UNAIR NEWS –Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been widely utilized to provide various conveniences. To address this, Yulia Rohmawati and Raselly Elfa Putri, Universitas Airlangga students, used advanced technology to enhance the accessibility of tourism, particularly for tourists with disabilities.

They wrote the idea with the name “T’LUSUROBOYO,” which successfully won the silver medal at the National Scientific Paper Competition (LKTIN) Az-Zahrawi on Wednesday (19/07/2023).

Accessible tourism for people with disabilities
“The AI-based application aims to facilitate access for people with disabilities to visit destinations in Surabaya,” Yulia explained the idea presented for the event that was held by Muhammadiyah Student Association (IMM) of the Faculty of Dentistry, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.

The use of geolocation and the Haversine formula in the system allows users to calculate the distance from their destination location. Being a historical city, Surabaya offers great potential for being one of the attractions for the app.

“This application provides information about the culture and history of Surabaya. We also have several accessibility features for users with disabilities,” said the Faculty of Humanities student.

Yulia hoped that their idea can be realized for inclusive tourism in Surabaya.

Rich of experiences and achievements
Yuli and Raselly have often won various awards for their scientific papers. This victory is truly impressive. Besides spending their semester break productively, the announcement of their victory also coincided with Raselly’s birthday.

“Hopefully, this result will continue to drive us to improve our achievements and bring blessings for us in the future,” she hoped.

Author: Stefanny Elly

Editor : Binti Q. Masruroh

Source  : unair.ac.id/en/promoting-accessibility-for-tourists-with-disabilities-unair-students-win-silver-in-national-essay-competition