The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) of Dr. N.G.P. Institute of Technology (NGP iTech) recently organised the two-day QNX India Hackathon 2026 at the N.G.P. Conference Centre, in association with Pi-Square Technologies and QNX Everywhere.
The valedictory ceremony was attended by Veer, Director, QNX; Dasharatha, Programme Director; Suren, Subject Matter Expert; Prabha, Principal; and Chandrasekaran, Head of the Department of ECE. Prabha delivered the welcome address, followed by the presentation of the hackathon report by Dasharatha, Programme Director, QNX Everywhere.
A total of 25 teams, comprising 72 students from the Coimbatore and Bengaluru clusters, participated in the 36-hour hackathon, with two teams selected for the final round. Industry experts served as jury members and evaluated the projects based on innovation, technical expertise, problem-solving capabilities and relevance to real-world engineering challenges.
Team Speed Crashers from New Horizon College of Engineering, Bengaluru, emerged as the winner for their project, “Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control”.
Team Brave from Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore, secured the first runner-up position for their project, “City Digital Twin Real-Time Synchronization Engine”.
Team Bit Flippers from New Horizon College of Engineering, Bengaluru, won the second runner-up position for their project, “Automotive ECU Watchdog & Recovery Framework”.
The Special Jury Recognition was awarded to Team Pi Squad from Dhirajlal Gandhi College of Technology, Salem, for their project, “Urban Air Quality Distributed Monitoring Network”.
The winning teams were recognised for their innovative solutions, technical expertise and problem-solving abilities, highlighting the technical talent and creativity of the participating students.
