Three STEI ITB Students Win First Place at the RISTEK Fasilkom UI x OpenAI Datathon 2026

Bandung, stei.itb.ac.id — Three students from the School of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Institut Teknologi Bandung (STEI ITB), won first place at Datathon 2026, organized by RISTEK Fasilkom UI in collaboration with OpenAI. The team consisted of Razi Rachman Widyadhana (13523004), Farrel Athalla Putra (13523118), and Izhar Alif Akbar (18223129).

The three STEI ITB students were named 1st Champion in the University Track. Their achievement marks another accomplishment by STEI ITB students in a competition related to data utilization and artificial intelligence technology.

As the first-place winner, the team received a prize with a stated value of Rp110,000,000. According to the information displayed on the award, the prize consisted of Rp20,000,000 and US$5,000 in OpenAI API Credit.

The achievement of Razi, Farrel, and Izhar reflects the ability of STEI ITB students to develop and apply their skills in a competitive technology-focused setting. The competition also provided an opportunity for the students to strengthen their problem-solving, data-processing, and emerging technology capabilities.

This achievement at Datathon 2026 is expected to encourage STEI ITB students to continue expanding their knowledge, developing relevant technological solutions, and taking part in competitive events at the university level and beyond.