Come test your data science and machine learning skills with our custom built challenges.

Requirements

Submissions should be made through this devpost!

Prizes

$7,187 in prizes

Connections AI

3 winners

1st Place: Scooters
2nd Place: Keychron V1 Custom Mechanical Keyboard
3rd Place: Gourmia Air Fryer

Push Battle

3 winners

1st Place: iPad
2nd Place: Wacom Drawing Tablet
3rd Place: Fujifilm Instant Camera

Roni's Challenge

3 winners

1st Place: Logitech G305 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Gaming Mouse
2nd Place: Anker Soundcore Bluetooth Speaker

Rev's Riddles

3 winners

1st Place: Owala FreeSip Insulated Stainless Steel Water Bottle
2nd Place: Apple AirTag
3rd Place: Anker Wireless Charging Pad

Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry

1 winner

Hack from Home Kit

GoDaddy Registry is giving you everything you need to be the best hacker no matter where you are. Register your domain name with GoDaddy Registry for a chance to win a Hack from Home Kit! Each Kit contains wireless earbuds, blue light glasses, selfie ring light and a pouch for easy transport.

Best Use of MATLAB

1 winner

Wireless YoYo Speaker

MATLAB and Simulink are computational tools used at over 100,000 businesses, government and university sites in over 190 countries. Use MATLAB and/or Simulink exclusively or integrate them into another tool for your next hack to win an exclusive MathWorks branded Wireless YoYo Speaker! You can also claim a free MATLAB software license to get started.

Best AI Application Built with Cloudflare

1 winner

Arduino Kit

Cloudflare is one of the world’s largest networks enabling hackers like you to build, deploy, and deliver trusted applications, no matter where you are! With Cloudflare, you’ll have all the building blocks to create a full-stack application; from C3 (create Cloudflare command line) instance deployment to object storage. You can even run GenAI (LLMs, text to image, Voice to text etc.) in the cloud and leverage your AI functionality via API requests using Cloudlfare’s Workers AI! Enjoy Cloudflare’’s generous free tier to get started at no cost! This weekend, we want you to build an AI Application utilizing Cloudflare’s numerous services for a chance to win Arduino Kits for you and your team!

Best AI Project with Databricks Open Source

1 winner

Assorted Lego Sets

Databricks is an open analytics platform that helps you build, deploy, and maintain large scale data & AI solutions! Whether you’re working with large language models using Mosaic AI (https://mlh.link/databricks-mosaicai), storing data with Databricks Data Lakes (https://mlh.link/databricks-datalakes), or deploying GenAI powered applications using MLflow (https://mlh.link/databricks-mlflow), Databricks Open Source software has the tools you need to make your hackathon project state of the art.

Build an AI powered project utilizing Databricks Open Source projects like the ones mentioned, or Databricks friendly Open Source projects like LanceDB and Llama Index, for a chance to win some amazing prizes for you and your teammates! Check out the following link to see all qualifying Databricks' Open Source technologies (https://mlh.link/databricks).

Best Use of Terraform

1 winner

Hashicorp Mechanical Keyboard

HashiCorp Terraform is a source available infrastructure as code (IaC) tool that makes building, deploying, and managing your projects even easier! Whether you’re working in the cloud or using local resources, Terraform can make managing and configuring your application simple and organized. From deploying Machine Learning models to spinning up virtual containers for your web applications, Terraform supports a wide array of cloud providers and services, taking the guesswork out of your next hackathon project. Dive into the documentation (https://mlh.link/terraform-docs) and discover all the ways Terraform can take the way you hack to the next level!

Terraform’s community edition (https://mlh.link/hashicorp-signup) is free to use with no credit card required! Utilize Terraform in your hackathon project this weekend for a chance to win wireless keyboards for you and each of your teammates!

Best Use of Midnight

1 winner

JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Headphones

Midnight is a data protection blockchain that offers programmable data protection capabilities powered by zero-knowledge technology to address the delicate balance between data protection, ownership, and utilization. This ensures that developers can leverage blockchain technology without exposing confidential information or losing control over their data.

To build on Midnight, all you need is familiarity with TypeScript or a similar JavaScript based library. The service is free to use and their developer documentation has all the information you need to get started. Build a DApp using Midnight this weekend for a chance to win wireless headphones for you and each of your team mates!