04/12/2025
Weโre thrilled to share that the UNSW Mending Broken Hearts team has won 1st place at the 2025 Heart Hackathon in Vienna, Austria! ๐๐ฆ๐น
A huge thank you to the organisers at Heart Hackathon () and ISMCS, our sponsors (NSW Government Chief Scientist & Engineer, Engineers Australia, Abbott, and OneMD On Demand) and collaborators (Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute, UNSW Tyree IHealthE, St Vincentโs Hospital Heart Health, ISMCS, Innovamed, and Ansys).
Thank you to our Academic Lead Audrey Adji, Professor of Practice Bernard Kornfeld, our Academic Advisors Gabriel Matus Vazquez and Daming Zhang, Elaindy Tong and the organisers of the ChallENG VIP Program, and our supporters at UNSW Engineering, for their ongoing support.
Lastly, thank you to our incredible MBH Vienna Team โ Arif Altundal, Lipda Chantayasakorn, Dev Kanchhal, Emaan Khurram, Konny Lee, Jessica Trang, Natalie Widjaja, Giselle Wijaya, Jason Wu, and Oliver Xu โ for representing us on the global stage with so much passion and dedication.
This has been an unforgettable experience and a huge milestone for our team. Weโre honoured to take 1st place among 13 university teams from across 5 continents. Congrats to all the other participating teams! See you guys again in 2026 ๐