Taiwan Today
Date: January 29, 2016

A National Taiwan University of Science and Technology team recently

Taiwan-developed software simulating the movement of cervical discs is an academic category winner at the 2016 Ansys Hall of Fame Competition in the U.S. (Courtesy of NTUST)

won the 2016 Ansys Hall of Fame Competition for excellence in simulation software.

Comprising Hsu Ching-chi, associate professor in applied science and technology at NTUST, as well as students Shih Po-yu and Weng Chi-hsuan, the team finished equal first with two outfits from Germany and the U.K. At total of 20 teams contested the finals of the annual competition organized by U.S.-based Ansys Inc., a leading developer of simulation software.

It is the second consecutive year for a group from the Taipei City-based tertiary institution to claim top honors in the academic category of the event.     [FULL  STORY]