Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB) proudly achieved two prestigious awards at the Brunei ICT Awards (BICTA) 2025, held this morning at the Jerudong International School Arts Centre.
The awards were presented by the Guest of Honour, Yang Berhormat Pengiran Dato Seri Setia Shamry bin Pengiran Dato Paduka Haji Mustapha, Minister of Transport and Infocommunications.
Also was in attendance was Yang Mulia Datin Paduka Professor Dr Dayang Hajah Zohrah binti Hj Sulaiman, the Vice-Chancellor of UTB.
Tech4Horizon, a start-up founded by four UTB Mechatronic Engineering graduates, won the BICTA 2025 Startup Category with its flagship product, Psychoboard Brunei's first locally developed IoT and AI educational kit. The students include Awg Muhd Mahran bin Dr Hj Awg Makarim (CEO), Awg Md Sallehudin bin Awg Md Salishaknizam (CTO), Muhamad Arif Hisyamuddin bin Zaidi (COO), and Mutawali bin Matali (CFO).
Developed under UTB’s Enterprise Office Startup Initiative with the mentorship of Assistant Professor Ir. Dr. Ahmad Azlan Bin Ab Aziz, Psychoboard integrates microcontrollers, sensors, an IoT dashboard, and learning modules into a cost-effective, hands-on STEM kit for students at various educational levels. Fully patented with UTB as the owner, the innovation supports Brunei’s STEM education initiatives and will represent the country at the APICTA Awards.
UTB also received the Smart Nation Award under the Agriculture Category for its project AlQuatic AquaFeeder, developed by AlQuatic Enterprise. The team consisted of Yang Mulia Associate Professor Dr Lim Tiong Hoo, Lecturer of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE); Yang Mulia Dk Dr. Nurun Najeebah Az-Zahra binti Pg DSP Hj Mohammad Tashim; and Yang Mulia Muhammad Wafiq bin Haji Zariful, formerly a Researcher and Research Assistant under EEE.
The AlQuatic AquaFeeder (AAF) is an innovative automated feeding system designed to tackle challenges in prawn aquaculture, such as inefficient feeding, high costs, feed waste, nutrient pollution, and inconsistent growth. Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and renewable energy, the AAF employs a camera system and AI algorithms for real-time detection and precise size estimation of prawns, thereby improving sustainability and operational efficiency in aquaculture practices.
BICTA is an annual ICT competition co-organised by the Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications (MTIC), the Authority for Info-Communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam (AITI), and the InfoCom Federation Brunei (IFB).
