{"slug": "kookmin-university-student-wins-2nd-place-at-ibm-bob-hackathon", "title": "Kookmin University student wins 2nd place at IBM Bob Hackathon", "summary": "Kim Chan-joong, a Kookmin University student, won second place at the IBM Bob Hackathon on June 11 for developing 'Atlas,' a web application that visualizes code repository structures as city maps. The international AI competition, co-hosted by NativelyAI and IBM, drew 5,628 participants from 1,672 teams worldwide.", "body_md": "A Kookmin University student won second place at the IBM Bob Hackathon, an international artificial intelligence (AI) competition held June 11, the university said Monday. The award went to Kim Chan-joong, a student from the university’s department of artificial intelligence, who participated in the event individually. The university said Kim was recognized for developing “Atlas,” a web application that visualizes the structure of a code repository as a city map. The tool provides a single visual overview of a repository’s architecture, helping users quickly understand complex software projects where countless folders and files can make the overall structure difficult to navigate, especially for first-time users. The competition was co-hosted by NativelyAI, the operator of the AI hackathon platform lablab.ai, and IBM. Participants developed software within a limited time frame using IBM’s AI development tool, “Bob.” A total of 5,628 participants representing 1,672 teams from around the world took part in the competition, with 503 projects submitted. The university said that t", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kookmin-university-student-wins-2nd-place-at-ibm-bob-hackathon", "canonical_source": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/education/20260630/kookmin-university-student-wins-2nd-place-at-ibm-bob-hackathon?utm_source=rss", "published_at": "2026-06-30 07:47:02+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-30 07:50:59.513072+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-tools", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Kookmin University", "Kim Chan-joong", "IBM", "IBM Bob Hackathon", "NativelyAI", "lablab.ai", "Atlas"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kookmin-university-student-wins-2nd-place-at-ibm-bob-hackathon", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kookmin-university-student-wins-2nd-place-at-ibm-bob-hackathon.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kookmin-university-student-wins-2nd-place-at-ibm-bob-hackathon.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kookmin-university-student-wins-2nd-place-at-ibm-bob-hackathon.jsonld"}}