28/08/2026
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๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ! ๐๐ก๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐. ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ค ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐.
๐ ๐ง๐๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ-๐๐๐ง ๐๐ข๐จ-๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ! ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ข-๐๐ข๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐
We are pleased to invite you to the ๐ข-๐๐ข๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐, a new and specially devised competition to advance bioinformatics and AI tools as computational solutions for biological and biotechnological applications. This fully online competition is part of the ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ (๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐.๐๐ข๐จ@๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐) ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ, which also hosted the ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฒ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฒ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ & ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ (๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ข๐จ๐๐) ๐๐๐๐ and ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐) ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ฌ-๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ. This partnership-driven competition will be hosting up to ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ for students (Secondary schools and universities) and professionals to partake and propose the best computational and innovative solutions for corresponding problems in each Track. In our efforts to Transform Precision Agriculture & Aquaculture with AI & Computational Tools, we are delighted to host the following Tracks and Precision Biology challenges;
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ข๐จ-๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ซ
๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ: ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ
Theme: ๐พ Precision Agriculture
Task: Design an A1 scientific poster pitching fresh ideas for the future of agri-biotech. Top 5 finalists are invited to UKM for a final round to pitch and defend their idea.
๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐: ๐๐ ๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ข๐จ-๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ
๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ: ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ (๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐/๐๐ข๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ๐)
Theme: ๐พ Precision Agriculture
Task: Mine real bagworm (Metisa plana) data for genes to fight oil palm pests.
๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐: ๐๐ ๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ
๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ: ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ (๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐)
Theme:๐ฆ Precision Aquaculture, in partnership with GK Aqua Sdn Bhd
Task: Integrate multi-omics data to crack the prawn โjumper-laggardโ puzzle.
๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐: ๐๐ ๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ
๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ: ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐, ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ, ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐.)
Theme:๐ฆ Precision Aquaculture, in partnership with GK Aqua Sdn Bhd
Task: Build a production-ready biomarker & probiotic deployment pipeline.
๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐: ๐๐ ๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ
๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐
๐๐ (๐๐๐๐ฆ(๐ฌ) ๐จ๐ ๐-๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ):
๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ: ๐๐๐๐๐/๐๐๐๐ฆ
๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ: ๐๐๐๐๐/๐๐๐๐ฆ
The full task details will be provided to registered participants in a dedicated online briefing session prior to the competition start date. For each Track, all submitted online tasks will be evaluated and top-ranked teams will be selected for ๐
๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ข-๐๐ข๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ค๐๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐. Each Finalist will be asked to prepare for an online project/solution pitching and Q&A with Final Round judges from academia and industry in an online Final Round Pitching session. ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ง๐๐ข๐จ๐๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ข ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐-๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐. For more details, kindly refer to the Competition Timeline and Links for Registration and Official Website;
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Key Dates:
๐ข Registration Opens: 1 July 2026
๐ด Registration Deadline: 26 July 2026
๐ Competition Starts: 27 July 2026
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Notification on Final Round Selection: 14 September 2026
๐ Final Round & Announcement of Winners: 16-22 September 2026
๐ Register Now: https://tinyurl.com/iBiohack26
๐ i-Biohackathon Website: https://www.ukm.my/inbiosis/en/i-biohackathon-competition/
๐ Engine.Bio@INBIOSIS 2026 Website: https://www.ukm.my/inbiosis/en/engine-bio-2026/
We warmly encourage next-generation Bio-Engineers to be part of Engine.Bio@INBIOSIS 2026 as we shape the future of cutting-edge Biological Research together. For inquiries, please feel free to contact us via [email protected]