Students from across the University of Tasmania’s School of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have been recognised for their achievements at the School’s inaugural ICT Awards Night.
Held in Hobart and Launceston on 9 November, the event celebrated academic and research achievement, student projects, industry engagement and contributions to the School community.
The idea for the awards night came from students through regular Lunch & Chat sessions with Head of School Professor Nicole Herbert. Students also helped shape the awards, putting forward the achievements and contributions they wanted to see recognised.
Professor Herbert said the awards were an opportunity to celebrate what students brought to the School beyond their academic results.
“University is certainly about what you learn and achieve academically, but it is also about what you do with that opportunity: the projects you create, the questions you ask, the people you support, the communities you build, the challenges you overcome and the professional you are becoming.”
Gazi MD Wasi-UL-Hoque Eusha was named 2026 ICT Graduate of the Year, while Tim Cox received the BICT Academic Excellence Award and Gothami Jayasingha the MITS Academic Excellence Award.
Riseul Ryu received the ICT Research Excellence Award, while other awards recognised professional development, leadership, community contribution and students who had made outstanding progress during their studies.
Student work was also celebrated, with awards for game development, business process improvement and professional portfolios. Team awards recognised AMC Mate, an AI-powered maritime oral examination assistant, and BinSight, a platform developed with the City of Launceston to analyse contamination in kerbside FOGO and recycling collections.
Three Students’ Choice awards gave students the opportunity to recognise their peers, with Yixi Chen receiving the Inquisitor Award, Hang Li the Eagle Eye Award and Hosna Ara Begum the Team Leadership Award.
Every award presented on the night received industry sponsorship.
2026 ICT major award winners
BICT Major Academic Excellence
- Software Development / Computer Science: Syed Mohammad Ali Hossain
- Business Analysis: Van Nhi Pham
- Artificial Intelligence: Tim Cox
- Games and Creative Technology: Patrick Wing
- Networks and Cybersecurity: Liam Partridge
- Application and Web Development: Max Crabtree
MITS Specialisation Academic Excellence
- Cybersecurity: Jane Chaithanakunmongkhon
- Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence: Gazi MD Wasi-UL-Hoque Eusha
- Software Development: Hang Li
- Systems Analysis: Yixi Chen
Students’ Choice and learning awards
- Inquisitor Award: Yixi Chen
- Eagle Eye Award: Hang Li
- Team Leadership Award: Hosna Ara Begum
- Outstanding Impact on Student Experience and Learning: Tony Gray
- Excellence in Student Learning Support: Gothami Jayasingha
- Outstanding ICT Research Publication: Ziqiu Huang
Outstanding ICT Project Awards
- Game Development: Brie Healy Ratten
- Business Process Improvement: Chris Thiraphadungphong
- Professional Portfolio: Billal Hossain Shishir
- Complex Integrated System Solution, AMC Mate: Tasnim Islam Lamia, Oscar Chau, Chowdhury Jubayer Hossain Maruf, Anmol Daulyal, Dipen Subedi and Nusrat Jahan Alaksa.
- Professionalism and Innovative Technology Solution, BinSight: Bronson Billing, Maddy Wright, Thomas Bates, Max Crabtree and Liam Partridge
Major ICT Awards
- ICT Community Spirit Award: Chhunly Chhek
- ICT Industry Engagement and Professional Development Award: Abir Hossain Khondoker
- ICT Ambassador Award: Bronson Billing
- ICT Outstanding Progress Award: Taylah Stewart
- ICT Emerging Star Award: Md Farahbi Ishrak Famous
- ICT Research Excellence Award: Riseul Ryu
- BICT Academic Excellence Award: Tim Cox
- MITS Academic Excellence Award: Gothami Jayasingha
- ICT Graduate of the Year: Gazi MD Wasi-UL-Hoque Eusha
Unit Academic Excellence Awards were also presented to students who achieved the highest overall mark in individual ICT unit offerings during 2026.