PITCH 2024
PITCH 2024
In September 2024, 60 high-performing PhD students from across Monash's faculties and campuses were brought together for the second iteration of Monash PITCH (PhD Interdisciplinary Team CHallenge) at Monash’s Malaysia campus. This year, a number of PhD students from local Malaysian universities also took part in the program.
Working in interdisciplinary teams, the students took part in a hack-a-thon to develop solutions to challenges faced by the local community, such as artificial intelligence, sustainability, and heritage tourism.
Explore how our researchers responded to their challenges below.
Presentations
Group 1
Challenge: Consider an intervention or opportunity that can support data centres to become environmental stewards.
Researchers: Sara Hutchison Tovar, Mihirika Pincha Baduge, Allan Ribeiro Pimenta, Sumiyyah Hameed, Fahmida Islam, Thiviya, Fatin Nadiah bt. Mahmud (UKM Malaysia)
Group 2
Challenge: Consider an intervention or opportunity that can enable the creation of practical, scalable solutions balancing rapid AI driven technologies with inclusive development, shaping Malaysia's socio economic landscape for future decades.
Researchers: Yayan Puji Riyanto, Claire Samanna, Mahnaz Laghaei, Gianluca Vidali, Wren Smith, Victoria Stock, Khoo Lin Sze
Group 3
Challenge: Consider an intervention or opportunity that can enable the creation of practical, scalable solutions balancing rapid AI driven technologies with inclusive development, shaping Malaysia's socio economic landscape for future decades.
Researchers: Kyra Fabianke, Ruofei Chen, Iman Ranjbar, Pranav Pankaj Runwal, Md Adnanul Islam, Chee Kwong Siew (Tyrell), Rupany Selvam, Nor Hidayu Binti Sukardi (Universiti Teknologi MARA)
Group 4
Challenge: Consider an intervention or opportunity that advances and promotes local technology development while also forwarding Malaysia’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals.
Researchers: Raymond Hyma, Parth Sharma, Duc Minh La, Yunyang Zhou, Sudarsan Natarajan, Yu Du, Lee Yee Qin, Liuying (Universiti Malaya)
Group 5
Challenge: Consider an intervention or opportunity for the Kuala Lumpur community focused around sustainable or transformational tourism that engages with the city’s rich history of multiculturalism.
Researchers: Amritha Mohan, Abanoub Shenoda, Chenlizhe Yang, Yuxiang Ren, Ajay Kumar, Ye Shing Lourdes Loh (Morgan), Mary Ling, Nurfatihah Binti Mohd Khaidzir (Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia)
Group 6
Challenge: Consider an intervention or opportunity for the Kuala Lumpur community focused around sustainable or transformational tourism that engages with the city’s rich history of multiculturalism.
Researchers: Ivana Gillard, Solomon Ansah, Delaram Talebkhan Garoussi, Bhanuka M S V Gamage, Shubham Kumar, Viktor Prypoten, Hajara Mohamed Saleeth, Aishwarya Sundaram (Universiti Malaya)
Group 7
Challenge: Consider an intervention or opportunity that can enhance good governance in the Early Childhood Education sector and which improves the quality and integrity of the service to the community.
Researchers: Euan Hind, Lois Asiedua-Ahenkorah, Flavien Owolabi, Joy Bhowmik, Pranita Shrestha, Hon Hui Nee, Charulatha Pitigala, Nurhidayah Binti Yaakop (UKM Malaysia)