Past Winners

Past Winners

2023 Winners

  • Business Innovation Challenge
    • Winners: Youqing Wang, Dao Phuong Anh Ta, Yu Huang and Jie Zhu
    • Runner-Up: Anu Gexon, Priyanka Geethakumari Nair, Rajdeep Sinha and Yuvanshankar Azhagumurugan
  • Data Science Challenge
    • Winners: Yen Chi Nguyen and Huong Le 
    • Runner-Up: Hai Vu, Van Hieu Tran, Cong Do Le, and Khai Quang Thang
    • Honourable Mention: Ruobin Zhang, Jian Ma, Xueran Cui, and Hui Lin
  • Cyber Security Challenge
    • Winners: Kon Hung Lau and Marcus Leung 
    • Runner-Up: Hardikkumar Patel and Parth Rajpurohi
  • Research Competition
    • Winners: Shiva Gupta
    • Runner-Up: Yen Chi Nguyen
  • Poster Competition
    • Winner: Mai Nuong Le 
    • Runner-Up: Swapnil Adwirkar
  • Coding Competition

2022 Winners

  • Business Innovation Challenge
    • Winners: Huy Cuong Nguyen, Thi Tho (Rosie) Nguyen and Tran Quang Khai Than
    • Runner-Up: Eric Hilario, Yu Senzaki and Michael Gabelish
  • Data Science Challenge
    • Winners: Tong Zhao, Bowen Shang and Yunzhu Wang
    • Runner-Up: Yu Senzaki, Peichun Huang and Thi Tho (Rosie) Nguyen
    • Honourable Mention: Yihang Luo and Hao Liu
  • Cyber Security Challenge
    • Winners: Eric Hilario and Swapnil Adwirkar
    • Runner-Up: Po Yan Wong and Marcus Leung
  • Research Competition
    • Winners: Tong Dinh Gia Bao Hoang
    • Runner-Up: Bowen Shang 
    • Honourable Mention: Thi Tho (Rosie) Nguyen
  • Poster Competition
    • Winner: Yunzhu Wang
    • Runner-Up:Mounica Priyanka Undi
  • Coding Competition

2021 Winners

  • Business Innovation Challenge
    • Winners: Piyush Adhikari, Nischal Krishna Shrestha, & Samarpan Bhattarai
    • Runner-Up: Thi Tho (Rosie) Nguyen, Huy Cuong (Kenny) Nguyen, Tran Quang Khai Than, & Trung Ho
  • Cyber Security Challenge
    • Winners: Samarpan Bhattarai & Digita Shrestha
    • Runner-Up: Eric Hilario
    • Rising Star: Declan Smyth & Zachary Daniel Saynor
  • Data Science Challenge
    • Winners: Bhavana Thota & Yajun Ma
    • Runner-Up: Nuo Xu & Tong Zhao
    • Highly Commended: Peichun Huang, Adriana Pereira Lima, & Yu Senzaki
  • IT Innovation Challenge
    • Winner: Maurice Blake
  • Digital Territory Challenge
    • Winner: Frank Espinoza
  • Research Competition
    • Winner: Trevor Pinto
    • Runner-Up: Hoang Quy (Jack) La
  • Poster Competition
    • Winner: Yifan Song
    • Runner-Up: Lok Wang Jens Cheung
  • Coding Competition
    • Developing Coders Winners: Alesha Tan, Thi Thao van (Amelia) Dao, & Penny Mennie
    • Developing Coders Runner-Up: Naree Day, Jack Keene, & Callan Sherar
    • Capable Coders Winners: Haixiao Dai & Phong Lam Nguyen
    • Capable Coders Runner-Up: Ngo Truong Huy Truong, Phong Lam Nguyen, Kieu Que Thanh (Melko) Nguyen, , & Quang Huy Tran
    • Proficient Coders Winner: Shaakya Weerasundera, Riajul Islam Sozib, & Ammar Salman Islamey Al Zufaro
    • Proficient Coders Runner-Up: Declan Smyth & Hoang Quy (Jack) La
    • Ada Lovelace (Woman in IT) Award: Jilu Padinjaekkara George
    • Coding Innovation Award: Haixiao Dai & Phong Lam Nguyen

2020 Winners

  • Business Innovation Challenge
    • Winners: Mestiyage Don Kanchana Sankalpa Gunathilaka & Gihan Gunawardana
    • Runner-Up: Jianjie Yu & Ka Chun Ma
  • Cyber Security Challenge
    • Winners: Peter Hand
    • Runner-Up: Hardik Thaker & Kartik
  • IT Innovation Challenge
    • Winner: Maurice Blake
  • Poster Competition
    • Winner: Ka Chun Ma
    • Runner-Up: Abhijith Reddy
  • Coding Competition
    • Developing Coders Winners: Deepak Dhiman & Abhishek Arora
    • Developing Coders Runner-Up: Yuanhao Zheng
    • Capable Coders Winners: Zachary Daniel Saynor
    • Capable Coders Runner-Up: Hardik Thakar
    • Proficient Coders Winner: Harshita Acha
    • Proficient Coders Runner-Up: Yi Yang
    • Ada Lovelace (Woman in IT) Award: Vivien Hicks
    • Digital Experience Award: Vivien Hicks, Deepak Dhiman & Abhishek Arora
    • Coding Innovation Award: Deepak Dhiman & Abhishek Arora
    • Best Environmental Application Award: Alexander Lay
    • People’s Choice Award: Sonal Cynthia Pereira & Aafiyaben Ahmadbhai Polra
 

2019 Winners

  • Business Innovation Challenge
    • Winners: Hashita Acha & Sai Vusirikapally
    • Runner-Up: Neeta Shah, Kaushika Posupuleti, Sulav Shrestha & Ka Chun Ma
  • Cyber Security Challenge
    • Winners: Peter Hand & Wujun Song
    • Runner-Up: Sachin Malik & Laurent Olivier Tour
  • Poster Competition
    • Winner: Wujun Song
    • Runner-Up: Dipak Bhattarai
  • Coding Competition
    • Developing Coders Winners: Zachary Daniel Saynor
    • Developing Coders Runner-Up: Leandre Piggott
    • Capable Coders Winners: Zephyr Eecen Dobson
    • Capable Coders Runner-Up: Kawar Ahmed & Nishat Anzum Mostofa
    • Proficient Coders Winner: Mahamud Hasan
    • Proficient Coders Runner-Up: Yuba Raj Panta
    • Ada Lovelace (Woman in IT) Award: Leandre Piggott
    • Digital Experience Award: Zachary Daniel Saynor
    • Coding Innovation Award: Abhishek Patel
    • People’s Choice Award: Bishal Bhattarai, Dipak Bhattarai, Sujan Kafle, Sulav Shrestha, & Ujjwal Lamichhane

2021 CDU IT CodeFair’s IT Innovation Challenge Winner – Maurice Blake

2021 CDU IT CodeFair’s Digital Territory Challenge Winner – Frank Espinoza

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