36 hours. One idea. Countless challenges. And finally… 🥇 FIRST PLACE!
I’m extremely happy to share that our team secured 1st Place at Quantum Arena – 36 Hour Hackathon, organized by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, TKR College of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad, held from 6th–8th August 2026.
Representing Sona College of Technology, Salem, we spent 36 intense hours turning an idea into a working Edge-AI based Smart Polyhouse Management System, with a focus on making smart agriculture more accessible to MSME and small-scale farmers. 🌱
So, what did we build?
An IoT + Edge-AI based Smart Polyhouse System capable of monitoring environmental conditions and making intelligent decisions for automation.
Our prototype:
🌡️ Monitors temperature, humidity, light and soil moisture using ESP32
📡 Transfers sensor data through MQTT to a Raspberry Pi
🧠 Uses an Edge-AI/Decision Engine to analyze conditions
📊 Provides real-time monitoring through a Flask dashboard
💧 Enables automated irrigation and actuator control
🗄️ Stores sensor data using SQLite
The idea behind it was simple:
Make smart farming practical, affordable and accessible to farmers who may not have the resources for expensive industrial automation systems.
But building it was anything but simple.
There were definitely moments when things didn't work the way we wanted.
But that's what made the final announcement of “1st Prize” even more meaningful.
🙏 A sincere thank you
I’m grateful to Sona College of Technology, Salem, for providing us with the support and opportunity to participate and represent our institution.
Special thanks to:
Dr Senthilkumar S R R sir
Principal, Sona College of Technology, Salem
Dr. R.S.Sabeenian Sarcius sir
Head of the Department, Department of ECE
Vikram Natarajan sir
Class Counsellor
Your encouragement and support played an important role in helping us take this project from an idea to a winning prototype.
A big thank you as well to TKR College of Engineering & Technology, Hyderabad, especially the Department of CSE, for organizing such an intense and challenging platform for innovation.
Grateful to my team
Tarun Srinivasan
Periya Samy
Jeshwin Sam J
Dharun B
This win belongs to all of us.
Every debugging session, every hardware problem, every last-minute change and every small breakthrough was a team effort.
I couldn't have asked for a better team to experience those 36 hours with.
From an idea, to a prototype, to a 1st-place finish. 🥇
And this is only the beginning.
We have a lot more to build, improve and take forward — especially towards creating technology that can make a real-world impact in agriculture. 🌱
Grateful. Proud. Hungry for what's next. 🚀
Thank you, Quantum Arena. ❤️
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10 August 2026 à 15h29
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