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The results of the 2026 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) Swift Student Challenge—a global competition that draws top student developers from around the world—have recently been announced.
Demonstrating its long‑standing commitment to programming education, Feng Chia University once again delivered outstanding results.
Po‑Lin Li, the sixth‑term Chief Technology Officer of the university’s iOS Club, and Hung‑Yu Chou, President of the AI Club and a member of the iOS Club, distinguished themselves from a highly competitive global field through exceptional programming skills and innovative application design.
Both students were selected among the 350 award recipients worldwide, making Feng Chia University the only university in Taiwan this year to have two students simultaneously honored in the competition.
Feng Chia University’s performance in the Swift Student Challenge over recent years has established it as a leading force in Taiwan’s technology education landscape.
Reviewing the iOS Club’s recent achievements, students from the Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science—including Chun‑Yu Hsueh, Yu‑Hsin Liu, Jing‑Yuan Lu, Kai‑Yu Lin, and Jui‑Lin Yu—have successively advanced into the global top 350 winners in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, and 2025.
Among them, Chun‑Yu Hsueh previously set a remarkable record by winning the competition in two consecutive years. With the latest success of Po‑Lin Li and Hung‑Yu Chou, Feng Chia University has now reached the milestone of six total student wins in the Apple WWDC Swift Student Challenge.
As the sixth‑term CTO of the iOS Club, Po‑Lin Li captured the judges’ attention with his award‑winning project “Chip Craft.” The app is an interactive Playground designed to make semiconductor manufacturing more accessible to the general public. By transforming complex engineering concepts into intuitive gesture‑based interactions, the app allows users—without requiring specialized microelectronics knowledge—to immerse themselves in the key processes of chip production, from wafer fabrication to packaging and testing.
Li explained that his motivation for developing the app was to significantly lower the barrier to understanding semiconductor technology, enabling more people to comprehend the critical industry chain that underpins global technological advancement and to bridge the cognitive gap between hardware and software.
Po‑Lin Li, sixth‑term CTO of the iOS Club, won the 2026 Apple WWDC Swift Student Challenge with his project “Chip Craft.”
“Chip Craft” is an interactive Playground that makes semiconductor manufacturing concepts accessible to the general public.
The second award recipient, Hung‑Yu Chou, developed “Way_Finder_AI,” an outdoor navigation and safety assistance app specifically designed for people with visual impairments.
The system integrates computer vision recognition with LiDAR sensing technology to identify crosswalks, detect traffic signal states, and accurately scan for potential obstacles along walking routes.
All environmental information is then converted into real‑time voice feedback, empowering visually impaired users to navigate outdoor environments more safely and independently.
Chou shared that, in order to maintain high accuracy under Apple’s strict app size limitations, the system underwent numerous rounds of restructuring and optimization.
He hopes to continue refining the app so that technology can truly serve as a reliable set of “eyes” for people with visual impairments, enhancing both mobility safety and independence in daily life.
Hung‑Yu Chou, President of the AI Club and a member of the iOS Club, won the 2026 Apple WWDC Swift Student Challenge with his app “Way_Finder_AI.”
“Way_Finder_AI” is an outdoor navigation and safety assistance app designed specifically for people with visual impairments.
The continued success of Feng Chia students in Apple development competitions can be attributed to the synergy between institutional resources and student‑led initiatives.
The university’s iOS Club has long been dedicated to Swift programming and app development, fostering a strong mentorship culture in which senior students guide junior members. This tradition has become a key incubator for student innovation.
In addition to active student engagement, Feng Chia University benefits from being officially certified by Apple as an Apple Regional Training Center.
The university provides comprehensive hardware and learning resources and integrates them into formal iOS programming courses.
By combining curriculum, student clubs, and competitions, Feng Chia University has built a robust Apple development education ecosystem that equips students with the skills needed to step confidently onto the global developer stage.
Members of Feng Chia University’s iOS Club, which upholds a strong mentorship tradition and provides students with a solid app development environment.
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