The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), through the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (NECTEC), officially launched AI Thailand Hackathon 2025 under the theme “From AI Model to Service on AI for Thai”. The event aimed to promote and elevate AI models developed by Thai innovators into service-based APIs on the AI for Thai platform. The competition took place at the Sirindhorn Science Home, Thailand Science Park, Pathum Thani Province, from August 2–4, 2025.
In this competition, Team DIDA from the Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, comprising 1) Dr. Kanakorn Horsiritham, 2) Dr. Chanavee Toh, and 3) Mr. Krirkkiat Suwirat of the Digital Innovation and Data Analytics (DIDA) Division, won First Runner-Up and a cash prize of 30,000 baht with their project “Whannoi Assistant”. This intelligent AI assistant for diabetes patients, developed on the Line OA platform, was designed to address the challenges patients face in managing multiple aspects of their health and the risk of receiving inaccurate information. The solution functions as a personalized expert, offering advice and answering questions about diabetes, analyzing nutritional values from food images uploaded by patients, and tracking health data such as blood sugar levels and daily step counts. It then provides tailored, continuous recommendations. The system is powered by the Diabetica 7B model, fine-tuned with diabetes-specific data, and utilizes the Pathumma Vision model for food image analysis.
The hackathon attracted over 70 teams nationwide, with a rigorous selection process narrowing them down to 25 finalist teams, totaling 70 participants. These included top-ranking teams from the AI Thailand Benchmark 2025 competition held in May, as well as teams selected through direct applications. The 40-hour competition was filled with determination and innovation, as participants developed and refined their applications to compete for total prize money exceeding 100,000 baht. In addition, NECTEC NSTDA organized a Hackathon Clinic, where AI research experts provided close mentorship on innovation development, business strategies, and presentation techniques.