st

      • Best Achievement Award

    • Represented Singapore in RoboCup Montreal, Canada

    • Singapore VEX Robotics Championship: Innovate Award

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