Vietnamese students shine at the Global AI Festival

(NLDO) - Vietnam won an award at the Intel AI Global Impact Festival 2025 with two AI projects for the community.

Intel has just announced the global winners of the 5th Intel AI Global Impact Festival 2025. This is an annual event that celebrates innovative artificial intelligence projects with a positive impact on society, created by students from 32 countries.

Six teams from India, the US, Moldova, Singapore, China, and Vietnam have won the Global Award, judged based on innovation, social impact, and the "responsible AI" standard.

This year, Vietnam continues to make a strong impression with two projects being honored in both global and regional categories.

List of Vietnamese students who won global awards at the 5th Intel AI Global Impact Festival.

In the age group over 18, three students, Hoang Gia Huy, Bui Xuan Canh, and Vi Hoai Thuong (Lac Hong University, Dong Nai province), won the Global Award with their project, Your Voice – an AI application that helps break down communication barriers between the hearing impaired and the community. The application uses computer vision, machine learning, and animated avatars to provide real-time bilingual translation of Vietnamese Sign Language (VSL) into text or speech, while also supporting sign language learning and job searching for over 2.5 million hearing-impaired people in Vietnam. Each winning student received $2,000 from Intel.

In the 13-17 age group, Ha Ngo (Lam Son High School for the Gifted, Thanh Hoa province) and Phuc Phan (Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted, Ho Chi Minh City) won the Regional Award with their project Hap – an AI-powered orientation aid for the visually impaired using haptic feedback.

“Hap” combines smart glasses and a vibrating neckband, using the YOLOv8 model and Intel’s OpenVINO toolkit to identify objects and transmit orientation signals via vibrations, helping visually impaired people navigate safely without sound. The project is designed to be low-cost, easy to use, and operate offline, with each student receiving $1,000.

Kimberly Mayes, Vice President of Intel's Center for Talent Development, Inclusion, Engagement, and Corporate Social Impact Strategy, shared: "Young innovators are shaping the future by applying AI to solve practical problems with fresh thinking and ethical commitment, contributing to progress in many fields."

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