Friday, September 25, 2026 · 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. · Tech Flex, University Center Complex, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
In person, one day. There is no remote track.
One day. One real business challenge. Student teams from every discipline design AI-enabled tools, apps and services that answer it — and make the case for the value they create. The best idea wins, not the best code.
Who can join
Undergraduate and graduate students, any school, any major. No technical background required. Register on your own and we will pair you with a team, or bring your own — there is no limit on team size.
The challenge
A partner company brings a real business problem, and company judges score the results. The official challenge statement is published here before the event. You will not need any private company data; public datasets are fine.
Schedule
8:00 a.m. — Check-in and breakfast
9:00 a.m. — Opening remarks: the challenge, the judging criteria, and what to submit
9:30 a.m. — Building starts. Mentors are on site 11:00 – 12:30 and 1:00 – 2:30
12:00 p.m. — Lunch
3:00 p.m. — Projects due
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. — Final presentations: five minutes per team, then questions from the judges
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. — Judging and awards
How to register
Registration is handled on the Stevens form, not on Devpost. Following or registering on this page does not sign you up for the event.
Register for the hackathon
Prizes
To be announced.
Questions: Dr. Jingyi Sun, School of Business — jsun54@stevens.edu
Event site: ailab.stevens.edu/hackathon
Requirements
What to build
An AI-enabled tool, app or service that answers the official challenge — either a working artifact or a system proposal. Both are accepted and judged the same way. Bring the business case with it: the value it creates, for whom, and what it would take to build for real.
What to submit here
Project name and a one-line tagline
A description: the problem, your solution, how AI is used in it, and the business case
Team members and affiliations
A link to your repository, or your proposal document if you are not shipping code
Your pitch slides
Screenshots or a demo video, if you have them
The rules
One submission per team, sent by the team leader.
Deadline: 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, September 25, 2026.
Presentations run 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.: five minutes per team with a live demo or walkthrough, then two to three minutes of questions from the judges.
Prizes
To Be Announced
To Be Announced
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Shichao Jia
Coordinator
Judging Criteria
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TBD
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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