Official event resources Apply to participate

All participants must apply through the official Since AI platform:

https://sinceai.app/events/since-ai-hackathon-2026

Creating a Devpost account, joining this Devpost page or creating a project submission does not guarantee admission to the onsite event.

Participation is free, but capacity is limited. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and early applications may receive priority.

Participants should not make non-refundable travel arrangements before receiving an official acceptance confirmation from Since AI.

Official event website

Event information, partners, frequently asked questions and updates:

https://sinceai.ai/hackathon

Since AI ecosystem

Learn more about Since AI:

https://sinceai.ai

Event dates and location

Dates: 6–8 November 2026
Location: Turku, Finland
Format: In person

Detailed venue, access and schedule information will be provided to accepted participants through official Since AI channels.

Challenge materials

Detailed challenge briefs will be made available before the event to accepted participants.

Depending on the challenge, materials may include:

  • Problem statement and desired outcome

  • Available datasets and APIs

  • Technical documentation

  • Recommended tools and technologies

  • General and challenge-specific judging criteria

  • Testing and demonstration requirements

  • Mentor and challenge-partner information

  • Confidentiality and data-use requirements

  • Security and access instructions

  • Challenge-specific intellectual-property terms

  • Pilot and continued-development opportunities

Some challenge materials may only be accessible through the Since AI platform or other restricted participant channels.

Participants must review and accept any applicable challenge-specific terms before beginning work on that challenge.

Tools and technologies

Participants may use suitable lawful technologies, including:

  • AI and machine learning frameworks

  • Foundation models and language models

  • Cloud and compute platforms

  • APIs and developer tools

  • Data engineering and MLOps tools

  • Computer vision technologies

  • Robotics and edge AI platforms

  • Open-source software and libraries

Challenge-specific infrastructure, technology credits, datasets, APIs and access instructions will be announced separately.

Participants are responsible for complying with applicable licences, service terms and challenge restrictions.

Team formation

Participants may apply without a pre-formed team.

Accepted participants will receive access to official community channels and team-formation opportunities before and during the event.

The recommended team size is two to five participants unless a challenge specifies otherwise.

Every competing team member must be officially accepted, attend the event onsite and be listed in the final submission.

Project submissions

The complete official project submission must be delivered through the Since AI platform according to the participant instructions and official event schedule.

Teams must also create and submit a corresponding Devpost project entry before the Devpost deadline.

The Since AI platform submission is the primary and complete competition entry.

Devpost serves as:

  • A secondary submission record

  • A public project showcase

  • A way to present non-confidential project information to the wider developer community

The Devpost entry may be a concise public version of the project and may refer or link to materials submitted through the Since AI platform.

Teams participating in confidential, proprietary, regulated or security-sensitive challenges must not publish restricted information. A non-confidential public summary may be used instead.

Challenge-specific confidentiality, intellectual-property and disclosure requirements must always be followed.

Public voting and judging

Public voting will take place through the official Since AI platform, not through Devpost.

The five eligible projects receiving the highest number of verified public votes will advance to the final-stage presentation.

The official jury will select the overall and special-award winners based on the published judging criteria.

Each relevant challenge partner will separately evaluate eligible projects submitted within its challenge and select the Company Challenge Winner.

Public voting does not independently determine the overall winner.

Official communications

Accepted participants will receive information including:

  • Event schedule

  • Venue and access instructions

  • Challenge announcements

  • Team-formation support

  • Technical resources

  • Submission instructions

  • Judging guidance

  • Presentation requirements

  • Safety and practical information

Official updates may be communicated through:

  • The Since AI platform

  • Email

  • Discord

  • Devpost

  • Event briefings

  • Other official organizer channels

Participants are responsible for monitoring official communications and meeting all announced deadlines.

Rules and participant safety

Official Rules:

https://sinceai2026.devpost.com/rules

Since AI Code of Conduct:

https://sinceai.ai/code-of-conduct

Participants must comply with the Official Rules, Code of Conduct, venue requirements and applicable challenge-specific terms.

Privacy

Information about how Since AI processes participant data:

https://sinceai.app/privacy

Support

Questions about applications, participation, challenges, teams or project submissions:

builders@sinceai.fi