High-achieving students from the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences have been recognised at the 2026 Student Prizes Ceremony.
Professor Wenny Rahayu, Dean of the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, congratulated the students and thanked the award sponsors.
“These awards recognise not only academic excellence, but also the ability to apply knowledge to real-world challenges in STEM disciplines. It has been wonderful to see your achievements, and we look forward to the contributions you will make in the future.”
Prize winners
Australian Computer Society Awards:
- Bachelor of Computer Science, Joshua Walker
- Bachelor of Cybersecurity, Will Barnes
- Bachelor of Information Technology (Melbourne), Anh Tran
- Bachelor of Cybersecurity/Bachelor of Commerce (Melbourne), Anand Annamalai
- Bachelor of Cybersecurity/Bachelor of Criminology (Melbourne), Joshua Verstappen
- Bachelor of Cybersecurity/Bachelor of Psychological Science (Melbourne), Sohniya Rajan
Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering:
- Master of Cybersecurity Prize, Saadeddine Ayad (Melbourne) and William Stansfield (online)
- Master of Information Technology Prize, Adithyan Sathyanarayanan (Bendigo) and Georgia Gunning (online)
- Master of Artificial Intelligence Prize, Grace May (Melbourne) and Francis Magisson (online)
- Master of Information and Communication Technology Prize, Azirahtul A. B. M. Sabri (Bendigo)
Department of Engineering:
- Gems in STEM Prize, Yasmin Hussein
- SK Punyadasa Prize, Ustav Maskey
- Greg Chalmers Prize CMP, Clancy Morrison (Bendigo)
- Matthew O’Neill Prize, Jorge Zuniga
- Master of Engineering (Manufacturing) Prize, Joy Karanja
- Master of Engineering (Electronics) Prize, Ryanrich Noche
- Master of Engineering (Civil) Prize, Dhanuka S. M. M. KanKanamge Don
- Master of Engineering (Telecommunications and Networking) Prize, Samir Bhandari
- Master of Construction and Engineering Management Prize, Jorge Zuniga
- Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Industrial) Prize, Connor Moore (Bendigo)
- Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) Prize, Clancy Morrison (Bendigo)
Department of Mathematical and Physical Sciences:
- Professor Ed Smith Travel Award, An Ky Duy (Kyan) Nguyen
- Emeritus Professor Christie Eliezer Memorial Prize, Mark Lancaster
- Mathematical and Physical Sciences Honours Prize, Rose Wilkens
- Mathematical and Physical Sciences Undergraduate Prize in Statistics, Mark Lancaster
- Master of Data Science Prize, Oleg Kochetkov (Melbourne) and Linh Ai Dao (online)
