SASD 2022
SASD 2022 was our first Awards event
- It kicked off with 16 submissions from multiple academic and industry organisations,
- 10 of these were shortlisted to compete in our competition,
- From these 10 we had 3 winners under the SDGs Projects category and 3 under the Research & Ideas category.
Dr. Terri-Ann Berry
Received 1st place in the SDGs Projects category with her project titled:
Asbestos Exposure: Protecting our communities by mitigating associated health risks.
Her team consisted of
Dr. Terri-Anne Berry
Shannon Wallis
Dr. Dan Blanchon
Gregor Steinhorn
Dr. Iman Ardekani
Received 2nd place in the SDGs Projects category with his project titled:
Smart Beekeeping using Machine Learning and IoT Technologies.
His team consisted of
Dr. Iman Ardekani
Dr. Neda Sakhaee
Joanne Low
Received 3rd place in the SDGs Projects category with his project titled:
Digging into New Zealand's Waste: Sustainable solutions for construction waste
Her team consisted of:
Joanne Low
Dr. Terri-Ann Berry
Shannon Wallis
German Hernandez
Bruno Balducci
Received 1st place in the best Research & Ideas category with his project titled:
Developing a user-friendly and comprehensive system for tracking learner development in sustainability and other capabilities.
His team consisted of:
Bruno Balducci
Dani Mao
Tau Ngaeruaiti
Received 2nd place in the best Research & Ideas category with her project titled:
Supporting Education & Employment Pathways for Pasifika People
Her team consisted of:
Tau Ngaeruaiti
Dani Mao
Christiaan Bredenkamp
Dr. Syeda Sadia Farzana
Received 3rd place in the best Research & Ideas category with her project titled:
Effects of training on caregivers to provide quality care to patients with complex needs - A qualitative study of caregivers' perception.
Her team consisted of:
Dr. Syeda Sadia Farzana
Dr. Mark Hamilton
Dr. Yvonne Thomas
Dr. Glenys Forsyth
Dr. Jo Kirkwood
Our wonderful Judging Panel
This event would not have been possible without our wonderful judging panel.
The panel consisted of...
Russell Harray (Otago Polytechnic AIC)
Jay McLaren-Harris (Swivel Careers)
Mark Caves (Eastern Institute of Technology)
Susan Bennett (Unitech Institute of Technology)
We would also like to thank our fantastic organising committee as well as our Technical committee.
Organising Committee members
Farhad Mehdipour, Otago Polytechnic - Auckland International Campus
Masoud Shakiba, Unitec Institute of Technology
Melissa Walsh, Otago Polytechnic - Auckland International Campus
Aniket Mahanti, The University of Auckland
Christiaan Bredenkamp, Otago Polytechnic - Auckland International Campus
Dani Mao, Otago Polytechnic - Auckland International Campus
Ehsan Yaeghoobi, Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology
John Christopher Faitala, Pacific Business Trust
Lee Timutimu, Arataki Systems
Maja Zidov, Unitec Institute of Technology
Mark Caves, Eastern Institute of Technology
Martin Fryer, thinkstep-anz
Masoud Shakiba, Unitec Institute of Technology and TechTALK
Russell Harray, Otago Polytechnic - Auckland International Campus
Technical Committee members
Bing Dai, Otago Polytechnic - Auckland International Campus
Bruno Balducci, Otago Polytechnic - Auckland International Campus
Christiaan Bredenkamp, Otago Polytechnic - Auckland International Campus
Don Samarasinghe, Massey University
Edwin Rajah, Otago Polytechnic - Auckland International Campus
Emre Erturk, Eastern Institute of Technology
Firas Al-Ali, Manukau Institute of Technology
Guozhen (George) Huang, Victorian Institute of Technology (VIT), Australia
Iman Ardekani, Unitec Institute of Technology
Imelda Piri, Otago Polytechnic - Auckland International Campus
Indrapriya Kularatne, Otago Polytechnic - Auckland International Campus
Kathiravelu Ganeshan, Future Skills Academy
Krish, Naidu, Otago Polytechnic - Auckland International Campus
Lehan Stemmet, Auckland Institute of Studies
Pii-Tuulia Nikula, Eastern Institute of Technology
Rajeev Chawla, Otago Polytechnic - Auckland International Campus
Russell Harray, Otago Polytechnic - Auckland International Campus
Sayed M. Shahid, Eastern Institute of Technology
Soheil Pour, Unitec Institute of Technology
Srividya Krishnamoorthy, Otago Polytechnic - Auckland International Campus
Teong Boon Tan, Ableton Ltd.
Yury Zhukov, Otago Polytechnic - Auckland International Campus