About the Challenge
This hackathon will take place in The Lodge @ Sixth College from 8 AM to 9 PM on Saturday May 9th, 2026. There will be free Claude merch, Claude API Credits, food, and film photography that will be developed after the event for all attendees.
When people participate in a hackathon, they typically create a project according to a certain theme. These projects are great, but most of the time, they are not used by anyone after the event, and some of these projects are not very unique since ideas get recycled. Students also used to go to hackathons to learn how to code or gain experience with full stack development. However, with the increasing capabilities of LLMs, these hackathons are becoming more like an idea-thon since prototyping can be done with the push of a button.
The goal for this hackathon is to decenter having the cleanest code or even the best idea, and to instead get students to think about how what they are building is fitting into the technological landscape of today’s day and age. To do this, we will implement a 1-2 page write up in addition to the final project, where students must think about the ethical concerns of their project throughout the data lifecycle and implement or discuss system designs that reflect that. A large part of the evaluation of projects will be on how intentional the students are with the integration of their project into the scope of their domain.
Schedule
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM - Check In
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM - Project Expectations
9:00 AM - 12:00 AM - Work Time
11:00 AM - Data Ethics Workshop
Approximately 12:00 PM ~ Lunch
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Work Time
6:00 PM - ALL PROJECTS MUST BE IN BY THIS TIME
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM - Judging
8:30 PM - 9 PM Winners announced, networking
Requirements
During this hackathon, students will work in teams of 2 to create 3 required submissions:
1. Project
Pick one of the tracks and create a project based on it that integrates AI/ML. Note: you don't have to use Claude!
2. Writeup
Create your writeup based on the project you made.
3. Video
Create a 3-5 minute video walking through your project, key features that relate to the topics in the writeup, and upload it onto Youtube. Make sure this is public.
Prizes
Top 2 Teams
Lego Artemis Rocket Set + $300 Claude API Credits / person in the top 2 winning teams.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Dylan Theriot
Senior Software Engineer @ Loot Labs
Gian Deleon
Systems Vehicle Test Engineer on behalf of Waymo
Victor Liao
Mathematics & Data Science PhD Student
Emily Yip
Organizer
Kevin Zhang
AI Alignment Club Organizer
Matthew Magno
Software Engineer II @ JP Morgan
Benjamin Chen
Security Engineer @ Amazon
Vriksha Srihari
AL/ML @ National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Judging Criteria
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Writeup
Does your writeup effectively address the ethical concerns of your project? Does it meet all the requirements? Were you specific with the limitations of your project? Did you answer questions presented to you at the workshop? -
Project
Does your project provide a solution to a critical problem within your given track? -
Video
Does your video walk through the project effectively and provide insight into how the project works? Is it 3-5 minutes long?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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