I was admitted to the Department of Computer Science at the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, through the 2022-2023 Talent Program. Under the guidance of a professor, the paper titled “Design of Traffic Signs for Autonomous Driving Based on Simulated Annealing Algorithm” was completed. This paper won the first prize in the 2023 S.-T. Yau High School Science Award for Computer Science and was also a global finalist. Hua Hongyang was recognized as an outstanding participant in the Talent Program and was recommended to compete in the 2024 International Science and Engineering Fairs (ISEF).

Research Content: The study focuses on enhancing the accuracy of traffic sign recognition by autonomous vehicles through the design of more recognizable road signs. A simulated annealing algorithm was developed to find optimal solutions within an extremely large search space, which was used to select suitable road sign designs.

Reflections on the Competition: Scientific research is a process of continuously identifying problems and improving oneself. This project spanned a year and a half, during which I constantly addressed issues within the project, conducted new experiments, such as ablation studies, to verify the universality of the project.

2023Yau Science Awards

The image above shows I being shortlisted for the finals of the 2023 S.-T. Yau High School Science Award.

The image above shows details from the shortlist booklet

Introduction of the autonomous driving road signs

Autonomous driving road signs paper

The first prize in the 2023 S.-T. Yau High School Science Award(Computer)

The image above shows the award certificate