2017 Professional of the Year
Dr Jordan Nguyen works with a kind of digital passion that goes beyond the self. His mantra, ‘One life. Persist to improve many,’ has powered socially inclusive assistive technology that enhances the lives of people with disabilities—like his mind-controlled wheelchair—and eye-controlled communication keyboard, music software and flying spaceship game.
Jordan’s creations are so innovative they seem to touch the realm of telekinesis. The ACS Digital Disruptors Awards thus had a very special ICT Professional of the Year in 2017.
2017 Winners
Individual Awards
ICT Professional of the Year Jordan Nguyen
![]() Jordan Nguyen Gold Disruptor Vivienne Conway
Young ICT Professional of the Year - Male Phillip Matheson
Gold Disruptors Mark Topacio
Michael Tulip
Young ICT Professional of the Year - Female Margaret Zou
Gold Disruptors Monique Alvis
Kerry Halupka
Tyne Daile Sumner
ICT Student of the Year Samaneh Movassaghi
Gold Disruptors Stephanie Jensen
Cameron Lonsdale
ICT Educator of the Year Shanton Chang
Gold Disruptors Gail Bourne
William Yeoh
ICT Researcher of the Year Manoranjan Paul
Gold Disruptors Marcus Foth
Yi Yang
Team/Project Awards
Service Transformation for the Digital Consumer: Corporate Statewide Super
Gold Disruptors Crewmojo
GHD
Myfreight
Government University of Queensland
Gold Disruptors Australian Taxation Office
Government of Western Australia – Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
Not for Profit Humanoid Robot Project Team
Gold Disruptor The Smith Family
Skills Transformation of Work Teams: Small (under 20) Insane Technologies
Gold Disruptor VicRoads
Medium (21 - 200) GS1 Australia
Gold Disruptors Canstar
GM Holden
Statewide Super
Large (200+) Australian Taxation Office
Gold Disruptors ANZ
NAB Data Delivery Centre
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