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The 4th edition of the "Young Minds, New Ideas – Ankara Project Market and Graduation Projects Competition," organized by the Turkish Informatics Association and hosted by Başkent University, was held on June 23, 2025. The event brought together 136 project teams from 14 universities.
The competition featured the following categories:
Projects were evaluated by juries composed of both academic and industry professionals. In this prestigious event, the Department of Computer and Software Engineering at TED University stood out with its innovative projects and won the first prize in all categories. In addition, TED University students received multiple awards, including second place, third place, and honorable mentions across different categories, showcasing once again the university’s strong academic foundation in the field of informatics and the creativity of its students.
Awards:
Category: Education, Entertainment, and Games
• First Prize: Motor Learning and Depth Perception with Tangram
Student: Sarp Arslan
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gökçe Nur Yılmaz
• Second Prize: Comparative Analysis of Visual-Motor Skills in Children with Learning Difficulties and Typical Development Using Tangram-Based Computer Vision Systems
Student: Sude Sarı
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gökçe Nur Yılmaz
• Third Prize: Analysis of Climate Change Education and Awareness Creation Using VR Technology with Machine Learning
Student: Burcu Gül
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Gökçe Nur Yılmaz, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tülin Haşlaman, Lecturer Dr. Esra Özcan
Category: Industry, Agriculture, and Other IT Applications
• First Prize: Memorie Vision: AI-Powered Memory Assistant Based on Smart Glasses
Students: Ece Nur Altınsoy, Yusuf Asım Arslan, Dilara Türkalp, Mert Efe Ünver
Advisor: Dr. Ali Berkol
• Second Prize: Fridge Genius
Students: Sude Sarı, Burcu Gül, İrem Güngör
Advisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Elif Kurtaran Özbudak
Category: Society, Health, Security, and Academic
• First Prize: XAI Healthcare Bot
Students: Hilal Yurtoğlu, Doğukan Yetgin, Ruşen Deniz Kaplan, Zeynep Bölükbaşı
Advisor: Assist. Prof. Dr. Emin Kuğu
• Honorable Mention: Quake Path
Students: Selin Siviş, Berke Beyazbenli, Eren Kaan Çakır
Advisor: Prof. Dr. Gökçe Nur Yılmaz