Hackathons

BUILD FAST / PROVE IT PUBLICLY

11

reported
wins

Production-minded systems built under severe time constraints, judged by technical reviewers, sponsors, and working demonstrations.

TOTAL EVENTS22
WIN RATE50%
CONSECUTIVE WINS05
PUBLIC LINKS10
Reported results
01

may 2026 / Houston Community College Northwest

HackHCC

BrainDance

eeg-based memory reconstruction, viewable in vr.

winner2 public links
02

apr 2026 / UCLA

LA Hacks '26

SAGE

ai education platform: real-time physics, on-device inference, live learner presence.

cloudinary track winner2 public links
03

apr 2026 / University of Texas at Austin

Hook 'Em Hacks '26

ClawGuardian

decentralized prompt injection firewall for ai agents with on-chain threat sharing.

2x track winner2 public links
04

apr 2026 / Southern Methodist University

HackSMU VII

Project Tusk

real-time bioacoustic pipeline for elephant field recordings.

winner2 public links
05

mar 2026 / online

Global Hack Week

CAFAI

context-aware fused ad insertion: ads that blend into content instead of interrupting it.

winner2 public links
06

2025 / United States

Intel Internal Hackathon

Protected system

Internal innovation challenge; implementation record remains protected.

WinnerDetails limited
07

2026 / United States

Nutanix Internal Hackathon

Protected system

Internal engineering challenge; implementation record remains protected.

WinnerDetails limited
08

2025 / Houston, TX

HackRice '25

HootHive

Lecture-to-study-resource system for turning recordings into structured material.

Winner0 public links
09

2025 / San Antonio, TX

RowdyHacks '25

Winning system

Reported result; an exact public event link is not currently attached.

Winner0 public links
10

2025 / United States

Additional winning record

Protected record

Public result confirmed; project and event details remain protected.

WinnerDetails limited
11

2026 / United States

Additional winning record

Protected record

Public result confirmed; project and event details remain protected.

WinnerDetails limited
OPERATING PATTERN03 / WHY IT MATTERS

BUILDING UNDER PRESSURE REVEALS ENGINEERING JUDGMENT.

These records demonstrate rapid problem framing, team coordination, technical execution, and public delivery. Only recognized event or sponsor results appear in the win total.

Teams, judges, and sponsors provide external validation.