Nghe An won first prize at the National Science and Technology Competition

Right after the award ceremony ended, Mr. Nguyen Tien Dung - Head of Secondary Education Department - Department of Education and Training said: Both projects of Nghe An participating in this contest won prizes, including one First Prize and one Third Prize. These two projects were both from students of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted.

Previously, these two projects were among the seven projects that won first prize at the provincial Science and Technology Competition and were excellently selected to participate in the national competition. In particular, the project that won first prize was the Application of Deep Learning in diagnosing metastatic cancer through lymph node biopsy samples of students Phan Thi Hien Chi - Ho Hoang Trang (class 11A2 specializing in IT).

Two authors won First Prize at the National Science and Technology Competition. Photo: PV.

Using Deep Learning is one of the most advanced methods in the field of medical image processing for disease classification and diagnosis.

The advantage of Deep Learning over other methods is the ability to extract characteristics of the specimen to give accurate classification results. This is also an application of artificial intelligence in diagnosing diseases at the cellular level, which will be a powerful support tool for doctors, thereby bringing higher efficiency in treating patients.

The project that won the third prize was the Project of Early Mobility Support Device for Paralyzed Legs in Stroke Patients with Hemiplegia by students Le Hoang Tung (grade 11A3 - Physics major) and Truong Dieu Ha (grade 11C6 - Russian - English major). This device not only supports movement for patients to avoid complications of joint stiffness later on, but is also suitable for the physiological characteristics and average income of Vietnamese people.

Both projects were directly guided by teacher Mai Van Quyen - Physics and Technology teacher.

Delegation of students and teachers from Nghe An attended the competition in Da Nang City. Photo: PV

This year’s competition attracted 137 projects from 253 students from 67 participating units. This year, the Ministry of Education and Training also limited the number of participating projects and each province was only allowed to participate in 2 projects. Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang (the host unit) were allowed to participate in 4 projects.

At the end of the contest, the Organizing Committee awarded 11 first prizes, 16 second prizes, 21 third prizes and 27 fourth prizes.