Information Technology Programme, College of Science and Technology

ℍ𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕖𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕋𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕟𝕠𝕝𝕠𝕘𝕪 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝔸𝕣𝕥𝕚𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕀𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕖𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝔹𝕦𝕚𝕝𝕕 𝕊𝕔𝕒𝕝𝕒𝕓𝕝𝕖 𝕊𝕠𝕝𝕦𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝔹𝕙𝕦𝕥𝕒𝕟'𝕤 𝔽𝕦𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖

The College of Science and Technology (CST) College Of Science And Technology has once again proven its excellence in innovation, creativity, and technical leadership at the TechBiz Innovation Bootcamp 2026.
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‎A special highlight goes to our Information Technology (IT) and Software Engineering (SWE) students Software Engineering Programme · CST · RUB, who played a leading role in developing Intelligent, AI-driven, and scalable digital solutions. They demonstrated strong programming ability, system design thinking, and a clear startup-oriented mindset that set them apart throughout the competition.
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‎Across an intensive 3-day bootcamp involving ideation, prototyping, and pitching, CST students showed exceptional teamwork, resilience, and the ability to deliver under pressure while turning ideas into working solutions.
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‎Outstanding Results:
‎🥇 1st Place – Smart Attendance System
‎🥈 2nd Place – Lotho Yarkay
‎🥉 3rd Place – Tour Desk
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‎This achievement reflects CST’s strong foundation in software development, innovation culture, and applied AI thinking with business, reinforcing its growing role in shaping Bhutan’s future startup and tech ecosystem.

𝔽𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕀𝕕𝕖𝕒𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕀𝕞𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕥: ℂ𝕋𝔻 𝔼𝕩𝕔𝕖𝕝𝕤 𝕒𝕥 ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕔𝕙 𝕄𝕖𝕖𝕥 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟞

The 9th Student Research Meet was organized today under the theme “Empowering Minds Through Research.” A total of four top final-year project groups from Information Technology (IT) Programme under Computing Technologies Department (CTD) were selected to participate alongside entries from various programmes. There were two categories: Presentation Category and Poster Category.

The students demonstrated excellence and achieved commendable success at the research meet.

Presentation Category:
🥇1st Position: Smart Zebra Crossing Monitoring System using AI

Poster Category:
🥇1st Position: Logistic Management Application
🥇2nd Position: SELISE Club – Social Networking Platform

Congratulations to all the winning teams. Your hard work, dedication, commitment, and skills have earned you this well-deserved recognition and achievement. Congratulations as well to all the participating teams for showcasing your innovative ideas and research efforts.

𝔸 𝕎𝕒𝕣𝕞 𝕎𝕖𝕝𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕆𝕦𝕣 ℕ𝕖𝕨𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕋𝕖𝕒𝕞 𝕄𝕖𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣

We are delighted to officially welcome the newest member of our team, Ms. Sangay Eden.

Our Head of Department warmly received Sangay, who joins us as a talented young professional and a proud recent graduate of Jigme Namgyel Engineering College.

As part of her orientation, our team members introduced themselves and shared insights into their experiences, departmental activities, ongoing projects, and the collaborative work culture that defines our organization. Welcoming fresh talent and new perspectives always brings renewed inspiration to our shared mission of advancing technological innovation.

The department is truly excited to have her with us. Her transition from JNEC to our department marks the beginning of a promising and rewarding professional journey. We are confident that your enthusiasm, dedication, and skills will make a valuable contribution to the team.

We extend our best wishes to Mrs. Sangay Eden as she begins this new chapter with us. Welcome to the family!

𝕀𝕋 𝕊𝕥𝕦𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕁𝕠𝕚𝕟 𝕊𝔼𝕃𝕀𝕊𝔼 𝔹𝕙𝕦𝕥𝕒𝕟

A total of 10 Final Year students from the BE in IT programme, Computing Technologies Department (CTD) have been selected by SELISE Bhutan to take up the various positions in their company. Currently, these students are undergoing 6-month-long Industry Research Projects in various organizations, applying their skills to solve real-world problems and develop innovative solutions across various sectors.

Tashi Delek to:
🔹 Product Acceptance Analyst: Mr. Karan Powdyal

🔹 Software Engineers (Backend):
1. Mr. Karma Thapkhey
2. Mr. Laki Kishor S***a
3. Mr. Yeshey Tenzin
4. Mr. Dendup Tshering
5. Mr. Damchey Norbu
6. Mr. Karma Tashi Phuntshok

🔹 Software Engineers (Frontend):
1. Mr. Sidartha S***a
2. Mr. Pradeep Pokhrel
3. Mr. Kamal Kharel

The department takes great pride in seeing its students bridge the gap between academic learning and industry practice. We look forward to witnessing their growth, achievements, and contributions in the technology sector through their services with SELISE Bhutan.

𝕊𝕥𝕦𝕕𝕖𝕟𝕥'𝕤 ℝ𝕖𝕤𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕔𝕙 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕀𝕟𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 ℍ𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕝𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤 𝕒𝕥 𝕀ℂ𝕊𝕔𝕚𝔼𝕟𝕋𝕖𝕔 𝟚𝟘𝟚𝟞

Students from the Computing Technologies Department(CTD) proudly represented the department at the International Conference on Science, Engineering and Technology (ICSciEnTec 2026), held from 28th to 30th April 2026 in Thimphu.

As part of the conference, three student projects and research initiatives from the department were selected for presentation, providing students with the opportunity to showcase their research and innovations on such a great platform.

One of the final year projects, titled “Smart Zebra Crossing Monitoring System using AI,” was undertaken by four students: Nyingye Metog Dorji, Dorji Wangmo, Sonam Dechen Lhaki, and Dorji Wangchuk. The team, led by Nyingye Metog Dorji, presented a poster highlighting the application of AIoT technologies to enhance road safety. The project is carried out as an Industry Research Project in collaboration with the GovTech Agency. Owing to the relevance and practical applicability of the project, it also attracted media attention and was featured by Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) https://www.tiktok.com//video/7634027250437950741?_r=1&_t=ZS-95w8zbA86zf
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Another project from the 3SWE programme, represented by Namgyel Wangchuk and team members, presented a poster titled “Smart Campus Facilities Management System.” The project focused on improving campus operations and management through digital solutions and smart technologies.

In addition, Sonam Eyden, a second-year IT student, presented her research paper titled “DrukSerenity: A Culturally-Aware Multi-Agent Chatbot Framework for Mental Health Support in Bhutan” during the AI-focused technical sessions on Day 2 of the conference.

Through their participation, the students engaged with a diverse community of researchers, academics, and industry professionals. The conference fostered a collaborative environment where participants from different academic backgrounds exchanged ideas, discussed innovative projects, and learned from one another’s expertise. It also provided valuable opportunities for students to interact with industry professionals, gain practical insights, and build meaningful academic and professional networks.

𝔻𝕫𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕜𝕙𝕒 ℕ𝕖𝕩𝕥 𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕕 ℙ𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕊𝕪𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕞 - 𝔻𝕫𝕠ℕ𝕖𝕩𝕥 𝕃𝕒𝕦𝕟𝕔𝕙

The Computing Technologies Department (CTD) is proud to announce the launch of DzoNext, a Dzongkha Next-Word Prediction system, officially unveiled today at the 4th International Conference on Science, Engineering, and Technology (ICSciEnTec 2026) in Thimphu.

Dzongkha typing has been time-consuming and requires several keypresses. The earlier studies on syllable and word prediction used 31,199 and 10,000 Dzongkha sentences (Wangchuk et al., 2022, 2023). In the third iteration, the study moved beyond earlier small-scale studies to train a GPT-2 Extra Large model on approximately 900,000 sentences. This achieves a historic 1.5B Parameter Benchmark for Dzongkha language processing.

This breakthrough was made possible through a Nu. 12.3M investment in high-performance computing (4x H100 94GB VRAM), co-funded by the Royal Government of Bhutan and the College of Science and Technology.

Congratulations to the team:
Principal Investigator: Mr. Karma Wangchuk
Co-Investigators: Mr. Pema Thinley, Mr. Jeevan Gurung, Mrs. Kezang Dema, and Mr. Pema Galey

The Computing Technologies Department would like to thank OVC, RUB Research Endowment Fund for their support (Nu. 499,925.80).

It’s always great to see our own alumni supporting the RUB ACM Student Chapter, thank you very much Mr. Khushant Chhetri, Tech Head, Selise.

𝔸𝕕𝕧𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕀𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕟𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕒𝕝 𝔸𝕔𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 : ℂ𝕋𝔻 𝔽𝕒𝕔𝕦𝕝𝕥𝕪 ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕥𝕖 𝔸𝕊𝕀𝕀ℕ ℂ𝕒𝕡𝕒𝕔𝕚𝕥𝕪 𝔹𝕦𝕚𝕝𝕕𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕎𝕠𝕣𝕜𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕡

Two senior faculty members of the Computing Technologies Department (CTD) - Mr. Parshu Ram Dhungyel, Head of Department, and Mr. Tsheten Dorji have successfully completed a 5-day Capacity Building ASIIN Workshop on “International Higher Education Quality Assurance Criteria and Programme Accreditation” at the ASIIN Academy in Düsseldorf, Germany, from 12th to 16th January 2026. They participated alongside 7 other participants - 5 from other Departments of the College of Science and Technology (CST) and 2 from Sherubtse College (SC) under the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB).

The workshop aimed to strengthen institutional capacity in internationalization and global academic quality assurance standards. Currently, CTD/CST is submitting the Self-Assessment Report for the Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology programme for international ASIIN and EUR-ACE® accreditation. If successful, this will mark a major milestone for CTD/CST, and RUB in advancing global recognition of the programme. The second periodic review of the IT programme was conducted in 2022 based on the international standard of IEEE/ACM ‘s IT curriculum guidelines, strengthening its internationalization efforts.

CTD extends its sincere gratitude to the ASIIN Academy (German Quality Assurance Agency) and CST/RUB management for their support in making this capacity-building initiative possible.