Edited by: Cheng Yu

WUST News (Correspondents Nie Hong, Wang Yingxin) - The results of the 2025 (18th) Chinese Collegiate Computing Competition National Finals have recently been announced. The team from the School of Art and Design at the Wuhan University of Science and Technology (WUST) won the first prize in the Static Media Design Track, while the team from the School of Computer Science and Technology won the third prize in the Software Application and Development Track.

To promote ancient Chinese physical knowledge and celebrate its historical achievements, five undergraduates from the School of Art and Design, including Wang Yingxin and Mei Shiyue, under the guidance of Professor Nie Hong, focused on the five major branches of ancient physics: mechanics, optics, electromagnetism, acoustics, and thermodynamics. Through data collection, literature review, and field research, they designed vivid and interesting IP images and dynamic illustrations, integrating the remarkable accomplishments of Chinese physics with contemporary visual art. Their project, IP Image and Derivative Design of Ancient Chinese Physics, excelled in the intense competition and earned the national first prize.

Guided by instructors Lin Xiaoli and Shi Qikun, five undergraduates from the School of Computer Science and Technology, including Cheng Ming and Wang Zengwei, conducted in-depth research on the topic DFDGRU-DTI: Prediction of Drug-Target Interaction Based on Random Walk Embedding and Bidirectional GRU Neural Network. They developed a drug-target identification model using artificial intelligence to support drug development research, winning the national third prize in their track.

These awards fully demonstrate the professional competence and innovative potential of WUST students. They also reflect the significant achievements of the School of Art and Design and the School of Computer Science and Technology in leveraging discipline competitions to enhance learning, teaching, and innovation.

This year's competition lasted six months, with participation from 1,176 colleges and universities nationwide. After three rounds of selection – campus preliminaries, provincial semifinals, and national finals – 3,830 outstanding projects advanced to the national finals.

The Chinese Collegiate Computing Competition is a Class A discipline competition for university students endorsed by the Ministry of Education. Since its inception in 2008, it has become the most influential and high-level computer science contest for undergraduates in China. Its goal is to integrate competition with education to foster innovative, inter-disciplinary, and application-oriented talent who are well-rounded in moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor development.