Student Achievement & Recognition

Liliana Munoz

Liliana Munoz, APIC MBA student, has been named Study Melbourne Ambassador for 2026. Out of over 250 applicants, Liliana is among the 13 student ambassadors selected. Study Melbourne Ambassadors are student leaders and changemakers who contribute to and support the international student community. More information about Liliana’s journey can be found here: https://studymelbourne.vic.gov.au/upskill-and-connect/study-melbourne-ambassador-program-2026/meet-our-ambassadors.

Abdul Jaleel

Abdul Jaleel, APIC MIT student, co-authored a research paper titled “Hybrid Approach to Automated Essay Scoring: Integrating Deep Learning Embeddings with Handcrafted Linguistic Features for Improved Accuracy.” Abdul completed his course in Trimester 2, 2024 and published the paper under APIC’s affiliation.

Faith Dizon

Faith Dizon, APIC MBA student, presented her research project, Prominence of Youth Entrepreneurship in the Philippines in the Post-Pandemic Era at the International Conference on Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Business Management (ICLEBM) in March 2025 in Philippines (Faith presented online). Faith developed this project in PRJ6001 Applied Project in Trimester 2 2024.

Felipe Augusto Fogaca Pereira

Felipe Augusto Fogaca Pereira, APIC MBA student, has been named City of Melbourne Student Ambassador for 2026, as part of the My Melbourne Student Ambassador Leadership Program. The student ambassador role will see Felipe work closely with the Lord Mayor and City of Melbourne Councillors. The APIC MBA student will be involved in co-designing, promoting and delivering support initiatives for international students living in the city. Felipe is the very first APIC student to be selected to participate in the highly competitive program.

The My Melbourne Student Ambassador Leadership Program attracts a large number of applicants each year. The program recognises individuals who demonstrate strong engagement with the international student community and commitment to Melbourne’s diverse and inclusive environment.

Felipe Augusto Fogaca Pereira, was also named Study Melbourne Ambassador. Felipe’s profile can be found on the Meet our 2025 ambassadors page of the Study Melbourne website. Study Melbourne also announced the ambassadors on their social media channels:

Rosselle Dullan-Wenceslao

Rosselle Dullan-Wenceslao, APIC MPMB student, presented at the HEPP-QN National Student Forum in October 2024. Her presentation, titled “Finding Opportunities, Changing Perspectives: Sustainability education in a Project Management program”, received the Best Presentation Award during the closing plenary. Rosselle was nominated and supported by her lecturer, Dr Mohammad Ashiqur Rahman.

Rosselle Dullan-Wenceslao, APIC MPMB student, and her supervisor, Dr M.Ashiqur Rahman presented her research project, Assessing the Impact of Integrated Building Management Systems on Energy Reduction and Sustainability Initiatives in Some Selected Sydney Hotels, at the International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism in May 2025 in Turkey (Rosselle will present online). Rosselle developed this project in PRJ6001 Applied Project in Trimester 2 2024.

Together with Dr Rahman and Associate Professor Michelle Cavaleri, ECA HE’s Dean (Academic), Rossell has also now published a paper for her research project – Assessing the Impact of Integrated Building Management Systems on Energy Reduction and Sustainability Initiatives in a Selected Sydney Hotel.

Kiran Pokhrel

Kiran Pokhrel, APIC MPMB student, presented his research project, Optimization of Hydropower Development Strategies in Nepal’s River Basins – A Study at the Annual Congress on Soil and Water Conservation (ACSWC-2025) Conference in May 2025 in Nepal (Kiran will present online). Kiran developed this project in PRJ6001 Applied Project in Trimester 2 2024.

Kubir Bhattarai

Kubir Bhattarai, APIC MPMB student, presented his research project, Enhancing Food Safety in E-Commerce: Implementing Automated Regulatory Control Mechanisms in Bhutan” at the Australia-Bhutan Research Conference 2024 in December 2024. Kubir developed this project in PRJ6001 Applied Project in Trimester 1, 2024.

Kubir’s presentation can be accessed here: https://ro.ecu.edu.au/abr_conference/2024/Wednesday_December_4th/3/

Adwin Chand

Adwin Chand, APIC MBA student, presented his research project, Adapting Food Supply Chains to COVID” 19: A Study on Supermarket Resilience in Australia and Fiji at the International Conference on Business Performance and Supply Chain Modelling in February 2025 in Melbourne. Adwin developed this project in PRJ6001 Applied Project in Trimester 2 2024.

Adwin has also co-authored a paper with APIC lecturer Dr Parvesh Saini in the Journal of Information Systems Engineering and Management which can be accessed here: https://jisem-journal.com/index.php/journal/article/view/4488

Vasantha Kumaar Vijayabanu Babu

Vasantha Kumaar Vijayabanu Babu, APIC MPBM student, presented his research project, Integrating Building Information Modelling (Bim) In Construction Projects: A Study To Increase The Efficiency Of Construction Projects at the Information and Communication Technology for Intelligent Systems (ICTIS) conference in April 2025 in Bangkok (Vasantha will present online). Vasantha developed this project in PRJ6001 Applied Project in Trimester 3 2024.

Sudeep Rimal

Sudeep Rimal, APIC Bachelor of Information Technology student, won first place in a category of the GovHack 2023 Competition. GovHack is an annual open government data competition held all over Australia and New Zealand. Participants use open government data and make it more useful and engaging with the aim of demonstrating innovation and creativity. Sudeep won the Generative AI category for the project titled ‘influenzAI: Using AI to provide convenient, private, trustworthy access to Long COVID & Influenza information from open, reputable government data’.

Sobia Kousar

Sobia Kousar, an APIC MIT student, co-authored a research paper titled “Enhancing Autonomous Vehicles Security: A Survey on GAT, Neural Networks, and Reinforcement Learning in AI-Driven Defense.” The collaborative work was produced with two fellow APIC MIT students and APIC lecturer Dr Mahmood Bekhit.

Sobia has co-authored a second paper along with two other MIT students titled “Enhancing VR Education through AI-Driven Emotional Adaptation: A Survey on Emotion-Centric VFX and Adaptive Learning Environments”. Similar to Sobia’s first publication, this paper was co-authored by Dr Bekhit. The book of proceedings was edited by APIC academic, Associate Professor Abeer Alsadoon.

Somesh Guljari Lal

Somesh Guljari Lal, an APIC MIT student, co-authored a research paper titled “Enhancing Autonomous Vehicles Security: A Survey on GAT, Neural Networks, and Reinforcement Learning in AI-Driven Defense.” The collaborative work was produced with two fellow APIC MIT students and APIC lecturer Dr Mahmood Bekhit.

Somesh has co-authored a second paper along with two other MIT students titled “Enhancing VR Education through AI-Driven Emotional Adaptation: A Survey on Emotion-Centric VFX and Adaptive Learning Environments”. Similar to Somesh’s first publication, this paper was co-authored by Dr Bekhit. The book of proceedings was edited by APIC academic, Associate Professor Abeer Alsadoon.

Mukta Dinesh Kumar

Mukta Dinesh Kumar, an APIC MIT student, co-authored a research paper titled “Enhancing Autonomous Vehicles Security: A Survey on GAT, Neural Networks, and Reinforcement Learning in AI-Driven Defense.” The collaborative work was produced with two fellow APIC MIT students and APIC lecturer Dr Mahmood Bekhit.

Under the guidance of Associate Professor Alsadoon (APIC academic) who served as the conference Program Chair, Mukta presented the above paper at the International Conference on Advances in Computing Research in July 2025.

Mukta has co-authored a second paper along with two other MIT students titled “Enhancing VR Education through AI-Driven Emotional Adaptation: A Survey on Emotion-Centric VFX and Adaptive Learning Environments”. Similar to Mukta’s first publication, this paper was co-authored by Dr Bekhit. The book of proceedings was edited by A/Prof Alsadoon.

Mujahid Ali Khan

Mujahid Ali Khan, APIC MPMB student, has published a research paper titled “Internet of Things (IoT) Enabled Sustainable Energy Management (SEM) for SMEs – A Review”. This research work was undertaken by Mujahid as part of their PRJ6001 Applied Project unit. Mujahid has been supported and guided by APIC lecturer, Dr Parvesh Saini.

Maryam Malik

Maryam Malik, APIC MPMB student, will present her PRJ6001 Applied Project research at the World Conference on Smart Trends in Systems, Security & Sustainability in August 2025. Her presentation is titled “Inflation and Housing Affordability in Australia: The Role of Policy Uncertainty and Urbanisation”. Maryam has been supported and guided by APIC lecturer, Dr Parvesh Saini.

Puneet Bansal

Puneet Bansal’s paper titled Emission Control and Sustainability: Evaluating Bharat Stage – 6 (BS6) Technology in Indian Automotive Industry has been accepted for presentation at the International Conference on Mechanical and Automobile Engineering (ICMAPE-25) to be held in November 2025 in India. Puneet is an APIC MPMB student and with guidance from Dr Parvesh Saini, has undertaken this research work as part of their PRJ6001 Applied Project.

Student Achievements & Recognition – APIC

Student Achievements

Study Melbourne Ambassador 2026

Research Paper Publication

Presentation at ICLEBM Conference

Named City of Melbourne Student Ambassador

Best Presentation Award at HEPP-QN National Student Forum

Presentation at ACSWC-2025 Conference

Presentation at Australia-Bhutan Research Conference

Presentation at ICBPSCM Conference

Presentation at ICTIS Conference

Winner in GovHack 2023 for Generative AI Category

Co-authored a Research Paper

Co-authored a Research Paper

Co-authored a Research Paper

Published a Research Paper

Presentation at WorldS4 Conference

Presentation at ICMAPE-25 Conference

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