Congratulations to SFU Data Science Students for Winning at DubHacks 2026

Congratulations to Team SayKind — Piyush Sharda, Pranay Ratan, and Devvrat Vaishnav, a team of current and former SFU Data Science students, for winning the CloudForce: Most Viral award at DubHacks 2026, hosted at the University of Washington in Seattle!

Described by its organizers as the largest collegiate hackathon in the Pacific Northwest, DubHacks brings together students to develop innovative solutions to real-world challenges. Its 2026 event website highlighted over 1,100 participants and a 36-hour hackathon.

The team developed SayKind, an AI-powered communication and language practice application designed to support people living with aphasia, a condition that can affect a person's ability to communicate.