CYUT’s College of Informatics held its Informatics Week and Graduation Project Exhibition from December 15 to 18, featuring a record 72 project teams and 330 students from the Departments of Information Management, Computer Science and Information Engineering, and Information and Communication Engineering. The showcased projects spanned artificial intelligence, IoT, industrial applications, and multimedia interaction, demonstrating strong capabilities in innovation, system development, and cross-disciplinary integration.

President Tao-Ming Cheng highlighted that CYUT has established a solid research foundation in AI, Industry 4.0, and smart business, with multiple faculty members recognized among Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% Scientists. Through sustained development in IoT, big data, image recognition, and cybersecurity, CYUT has earned ongoing recognition in major international rankings, including U.S. News & World Report and Times Higher Education, making it the only private technological university in Taiwan to appear in global computer science rankings for seven consecutive years.

The exhibition also highlighted the distinctive strengths of each department. This year’s projects from the Department of Information Management integrated AI, business intelligence, virtual reality, and multimedia interaction, supported by the department’s interdisciplinary focus on “AI × Multimedia × Management” and the AIXR Experiential R&D Center, which strengthens hands-on learning and competition readiness. One Information Management student achieved outstanding results, winning gold at Taiwan’s 54th National Skills Competition, silver at the 3rd Asian Skills Competition, and is now preparing for the 2026 WorldSkills Competition.

Meanwhile, the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering presented projects in image recognition, deep learning, digital finance, and automation, including a YOLOv8-based fabric defect detection system and an AI bartender that combines large language models with collaborative robots. The Department of Information and Communication Engineering emphasized industry-linked applications such as smart agriculture and intelligent control, with its AIoT-based smart elevator system earning a gold medal at the Malaysia ITEX International Invention Exhibition and an AI cucumber cultivation decision support system demonstrating the practical value of big data and machine learning. According to Dr. Tzu-Chuen Lu, Dean of the College of Informatics, the exhibition serves as a key platform for industry–academia collaboration as CYUT continues to cultivate globally competitive, practice-oriented talent for the intelligent and IoT-driven future.