Contact Information
info@acein.aueb.gr
2108203829
ACEin, Troias 2, Athens
FAQ
Explore our Frequently Asked Questions to find answers to common queries about AI Hackathon Greece. Whether you have questions about the event details, rules, or logistics, you'll find the information you need in this organized Q&A resource.
FAQ
Explore our Frequently Asked Questions to find answers to common queries about AI Hackathon Greece. Whether you have questions about the event details, rules, or logistics, you'll find the information you need in this organized Q&A resource.
What is an AI Hackathon?
Who can participate in the AI Hackathon?
How do I register for the AI Hackathon?
What should I bring to the AI Hackathon?
Do I need to have prior AI experience to participate?
Is there a registration fee?
Can I bring a pre-existing project to the AI Hackathon?
What are the judging criteria?
Will there be mentors available to help with technical challenges?
Is there a code of conduct for the event?
How can I stay updated on event details and announcements?
Meet the organizers
Meet the organizers
Quintessential SFT, an upcoming Greek software agency, leads the charge in application design and development, project management, and AI services, leveraging their expertise to bring cutting-edge solutions to the AI Hackathon.
Quintessential SFT, an upcoming Greek software agency, leads the charge in application design and development, project management, and AI services, leveraging their expertise to bring cutting-edge solutions to the AI Hackathon.
Quintessential SFT, an upcoming Greek software agency, leads the charge in application design and development, project management, and AI services, leveraging their expertise to bring cutting-edge solutions to the AI Hackathon.
The Athens University of Economics and Business and the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are here to provide a strong foundation to support the AI Hackathon and its participants in their pursuit of groundbreaking ideas and technological advancements.
The Athens University of Economics and Business and the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are here to provide a strong foundation to support the AI Hackathon and its participants in their pursuit of groundbreaking ideas and technological advancements.
The Athens University of Economics and Business and the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are here to provide a strong foundation to support the AI Hackathon and its participants in their pursuit of groundbreaking ideas and technological advancements.
Our sponsors
Our sponsors
Our sponsors
Platinum Sponsor
Platinum Sponsor
Platinum Sponsor represents the beacon of innovation, supporting greatly the AI Hackathon with premium benefits and steadfast dedication to the advancement of technology.
Platinum Sponsor represents the beacon of innovation, supporting greatly the AI Hackathon with premium benefits and steadfast dedication to the advancement of technology.
Gold Sponsor
Gold Sponsor
Gold Sponsor stands at the forefront of innovation, supporting the AI Hackathon with exclusive benefits and unwavering commitment to advancing technology.
Gold Sponsor stands at the forefront of innovation, supporting the AI Hackathon with exclusive benefits and unwavering commitment to advancing technology.
Silver Sponsors
Silver Sponsors
Silver Sponsor plays a vital role in empowering participants with extra perks and resources, driving creativity and collaboration during the AI Hackathon.
Silver Sponsor plays a vital role in empowering participants with extra perks and resources, driving creativity and collaboration during the AI Hackathon.
Bronze Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Bronze Sponsor contributes to AI Hackathon by providing essential support and opportunities for participants to showcase their skills and expertise.
Bronze Sponsor contributes to AI Hackathon by providing essential support and opportunities for participants to showcase their skills and expertise.
Prizes & awards
Prizes & awards
If you're wondering why you should apply, here are compelling reasons that make this Hackathon a must-attend event:
FIRST PLACE
5,000 €
FIRST PLACE
5,000 €
SECOND PLACE
2,500 €
THIRD PLACE
1,500 €
Experts
Experts
Experts
Trust the experts
Trust the experts
Trust the experts
These experienced professionals from diverse backgrounds are dedicated to fostering innovation, shaping proposals, and fostering an innovative mindset.
These experienced professionals from diverse backgrounds are dedicated to fostering innovation, shaping proposals, and fostering an innovative mindset.
These experienced professionals from diverse backgrounds are dedicated to fostering innovation, shaping proposals, and fostering an innovative mindset.
Dr. Vassilis Nikolopoulos, is an active Deeptech Intrapreneur and Angel investor, leading the corporate Technology Transfer, Intrapreneurship & new ventures, R&D Innovation, AI strategy and Technology development. He is the co-founder & CTO of the deeptech technology spin off AVOKADO, backed by MYTILINEOS, focusing on advanced AI applications in the Energy markets In the last 25 years, Vassilis has been working in applied research, technology transfer and innovation management procedures, focusing on the Big Data problems applied to Utilities and the digitalization of the Energy Sector. He co-founded the Deep tech startup Intelen, one of the most successful startups in the digital energy and utility analytics markets, having some big utilities as clients in Greece, Europe and USA. He has also worked for years in applied energy behavioral science, data analytics, AI and algorithms and the application of social networks to change human behaviors towards a more sustainable way of living. He has global recognitions in top innovation and entrepreneurship contests (US Red herring, SVASE Silicon Valley, Siemens global smartgrid, OECD eco-innovation, CeBIT top cleantech, etc). He is a valedictorian Electrical Engineer from Dundee University, Scotland with postgraduate studies at Imperial College, London School of Economics, Ecole Polytechnique (X) and a PhD from National Technical University of Athens. Also took various courses from HarvardX (Harvard University)
Vasilis Nikolopoulos
Co-founder / CTO
AVOKADO
Timos Sellis is the Director of the "Archimedes" Research Unit of the "Athena" Research Center. Most recently he was a Facebook Researcher (USA, 2020-22), and Professor and Director of the Data Science Research Institute at Swinburne University of Technology (Australia, 2016-20). He received his M.Sc. degree from Harvard University (1983) and Ph.D. degree from the University of California at Berkeley (1986). He has served as a professor at the University of Maryland (1986-92), the National Technical University of Athens (1992-2013), and was the inaugural Director of the Institute for the Management of Information Systems of the "Athena" Research Center (2007-13). He is IEEE Fellow (2009) and an ACM Fellow (2013), for his contributions to database systems and data management. In March 2018 he received the IEEE TCDE Impact Award, for contributions to database systems research and broadening the reach of data engineering research.
Timos Sellis
Director
Archimedes Research Unit on AI
Panagiotis Kasnesis holds a Ph.D degree in computer science from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NTUA. He received his diploma degree in chemical engineering and his M.Sc. in techno-economic systems from NTUA, in 2008 and 2013 respectively. His research interests include machine/deep learning, Semantic Web technologies and IoT, while he has published more than 40 scientific articles in international journals/conferences in these fields. He is a co-founder and CTO of ThinGenious and serves as a senior researcher at University of West Attica, participating in several EU RnD projects. Moreover, he is a lecturer at the MSc program “Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning” (https://aidl.uniwa.gr/) and he is certified as Instructor and University Ambassador, by NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI), in the tasks of Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision and Recommender Systems.
Panagiotis Kasnesis
Co-founder / CTO
ThinGenious
Panagiotis Kasnesis holds a Ph.D degree in computer science from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NTUA. He received his diploma degree in chemical engineering and his M.Sc. in techno-economic systems from NTUA, in 2008 and 2013 respectively. His research interests include machine/deep learning, Semantic Web technologies and IoT, while he has published more than 40 scientific articles in international journals/conferences in these fields. He is a co-founder and CTO of ThinGenious and serves as a senior researcher at University of West Attica, participating in several EU RnD projects. Moreover, he is a lecturer at the MSc program “Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning” (https://aidl.uniwa.gr/) and he is certified as Instructor and University Ambassador, by NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI), in the tasks of Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision and Recommender Systems.
Panagiotis Kasensis
Co-founder / CTO
ThinGenious
Validation of Ideas
If you're a team with an AI-driven concept, this is your time to shine!Presenting your idea to a diverse group of people in the industry will give you feedback and refine your business model.
Validation of Ideas
If you're a team with an AI-driven concept, this is your time to shine!Presenting your idea to a diverse group of people in the industry will give you feedback and refine your business model.
Validation of Ideas
If you're a team with an AI-driven concept, this is your time to shine!Presenting your idea to a diverse group of people in the industry will give you feedback and refine your business model.
Skill Enhancement:
By working together on a time-constrained project, you will develop essential teamwork and communication skills while learning how to efficiently collaborate in a fast-paced environment.
Skill Enhancement:
By working together on a time-constrained project, you will develop essential teamwork and communication skills while learning how to efficiently collaborate in a fast-paced environment.
Skill Enhancement:
By working together on a time-constrained project, you will develop essential teamwork and communication skills while learning how to efficiently collaborate in a fast-paced environment.
Networking Opportunities
Participating in an AI Hackathon it’s a great way to expand your professional network and connect with like-minded individuals, including fellow entrepreneurs, developers, mentors, and industry experts.
Networking Opportunities
Participating in an AI Hackathon it’s a great way to expand your professional network and connect with like-minded individuals, including fellow entrepreneurs, developers, mentors, and industry experts.
Networking Opportunities
Participating in an AI Hackathon it’s a great way to expand your professional network and connect with like-minded individuals, including fellow entrepreneurs, developers, mentors, and industry experts.
Team Building
Hackathons provide an immersive learning experience where you can earn new coding techniques, explore cutting-edge AI technologies and broaden your knowledge base, while working on real-world challenges.
Team Building
Hackathons provide an immersive learning experience where you can earn new coding techniques, explore cutting-edge AI technologies and broaden your knowledge base, while working on real-world challenges.
Team Building
Hackathons provide an immersive learning experience where you can earn new coding techniques, explore cutting-edge AI technologies and broaden your knowledge base, while working on real-world challenges.
Why apply?
Why apply?
Why apply?
If you're wondering why you should apply, here are compelling reasons that make this Hackathon a must-attend event:
Timeplan
Timeplan
If you're wondering why you should apply, here are compelling reasons that make this Hackathon a must-attend event:
If you're wondering why you should apply, here are compelling reasons that make this Hackathon a must-attend event:
Initiation of applications period
Initiation of applications period
You can now apply with your team, or solo to be a part of the biggest AI Hackathon in Greece. Explore further to find out about the challenges, mentors and prizes.
You can now apply with your team, or solo to be a part of the biggest AI Hackathon in Greece. Explore further to find out about the challenges, mentors and prizes.
01 November, 2023
01 November, 2023
End of applications period and evaluation
End of applications period and evaluation
Toot- toot! Time's up and now the application process has begun, you will be notified if you have been selected to participate in the hackathon.
Toot- toot! Time's up and now the application process has begun, you will be notified if you have been selected to participate in the hackathon.
31 January, 2024
31 January, 2024
Announcement of the results
Announcement of the results
The time you have been waiting for has come! Our applications team will send the results to the teams and individuals. We are waiting for your confirmation!
The time you have been waiting for has come! Our applications team will send the results to the teams and individuals. We are waiting for your confirmation!
10 February, 2024
10 February, 2024
AI Hackathon time!
AI Hackathon time!
Come, register, meet your new partners, have great workshops with the greatest minds of the market and start hacking!!
Come, register, meet your new partners, have great workshops with the greatest minds of the market and start hacking!!
16-18 February, 2024
16-18 February, 2024
Challenges
Challenges
Quintessential SFT & ACEin AUEB, along with their trusted partners, brought together the most critical challenges regarding the technology of AI as a means to find innovative solutions. Below you may discover the 8 thematic areas of challenges that you are invited to address.
Quintessential SFT & ACEin AUEB, along with their trusted partners, brought together the most critical challenges regarding the technology of AI as a means to find innovative solutions. Below you may discover the 8 thematic areas of challenges that you are invited to address.
Social Sensitivity & Accessibility
Telecommunications
Education
Cybersecurity
Entertainment
Retail & ECommerce
Fintech
Sports Analytics
AI Hackathon Greece
AI Hackathon Greece
ACEin AUEB, Troias 2, Athens, Ground floor
ACEin AUEB, Troias 2, Athens, Ground floor
16-18 February, 2024
16-18 February, 2024
Code. Create. Innovate. | The biggest and first AI Hackathon in Greece
Code. Create. Innovate. | The biggest and first AI Hackathon in Greece
AI Hackathon Greece is the first AI-oriented Hackathon, hosted by a Greek organization and an incubator of a public university, combining the academic methodology with the practical way of thinking and doing. Apply today as an individual or as a team!
AI Hackathon Greece is the first AI-oriented Hackathon, hosted by a Greek organization and an incubator of a public university, combining the academic methodology with the practical way of thinking and doing. Apply today as an individual or as a team!
Unleash AI's potential in a 3-day innovation and collaboration event!
Unleash AI's potential in a 3-day innovation and collaboration event!
Participate and develop your proposal, based on the principles of digital technologies, with the valuable support of mentors and experts from the tech industry.
Participate and develop your proposal, based on the principles of digital technologies, with the valuable support of mentors and experts from the tech industry.
Unleash AI's potential in a 3-day innovation and collaboration event!
Participate and develop your proposal, based on the principles of digital technologies, with the valuable support of mentors and experts from the tech industry.