The award ceremony of the third BWKI Austria, a state-wide Artificial Intelligence contest for high school students, was held on November 7th, 2023. The competition is supported by BMK (Bundesministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie, Mobilität, Innovation und Technologie). The top class jury was composed of experts in science, entrepreneurship, arts and culture, law, and sustainability.

 

Members of the jury at BWKI 2024:

Katja Bühler, Scientific Director at VRVis Zentrum für Virtual Reality und Visualisierung Forschungs-GmbH,

Jeannette Gorzala, CEO & founder of from Act.AI.Now,

Stefanie Lindstaedt, Founding President of IT:U- Interdisciplinary Transformation University Austria

Martina Mara, Professor at Johannes Kepler Universität Linz,

Daniel Klotz, Assistant Professor of Machine Learning in Earth Science at IT:U- Interdisciplinary Transformation University Austria,

Gerfried Stocker, Director at Ars Electronica,

Bernhard Nessler,Research Manager Deep Learning & Certification at Software Competence Center Hagenberg,

and Bernhard Moser, Research Director at Software Competence Center Hagenberg

 

1st Place + Special Award AI for Green: Team NavigAI-tors from HTL Spengergasse

Congratulations to Mojmír Horváth, Hannah Fluch, Paul Wenth, Michael Steinmötzger, Richard Senger. They’ve won 1st place and the special award for AI for Green with their project to reduce CO₂ emissions in the shipping industry. Their AI optimizes routes to lower emissions, making logistics more sustainable and contributing to climate protection. This is an impressive step forward for the future of transportation. We’re celebrating this well-deserved win with you all.

2nd Place (tied): Team ProcessAeye from HTL-Perg and SicBert from HTL Hollabrunn

Congratulations to ProcessAeye and SicBert for securing shared 2nd place.

Team ProcessAeye, with Cedric Bauer and Stefan Czepl, impressed with an AI that restores damaged image areas in real-time, creating a new standard for camera and image applications.

Team SicBert featuring Florian Artlieb, Christoph Handschuh, and Leon Binder, developed a smart chatbot that searches through thousand-page manuals and helps resolving customer requests, while displaying the aggregated information and the reference pages in the manuals.

Both teams have showcased how AI can positively impact our world in so many ways. Congratulations on your inspiring projects and achievements in the finals.

 

3rd Place: Team Synth-UI from htl donaustadt

Congratulations to Julian Schmidt on taking 3rd place. Their project is changing the future of UI development by enabling users to create interfaces through voice input with no coding required. This is an incredible advancement for design enthusiasts. A well-deserved spot on the podium. We’re proud of you, Team Synth-UI.