Idea to personalise news content with a simple voice command wins top hackathon prize

Alumni, Department of Computer Science, News Media

NUS Computing alumnus, Choo Yan Sheng, and his team, developed a system that uses voice commands to personalise news content for its user. The team the top prize of $10,000 at the Smart Living Hackathon held from 23 to 24 June.

The Straits Times, 24 June 2018

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