The city of Oradea will be the host at the end of this week, October 25-27, of the international hackathon called HackTech, dedicated to deep-tech and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
"This is the first international deep-tech hackathon dedicated to Artificial Intelligence (IT). It never happened before to have such an event here in Romania, or in Eastern Europe. We want it ti be the most important AI Hackathon in the Central and Eastern Europe, as we offer a unique space for innovation, collaboration and personal development. Poland did host hackathones before, but not of the deep-tech level. This is a very niche event. There were other deep tech AI events that took place in Romania, but not hackathones, or other AI hackathones, but not of the deep tech type. And those events were not international," the head of the HackTech event, Mark Kiraly, told AGERPRES on Monday.
So far, the event attracted 180 participants, 37 teams, from Romania, Hungary and other country. However, the organizers expect approximately 200 participants, experts in AI, mentors, developers and companies, who will collaborate at this hackathon exclusively to approach real challenges, solve problems in the industry, and also compete for important prizes.
The three-day event will include programming sessions, challenges offered by various partners, workshops held by experts from such companies as Open AI or Amazon, and opportunities to interact with leaders in the AI industry.
Although HackTech emphasizes collaboration and learning, it also offers a chance for teams to present their innovative solutions. Thus, the Oradea Tech Hub will award two major awards for excellence in innovation and technical expertise.
The "Most Complex Technical Project" award of 2,000 euros will go to the team that proves outstanding technical ability in solving AI challenges.
The award "The Best Innovation in User-Computer Interaction," also 2,000 euros, will be awarded to the team with the most important advances in this field.
HackTech 2024 is organized by the Oradea Tech Hub and supported by Brillio, the main partner leading the digital transformation and AI innovation within the event. Industry leaders such as OpenAI, Google and Amazon are key partners, providing valuable expertise.
This event is organized with the support of Oradea City Hall, the release also states.