He is completing a 140 hour internship onsite with SAcommunity at the Connecting Up Office, Infoxchange 15 hours a week for 10 weeks over 2 days around his university classes.
Deekshitha Goud Podeti has joined our Data Analytics Team for her Adelaide University SET (Sciences, Engineering and Technology) Internship as part of her Master of Data Science, Trimester 2, 2025, from 27 May 2025 to 22 August 2025.
She is completing a 140-hour onsite internship with SAcommunity at the Connecting Up Office, Infoxchange, working 2 days per week over 12 weeks.
Total Hours: 19.5 Joined: 27 May 2025 Last Check-in: 3 June 2025
Image: Intern Mahir Islam, Volunteers Yong Kheng Beh and Joe Xuanqiao Zhang, Intern Charmi Divecha, Meixuan Liao, Shrushti Ladage, Deekshitha Podeti with Staff Member Julia Koh (former intern and volunteer)
National Volunteer Week in Australia was held from 19-25 May 2025. This year's theme is "Connecting Communities," and the week celebrates and recognizes the contributions of volunteers across the nation.
Image: Volunteers Rex Porter, David Webb, Alexander Bull, Chris Baldwin and Anubhav Dattagupta
With the rapid advancement of AI technologies and the team's initial lack of experience in software development during the early stages of chatbot development, many aspects of the chatbot software can be revisited. In collaboration with the website redevelopment team, efforts are also underway to update the SAcommunity website, which is gradually becoming outdated.
Volunteer Yong Kheng Beh, who previously developed the chatbot’s backend, returned to Connecting Up on January 14, 2025, to refine and enhance the chatbot, focusing on areas she believes can be improved. She brings valuable insights from her internship at YourAnswer Pty Ltd (July 2024 – October 2024), along with her dedication to continuous learning.
Welcome Teffi!
Estefania Perez Carvajal joined our SAcommunity Data Analytics Team as a volunteer, beginning with the team this year on the 14 August 2024.
She attends for 4 hours a week onsite at the Connecting Up office, Infoxchange around her classes and part-time work.
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Image: Volunteers Rex Porter, David Webb, Alexander Bull, Chris Baldwin and Anubhav Dattagupta
