We are excited to present the key highlights of ideaX 2024, an event organized by the undergraduates of the Department of Industrial Management on the 17th of August.

The event showcased the initial pitch presentations from 30 teams of undergraduates representing both state universities and higher education institutions. These teams were selected from a pool of 176 proposals submitted for the event, following a meticulous screening process.

The esteemed panel of judges comprised,

1. Mr. Ramesh Vithanage – Senior Business Analyst, CODICE
2. Mr. Anuradha Rathnayake – Technical Architect, EvonSys
3. Mr. Chamindra Dushan – Software Architect, Pagero
4. Mr. Udara Gunasekara – Product Manager, Gaming Services, IdeaMart
5. Mr. Akalanka Jayalath – Senior DevOps Engineer, Acuity Knowledge Partners
6. Mr. Chamindra Hettitantirige – Senior Business Analyst, CODICE
7. Mr. Chamathkara Yasisuru – Product Manager, Dialog Enterprise Marketplace

The teams selected for the finals are as follows:

1. CeylonMusk Studios – University of Sri Jayewardenepura
2. Code9 – University of Sri Jayewardenepura
3. CodeCrafters – Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
4. CtrlShiftCode – University of Moratuwa
5. Design 100 – Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT)
6. Hack Masters – Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT)
7. Hydrolink – University of Moratuwa
8. InnovaTech – Asia Pacific Institute of Information Technology (APIIT)
9. KernelPanic – University of Moratuwa
10. moveMate – Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT)
11. Tech Trio – University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
12. Vanguard – Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

The Department of Industrial Management extends its heartfelt congratulations to the selected teams, who will advance to compete in the Grand Finals of hackX 9.0 alongside the top 3 teams from Ideasprint 2024.