Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computer Science Students Win the Best Security Solution Award at the RMIT Hackathon 2026
Congratulations to our Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computer Science students for their outstanding achievement in winning the Best Security Solution Award at the RMIT Hackathon 2026, held at Taylor’s University.
The winning team comprised:
- Chew Ezekiel
- Jovan Tan Hin Wei
- Yee Chin Chieh
- Ng Yang Lian
The hackathon brought together 22 teams from across Malaysia to compete in a series of machine learning and technology challenges, showcasing innovation, technical expertise, and problem-solving capabilities.
In Challenge 1: Multilingual Protector Model, the team successfully fine-tuned an artificial intelligence model to classify prompts into three categories. Competing against 299 teams from RMIT University campuses in Melbourne, Saigon, Hanoi, and Taylor’s University, the team achieved an impressive 36th place overall.
The team's award-winning achievement came from Challenge 2: UNLOCKED by RMIT and Tide, which challenged participants to develop innovative solutions that address trust and data security concerns through decentralised technologies.
Their project, Treaty Room, introduced a secure and decentralised research-sharing platform that allows universities, hospitals, and research institutions to securely deposit unpublished findings in encrypted form. Leveraging TideCloak's decentralised network, the platform ensures that sensitive research data can only be accessed when a predetermined quorum of participating institutions grants approval, eliminating reliance on a single administrator and enhancing trust, security, and collaboration.
The project was recognised by the judges for its innovative approach to cybersecurity, privacy preservation, and secure data governance, earning the team the Best Security Solution Award.
This remarkable accomplishment reflects the students' strong technical competencies, creativity, teamwork, and commitment to developing solutions that address real-world challenges. It also highlights the quality of talent nurtured within the School of Computing and Artificial Intelligence and the growing impact of our students on the global technology and innovation landscape.
Once again, congratulations to Chew Ezekiel, Jovan Tan Hin Wei, Yee Chin Chieh, and Ng Yang Lian on this well-deserved achievement. We wish them continued success in their academic and professional journey.
