March 25th, 2025

Announcing the winners of the 2025 Powerful Devs Hack Together

April Dunnam
Principal Power Platform Advocate

The 2025 Powerful Devs Hack Together brought developers together to build secure and scalable AI-powered solutions using Power Platform, Azure, AI Builder, and more.

If you missed the event, you can still catch up on all the sessions covering AI, automation, security, extensibility, and more!

🎥 Watch here: aka.ms/powerfuldevs/ondemand


Technologies Used in the Hackathon

 We loved seeing developers use so many different technologies to build their hack. Developers built projects using:
✔ Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Copilot Studio)
✔ Azure Services & AI Foundry
✔ Microsoft 365 Agents SDK
✔ AI Builder & Microsoft Fabric
✔ Programming Languages: C#, TypeScript, Python

We saw so many impressive hacks, but judges managed to narrow down the list to the top 8. Winners were evaluated on innovation, impact, technical usability, and alignment with corresponding hackathon categories.


Meet the Winners!

Best Overall: CardioTriage AI

CardioTriage AI is a groundbreaking solution designed to enhance emergency cardiac care through AI-driven triaging, automated patient check-ins, lab report analysis, and real-time appointment scheduling. By leveraging Power Platform, Microsoft Bookings, Copilot Studio autonomous agents, and Azure AI, this solution ensures faster response times and better patient outcomes.

CardioTriage Architecture

What Judges Liked:

  • Life-saving potential in critical scenarios
  • Strong AI implementation balancing automation and human oversight
  • Seamless integration across Power Platform, Microsoft Bookings, and Azure AI

🔗 View the solution


Best in Power: Term Buddy

Term Buddy is an AI-powered terminology assistant that ensures precise term usage and eliminates misunderstandings in professional and technical environments. This solution provides seamless integration across Microsoft 365, Copilot in Teams, and Azure AI Foundry, making it highly scalable and adaptable. The admin-focused Canvas app was praised for its intuitive design, while CI/CD pipelines, ALM best practices, and deployment automation using Bicep scripts and Azure Key Vault ensure a secure and reliable experience.

TermBuddy

What Judges Liked:

  • Well-integrated solution using Copilot in Teams, Azure AI Foundry, and Power Apps
  • Robust admin portal with an intuitive design
  • Strong ALM & CI/CD practices, ensuring scalability and security

🔗 View the project


Best in Integrations: AI-Driven SharePoint Archiving

This solution tackles the complex challenge of managing SharePoint site lifecycles by automating archiving processes based on AI-powered assessments of site activity, modifications, and relevance. The project includes a Power App dashboard that provides an at-a-glance view of SharePoint site health and integrates Azure AI for intelligent automation.

AI-Driven SharePoint Archiving Architecture

What Judges Liked:

  • Seamless integration with SharePoint, Azure, and Power Platform
  • Practical real-world use case with high impact
  • Strong AI implementation for intelligent site management

🔗 View the solution


Best in Agents: Auto Triage AI Agent

Auto Triage AI Agent automates bug triage and issue tracking by leveraging generative AI to create, update, and follow up on bug reports. This solution is particularly valuable for customer support and development teams, streamlining workflows and reducing response times.

Auto Triage Architecture

What Judges Liked:

  • Smart use of autonomous agents to enhance operational efficiency
  • Strong real-world application for improving product issue management
  • Effective AI-driven automation for triage workflows

🔗 View the solution


Best in AI: Physical Therapy Advisor

Physical Therapy Advisor provides personalized rehabilitation plans using AI-driven recommendations, making physical therapy more accessible and effective. The solution utilizes Power Apps, Power Automate, and AI Builder to guide patients through their therapy journey while ensuring treatment plans are tailored to individual needs.

What Judges Liked:

  • Highly impactful application in healthcare
  • Broad use of AI with Power Apps, Power Automate, and AI Builder
  • Well-documented solution with a smooth user experience

🔗 View the solution


Best in Automation: ELM (Employment Lifecycle Management) App

The ELM app streamlines employee onboarding and offboarding by automating task assignments, approvals, notifications, and progress tracking. Built with Power Automate and Power Apps, it ensures a seamless experience for HR, IT, and managers.

What Judges Liked:

  • Clear impact on HR automation
  • Well-structured and efficient workflow management
  • Comprehensive use of Power Automate for business efficiency

🔗 View the solution


Best in Applications: AI-Powered Employee Development Platform

This AI-driven solution creates personalized learning paths for employees based on individual adaptability traits. It features custom Power Apps pages, AI-generated recommendations, and a modern user experience to improve professional development.

What Judges Liked:

  • Modern and user-friendly UI
  • Creative use of AI for personalized development
  • Strong AI integrations for learning path generation

🔗 View the solution


Best in Pages: MASS Travel Solution

MASS Travel Solution simplifies travel planning by automating itinerary matching between customers and budget-friendly agencies. This solution uses Power Platform, a dynamic agency portal, and automated notifications to improve coordination and efficiency.

What Judges Liked:

  • Smart automation for travel agency matching
  • Efficient use of Power Platform to streamline coordination
  • Strong impact on customer experience

🔗 View the solution


Congratulations to All Participants!

The Powerful Devs Hack Together 2025 showcased incredible projects, and we can’t wait to see what the community builds next!

🎥 Missed the sessions? Watch them on-demand here: aka.ms/powerfuldevs/ondemand

Author

April Dunnam
Principal Power Platform Advocate

April is a process automation pro, collaboration tool enthusiast and karaoke queen. She's a woman who codes, but is passionate about teaching others to build apps and automation with zero code. She feels very fortunate to have a job where she can make that happen every day as a Principal Power Platform Advocate at Microsoft.

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