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By Great •November 09, 2025
Grateful and Proud Moment at the GovHack NT 2025 and CDU IT Code Fair 2025 🎉
This final year at Charles Darwin University has been one of the most challenging yet rewarding times of my journey - balancing final assignments, exams, and multiple projects while still dedicating time to participate in the GovHack NT 2025 and CDU IT Code Fair. Despite the challenges, perseverance truly paid off!
🌟 I’m honoured to have received the following awards at this year’s CDU IT Code Fair and GovHack NT 2025:
🏆 Winner – GovHack NT 2025
🏆 Winner – Coding Competition (People’s Choice Award)
🥈 Runner Up – Business Innovation Challenge
🥈 Runner Up – Research Competition
🥈 Runner Up – Poster Competition
🎖 Honourable Mention – Coding Competition
A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Yan Zhang, Dr. Cat Kutay, Dr. Yakub Sebastian Ph.D. FHEA, Dr. Thuseethan Selvarajah, and all the IT Code Fair volunteers for their incredible support, guidance, and encouragement throughout this journey.
Special thanks to the judges: Dr. Vinuthaa Murthy FRACI, Dr. Anne Walters, and Dr. Milad Bazli for their valuable feedback during the Research Competition. Your insights helped us improve and think deeper about the real-world impact of our work.
💡 Grateful to have collaborated with amazing teammates across all challenges and competitions, thank you all for dedicating your time and effort from the very beginning. Without your teamwork, I couldn’t have achieved these awards:
• 🤖 GovHack NT 2025 (Winner) – Thi Thuy Trang Tran, Huong Thao Trinh, Nguyen Duy Nguyen Ho, Thanh Phong Tran, Kevin V.
→ Project: Nova Era – An Accurate and Trustworthy Chatbot for Data Interactions
• Business Innovation Challenge (Runner Up) – Nguyen Duy Nguyen Ho, Tuan Khuat, Minh Hanh Le
→ Project: Applying Digital Twin in Smart Farming
• Research Competition (Runner Up) – Trinh Nguyen, Harry Ha Huy Hieu, Quoc Anh Thu (Chloe) Bui
→ Project: Smarter Energy for the Top End – Making Renewable Energy Work for the NT: AI-Driven Optimization.
• Poster Competition (Runner Up) – Lisa Vòng, Thien Phuc Tran
→ Project: Flood Early Warning Model for Katherine River Communities.
• Coding Competition (Winner – People’s Choice & Honourable Mention) – Nguyen Duy Nguyen Ho, Kevin V.
→ Project: SupportLens – Empowering Support Work with AI.
🙏 Deep appreciation to all sponsors for supporting innovation and student excellence: Northern Territory Government, Charles Darwin University, Australian Government (Department of Agriculture), Anima, MCS, NEC, Darwin Innovation Hub, Cathara Consulting, InterSystems, Jackadder International, Kinetic IT, Radical Systems, Area9, ACS, AISA...
Thank you everyone for making this event an unforgettable milestone. I hope to continue pursuing my passion for technology, innovation, and research, and to keep growing in the IT field.
#NorthernTerritory #Darwin #GovHackNT #CDU #ITCodeFair #DarwinTech #Innovation #Teamwork #Research #AI #Coding
This final year at Charles Darwin University has been one of the most challenging yet rewarding times of my journey - balancing final assignments, exams, and multiple projects while still dedicating time to participate in the GovHack NT 2025 and CDU IT Code Fair. Despite the challenges, perseverance truly paid off!
🌟 I’m honoured to have received the following awards at this year’s CDU IT Code Fair and GovHack NT 2025:
🏆 Winner – GovHack NT 2025
🏆 Winner – Coding Competition (People’s Choice Award)
🥈 Runner Up – Business Innovation Challenge
🥈 Runner Up – Research Competition
🥈 Runner Up – Poster Competition
🎖 Honourable Mention – Coding Competition
A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Yan Zhang, Dr. Cat Kutay, Dr. Yakub Sebastian Ph.D. FHEA, Dr. Thuseethan Selvarajah, and all the IT Code Fair volunteers for their incredible support, guidance, and encouragement throughout this journey.
Special thanks to the judges: Dr. Vinuthaa Murthy FRACI, Dr. Anne Walters, and Dr. Milad Bazli for their valuable feedback during the Research Competition. Your insights helped us improve and think deeper about the real-world impact of our work.
💡 Grateful to have collaborated with amazing teammates across all challenges and competitions, thank you all for dedicating your time and effort from the very beginning. Without your teamwork, I couldn’t have achieved these awards:
• 🤖 GovHack NT 2025 (Winner) – Thi Thuy Trang Tran, Huong Thao Trinh, Nguyen Duy Nguyen Ho, Thanh Phong Tran, Kevin V.
→ Project: Nova Era – An Accurate and Trustworthy Chatbot for Data Interactions
• Business Innovation Challenge (Runner Up) – Nguyen Duy Nguyen Ho, Tuan Khuat, Minh Hanh Le
→ Project: Applying Digital Twin in Smart Farming
• Research Competition (Runner Up) – Trinh Nguyen, Harry Ha Huy Hieu, Quoc Anh Thu (Chloe) Bui
→ Project: Smarter Energy for the Top End – Making Renewable Energy Work for the NT: AI-Driven Optimization.
• Poster Competition (Runner Up) – Lisa Vòng, Thien Phuc Tran
→ Project: Flood Early Warning Model for Katherine River Communities.
• Coding Competition (Winner – People’s Choice & Honourable Mention) – Nguyen Duy Nguyen Ho, Kevin V.
→ Project: SupportLens – Empowering Support Work with AI.
🙏 Deep appreciation to all sponsors for supporting innovation and student excellence: Northern Territory Government, Charles Darwin University, Australian Government (Department of Agriculture), Anima, MCS, NEC, Darwin Innovation Hub, Cathara Consulting, InterSystems, Jackadder International, Kinetic IT, Radical Systems, Area9, ACS, AISA...
Thank you everyone for making this event an unforgettable milestone. I hope to continue pursuing my passion for technology, innovation, and research, and to keep growing in the IT field.
#NorthernTerritory #Darwin #GovHackNT #CDU #ITCodeFair #DarwinTech #Innovation #Teamwork #Research #AI #Coding