IT competitions have attracted those dedicated in technology to enter and win national awards.
“A Graduation Thesis - Applications of IBM Software” competition was held by IBM with the aim the encourage students to utilize IBM technology and software in their studies and research and to come up with new ideas for daily use.
Mr. Le Huu Hoa, a DTU student, was awarded second prize by the General Manager of IBM Vietnam for his project “Research on the applications of Infosphere Warehouse and Cognos IBM software in the treatment of heart disease patients”
Mr. Le Huu Hoa on
graduation day
First held in 2011, this competition has attracted students from many universities nationwide, such as the University of Natural Sciences, Ho Chi Minh City National University, Duy Tan University, the University of Technology, Hanoi National University and so on. On the 5th of September, after five months of consideration, the judges decided to award one first prize, two second prizes, one third prize, and one special prize from the IBM Vietnam General Manager for the best projects.
IBM highly appreciated the DTU’s participation in the competition, because 121 DTU students received IBM’s internationally recognized certificate. The innovative creativity of Mr. Huu Hoa’s project convinced the judges of its high potential as an application.
DTU students participate in
an IT gala
Database mining has become a hot topic recently. The rapid development of Information Technology industry has led to the need for data collection and storage in many areas, in production, in business, in management and so on. Mr. Huu Hoa’s project proposed a new way of using database mining technique to select information. His project was considered to be beneficial not only to the health-care industry but also in other fields, such as education and business in general.
One of the judges, Mr. Nguyen Duc Man, Dean of the DTU International School said: “It was the first time DTU students had competed. The two prizes won by Mr. Le Huu Hoa demonstrated the abilities and talents of DTU students in competitive national technology contests. I believe that more DTU graduate students will participate in the competition next year, giving them the opportunity to practice for, gain and share experiences at national and international IT conferences”.
As a DTU graduate of the Department of Information Technology, Mr. Huu Hoa often spends time visiting lecturers and friends at the DTU campus. He is now one of the highly-qualified staff working at Luvina Software, which is a Japanese-owned company. In 2009, he won second prize in the “Discover IBM Technology” competition on IBM Technology Day. He said: “I only had two months to finish my graduation thesis and internship placement. There wasn’t much equipment to conduct the project, but I just wanted to share my IT experiences with anyone who was interested. I was surprised to win second place in the competition. I hope that my project will be applied effectively academically, so that students will locate the most appropriate university. I want to thank the DTU lecturers for their dedication in providing us with the knowledge and skills for our future success”.
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