Open Jive Regional Challenge 2009
( MALAYSIA FINAL )
2 July 2009
9.30 am – 5.30 pm
Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort (Perdana Ballroom)
 

UniKL Starz of Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Information Technology (UniKL MIIT) did the institution proud when they bagged two awards for the OPEN JIVE REGIONAL CHALLENGE 2009 (Malaysia Final)  which was held at Bukit Jalil Golf & Country Resort (Perdana Ballroom) on 2 July 2009.

Apart from emerging as the 1st Runner-Up, the team’s demonstration on TORTIS (Tourism Transportation Information System) also won the Best Teamwork title.

TORTIS is a web-based application that would enable commuters to plan for their travels via train services (LRT, Monorail and KTM Komuter) effectively by identifying the most cost-effective route from one specific destination to another.

The system requirements include:

1. Ability to identify the exact cost of travel (fare)
2. Ability to estimate the travel time
3. Ability to display relevant information on facilities  / places of attraction located within the vicinity of the train stations, e.g. banks, hotels, shopping centers, parks etc

Three UniKL MIIT students, Mohd Azizul bin Dahlan (Team Leader), Mohd Najmi bin Mohd Abd Hadi and Sirajul Fikri bin Zainul Nahar worked extra hard to produce TORTIS. Facilitated by Pn Robiah binti Hamzah, the team members were given barely a month to prepare for the system which obviously impressed the panel of judges on that day.

A total of 15 teams from major universities all around Malaysia took part in the OPEN JIVE REGIONAL CHALLENGE 2009 (Malaysia Final) and UniKL Starz was one of the two teams representing IPTS.
 

UniKL MIIT students participants.


The winning team.



Reported by,
SAMRATUL JANIN BT HJ SIDAL
UniKL MIIT