Hackathons

30+

hackathons
since 2018

48h × 30 = no sleep

dateeventprojectawardteamlink

012026.07Hong Kong Talent Engage
NexstepiPhone-on-a-cane app that learns which cue (AR lines, vibration, sound) breaks a Parkinson's patient's freezing of gait — and fires it pre-emptively.
——github ↗
022023.04TUM.ai Makeathon
[Un]Cancelled – Gender Bias DetectorChrome extension that uses a custom-trained AI model to detect and explain sexist content.
——devpost ↗
032022.11hackaTUM 2022
David – Cold Cities Warm Stories2nd place in the City of Munich challenge at hackaTUM 2022: an iOS app that turns the city into a map of pinned stories, with ML genre tagging, upvotes and badges.
——devpost ↗
04—Hack-Nation × ElevenLabs (Munich hub at CDTM)
SignCall – Hack-Nation Global AI Hackathon2nd place in the ElevenLabs track at Hack-Nation 2026: an AI agent that turns sign-language video into real phone calls, so Deaf and non-speaking people can book appointments on their own.
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05—Music & AI Hackathon, Austrian Alps
Music & AI Hackathon – Austrian Alps24 hours at 2,315 m: a team of engineers and artists built Synesthesia, a picture-to-music tool that lets blind and visually impaired people hear paintings.
——link ↗
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Hackathon track record30+ hackathons: 1st at QHack, TEG, Cassini Hack and TUM.ai Makeathon; 2nd at Hack-Nation (ElevenLabs track) and hackaTUM; Audience Award at START Public Makers Lab.
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072023.11hackaTUM 2023
FoodieBag – AI Recipe VideosTikTok-style iOS feed of AI-generated recipe videos, with a recommender and snap-a-dish recipe recognition.
——devpost ↗
082023.10BaselHack 2023
DineDivine – Lunch Date Matcher (BaselHack 2023)A mobile-first PWA built at BaselHack 2023 that matches coworkers with similar personalities for lunch and picks the time and place for them.
——github ↗
09——
EEG-Controlled Robotic HandCardboard prosthetic-hand prototype driven by EEG brain signals via Arduino.
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Kids Smartwatch Activity GameSmartwatch game and companion app that motivates children to stay active.
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11—QHack Mannheim × Picnic Technologies
QHack Mannheim 2025 – Early Mold Detection1st place at QHack 2025: sensors that catch mould early in the food supply chain for Picnic's challenge, pitched live on stage at QSummit.
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12—The Entrepreneurial Group (TEG)
TEG Hackathon – FitNation, a Gamified Fitness App1st place at the TEG Hackathon 2023: FitNation, a gamified fitness app with a business model, a pitch and a clickable Figma prototype, built in two days.
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NexstepiPhone-on-a-cane app that learns which cue (AR lines, vibration, sound) breaks a Parkinson's patient's freezing of gait — and fires it pre-emptively.

[Un]Cancelled – Gender Bias DetectorChrome extension that uses a custom-trained AI model to detect and explain sexist content.

David – Cold Cities Warm Stories2nd place in the City of Munich challenge at hackaTUM 2022: an iOS app that turns the city into a map of pinned stories, with ML genre tagging, upvotes and badges.

SignCall – Hack-Nation Global AI Hackathon2nd place in the ElevenLabs track at Hack-Nation 2026: an AI agent that turns sign-language video into real phone calls, so Deaf and non-speaking people can book appointments on their own.

Music & AI Hackathon – Austrian Alps24 hours at 2,315 m: a team of engineers and artists built Synesthesia, a picture-to-music tool that lets blind and visually impaired people hear paintings.

Hackathon track record30+ hackathons: 1st at QHack, TEG, Cassini Hack and TUM.ai Makeathon; 2nd at Hack-Nation (ElevenLabs track) and hackaTUM; Audience Award at START Public Makers Lab.

FoodieBag – AI Recipe VideosTikTok-style iOS feed of AI-generated recipe videos, with a recommender and snap-a-dish recipe recognition.

DineDivine – Lunch Date Matcher (BaselHack 2023)A mobile-first PWA built at BaselHack 2023 that matches coworkers with similar personalities for lunch and picks the time and place for them.

EEG-Controlled Robotic HandCardboard prosthetic-hand prototype driven by EEG brain signals via Arduino.

Kids Smartwatch Activity GameSmartwatch game and companion app that motivates children to stay active.

QHack Mannheim 2025 – Early Mold Detection1st place at QHack 2025: sensors that catch mould early in the food supply chain for Picnic's challenge, pitched live on stage at QSummit.

TEG Hackathon – FitNation, a Gamified Fitness App1st place at the TEG Hackathon 2023: FitNation, a gamified fitness app with a business model, a pitch and a clickable Figma prototype, built in two days.