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A main track for software that protects the people using it, one prize for the most fundable idea, Surge, a sponsor track from Tavily and Exa with three places, and Signal-to-Dose, Within3’s launch-intelligence track. More tracks will be announced as sponsors join.

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Privacy-First

Software that protects its users by design.

Build software that keeps people's data theirs: local AI that never phones home, tools that anonymize data before anyone else sees it, healthcare software that treats patient records like they matter. Make protecting the person using it the architecture, not a toggle in settings. More details on the track are coming closer to the event.

BUILD: Local AI. Anonymization software. Healthcare software. Anything local-first, encrypted, or built to collect less.
JUDGED ON: What leaves the device, who can read it, and can you prove it? Then: would anyone use it?
PRIZE: 1ST$$$ cash prize+ 2-year VIP CodeCrafters membership
2ND1-year VIP CodeCrafters membership
3RD6-month VIP CodeCrafters membership
Plus the main prizes of the weekend, announced soon

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Most Startup-able

The idea most likely to become a company.

A standalone prize for the most fundable idea in the room: a real problem, someone who would pay to have it solved, and a reason you are the team to solve it. The prize comes from Misneach and FuzionX, two of the weekend's sponsors.

BUILD: Something with a first customer in mind. A working demo, a one-line pitch and a reason it has to exist now.
JUDGED ON: How fundable is it? Who is it for, would they pay, and why is this team the one to build it?
PRIZE: $$$ cash award

Surge

Build with Tavily's and Exa's search APIs. Three places.

Tavily and Exa give AI agents real-time access to the web: search, extract and crawl, built for language models rather than for people clicking links. Use either one, or both, to build an agent that researches, verifies and cites its sources, without turning the person asking into the product.

BUILD: A research agent that shows its sources. A fact-checker for a feed. A tool that finds what the web knows about you.
JUDGED ON: How central Tavily or Exa is to what the project does, and how well it works.
PRIZE: 1ST$$$ cash prize+ 2-year VIP CodeCrafters membership
2ND1-year VIP CodeCrafters membership
3RD6-month VIP CodeCrafters membership

Signal-to-Dose

Spot the signals in a drug launch and track how the conversation moves, on a model you own.

When a drug launches, the noise never stops: new trial data, safety updates, competitor moves, and doctors and patients weighing in. The launch team needs to know which of it matters and how sentiment is shifting. Build a pipeline that reads public data on two lung cancer drugs, Tagrisso and Rybrevant, and flags the signals worth acting on. It then tracks how doctors, patients, payers and media feel about efficacy, safety, convenience, access/cost and evidence, week over week. Every claim is cited. It runs on a 3B-parameter open model that you host, so nothing leaves the machine.

BUILD: Insight cards (headline, signal type, why it matters, citations, confidence) and a sentiment trend report (−2 to +2 by aspect and speaker, over time, with the quotes behind each score). We provide about 2,000 unlabeled public items to show trends on, plus a starter repo, a labeled dev set and mentors.
JUDGED ON: Whether it catches the right signals and gets sentiment right on a hidden set, whether the citations support the claims, how the trends look at the demo, and a network-off run on the private transcripts. Would a launch-intelligence expert act on it?
PRIZE: To be announced

One weekend, start to finish

All times Eastern. The schedule is tentative until the week of the event.

Click a time for detailsTap a time. Details below the list

SAT 11:00

Hacking begins

All over campus

ADD TO CALENDAR

WORKSHOPS

Open to the public

Thirteen sessions on Saturday, Nov 7, from 2 to 6 PM. Anyone can come, hacker or not. RSVP for the ones you want on Partiful.

2:00 PM
- AI in Clinical and Admin Settings
  Abhinav Shrivastava, Founding Engineer at Ambra
  Abhinav Shrivastava, Founding Engineer at Ambra, will guide us all through how AI can solve one of the biggest problems for Americans: Healthcare. He will share some of his work building clinical AI systems for Ambra AI.
  VirtualWORKSHOPRSVP
- Fintech
  Disrupt
  Our workshop is Fintech Business Models, which is focused on understanding how financial technology companies create, deliver, and capture value. We will explore what makes up a business model, including identifying target customers, understanding their needs, finding value chains, and examining revenue and cost structures. This workshop will help us understand how fintech companies generate revenue, build partnerships, and create sustainable businesses in the financial technology industry.
  Curry 344WORKSHOPRSVP
- Product Viability
  FuzionX
  Could your weekend project become a startup? Most hackathon projects work in the demo but can't answer the judges' toughest question: would anyone actually use this? In this hands-on workshop, you'll stress-test an idea live with the room, then look at your own project from both a business and a technology angle to sharpen what you're building. Whether you're still picking an idea or already coding, you'll walk away with a more defined product and more concrete strategies to assess product viability. Led by FuzionX, a Boston-based venture development firm that co-builds AI-native software and solutions companies with early-stage founders, taking them from idea to commercial viability and first institutional funding.
  Curry 346WORKSHOPRSVP
3:00 PM
- Physical AI in Medical Devices - Laza Medical
  Puja Chaudhary
  Puja Chaudhary, a Robotics Software Engineer at Laza Medical, will take us through how AI is changing the physical world, and how she is building it.
  VirtualWORKSHOPRSVP
- How to Win a Hackathon
  Troy, Mouad and Ryan, moderated by Smyan
  Two HackMIT winners and a founder who just raised $1M. One hour. Steal everything. The people who've actually done it break down what separates a winning project from a pile of half-finished code: picking the idea, splitting up the team, surviving hour 18, and nailing the demo. Panelists: • Troy Gunawardene, Northeastern CS + Business. Won the entertainment track at HackMIT 2025 with EyeCraft, a Minecraft mod you control with your face, built for players with limited mobility. Founder of GradeScout. • Mouad Tiahi, Northeastern CS + Physics. One of MLH's Top 50 Hackers of 2025, the first Northeastern student ever on the list. Won the sustainability track at HackMIT 2025 by building a micro-grid out of homemade batteries. • Ryan Tran, co-founder and CTO of Stanza, a legal tech startup that raised a $1M pre-seed. Former cybersecurity intern at Calif and MIT Media Lab researcher. His first startup came out of Stanford's TreeHacks. Moderated by Smyan Sengupta. What you'll walk away with: • How to scope an idea you can actually finish in 24 hours • How winning teams split roles (and who should never touch the demo) • What judges remember three minutes after your pitch • When a hackathon project is worth turning into a startup (hint: Most Startup-able prize) Who it's for: first-timers who want a game plan, and veterans who keep finishing second. Come with your team, or come solo and find one. Stay for the audience Q&A and ask them anything. It starts 3 hours into hacking, so there's still time to fix everything.
  Curry 344WORKSHOPRSVP
- Privacy and Security in Data and AI
  Jhooma Coppisetti and Sanjay Krishna, participating in their individual capacities, moderated by Mehr
  Who gets to see your data once an AI touches it? An honest, unscripted conversation with two Boston data and engineering leaders on what privacy and security really look like when AI meets sensitive data: how to protect it, how to govern it, and how to still build fast. Moderated by Mehr Anand. Bring questions. Speakers: • Jhooma Coppisetti, Director of Data Architecture. Nearly two decades in data management, data governance, and enterprise architecture. • Sanjay Krishna, Director of Architecture. Background in systems engineering and computational intelligence. Also judging HACK1984 on Sunday. What we'll get into: • The new privacy risks AI creates, and how to design around them • What "privacy by design" looks like in real code • What makes a privacy-first project stand out to a judge • How to break into data and security careers Open to everyone. No coding needed. Speakers are participating in their individual capacities. Views are their own and not those of their employers.
  Curry 346FIRESIDE CHATRSVP
- Intro to Options and Mathematics
  NUSA with Netochi
  Ever wondered how traders make money from predicting stock prices? Join NUSA for an interactive workshop exploring the world of options trading and the mathematics behind it. Learn how probability, risk, and payoff structures influence trading decisions, then put your knowledge to the test in a team-based trading simulation. No prior finance experience required!
  Curry 342WORKSHOPRSVP
4:00 PM
- How to Build a Business Idea at a Hackathon
  E-Club with Troy, Ryan and Eunsu
  Have a cool hack but not sure it's a real business? Or still staring at a blank page? We'll start with how to come up with ideas at a hackathon, from spotting problems in your own life to brainstorming off the hackathon's themes. Then we'll show you how to focus on a real problem instead of a cool feature, pin down your customer, and sanity-check demand in an afternoon. You'll leave with a framework to pressure-test your idea, plus what makes it viable: a clear value prop.
  Curry 344FIRESIDE CHATRSVP
- Teaching Technical Concepts to Nontechnical Audiences
  FirstByte with Nick and Hector
  You built something brilliant. Now explain it to a judge in 60 seconds. FirstByte runs a hands-on session on turning dense technical ideas into explanations anyone can follow. We start with something painfully academic (Diffie-Hellman key exchange, in full textbook prose), then pull it apart and rebuild it live. What we'll cover: • Finding your message: organization, chunking (the rule of three), visuals, concrete examples, analogies • Bringing it to life: benefits over features ("1,000 songs in your pocket," not "5 GB of storage"), giving context, taking people on the journey, making numbers relatable • Putting it together: we reteach the same concept using everything above Why it matters: engineers pitch to PMs, marketers talk to customers, founders sell a strategy. And on Sunday, you pitch your project to judges. Hosted by Nick and Hector of FirstByte.
  Curry 342WORKSHOPRSVP
- Off the Telescreen - Setting up local AI
  Shourya, Rush Sanghrajka and EX
  Building for Privacy-First? Northeastern data science professor Rush Sanghrajka and Shourya Yadav show you how to run models on your laptop, plug them into an agent, and walk into judging with nothing leaving the device. Bring a laptop, install Ollama first.
  Curry 346WORKSHOPRSVP
5:00 PM
- Get the F**k Off Localhost (GTFOL)
  Shourya, BU Disruptors and Maritime (YC F26)
  Everything you need to know about getting your apps online. Deploy a Next.js app in minutes, and learn about how to deploy and host long-running agents for cheap.
  Curry 344WORKSHOPRSVP
- VC Panel: Getting Venture-Backed in AI, Cybersecurity, and Robotics
  Organized with Jumbo Ventures (Tufts). Panelists Hani Azzam (Propeller) and Sage Singh (Cybernetix Ventures), moderated by Jahir Islam, President, Tufts Jumbo Ventures
  Building something and wondering if it's venture-backable? Take a break from your build and come talk to the people who write the checks. At this panel, investors will share what they're funding right now, what they wish founders were building, and what makes them pass quickly. We'll also get into capital efficiency and timelines for deep tech, how to plug into Boston's ecosystem, and what to do before you pitch. Panelists: Hani Azzam, Partner at Propeller; Sage Singh, Analyst at Cybernetix Ventures. Moderator: Jahir Islam, President, Tufts Jumbo Ventures. Bring your questions and whatever you're hacking on.
  Curry 346PANELRSVP
- AI Policy Simulation
  NU Nexus
  Would You Let AI Watch Everything? Hosted by NU Nexus. Orwell Institute of Technology (OIT) wants an AI system that monitors every byte of campus network traffic. It could stop hackers in hours, but it would also see everything you do. Do you approve it? Take a break from your screen and step into a live policy simulation. You’ll join a team, get a secret objective, and hunt for loopholes in a real-style AI policy. Then make deals, survive a plot twist, and vote on what passes. No policy experience needed, and you can jump in anytime. Come argue, scheme, and see how AI rules actually get made.
  Curry 342WORKSHOPRSVP

APPLICATIONS OPEN100 spots. Apply by Oct 25.

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01SUN OCT 25
Apply
Applications close Sun Oct 25 at 11:59 PM ET. Applying is free.
02FRI OCT 30
Hear back
We pick 100 builders and email every applicant on Fri Oct 30. Everyone else goes on the waitlist.
03NOV 7–8, 2026
Come build, free
Accepted? There's no fee. Bring your laptop and student ID to 300 Massachusetts Ave, Boston; food, Wi-Fi and swag are covered.

Completely free. No fee to apply or to attend.

Apply now

ORGANIZED BY

Run by four Northeastern clubs

HACK1984 is organized by four recognized student organizations at Northeastern University.

Claude Builders Club
ORGANIZER
Northeastern's official Anthropic Claude Builder Club
Rev
ORGANIZER
A small community of hackers in Boston
ACM
ORGANIZER
Northeastern's chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery
AINU
ORGANIZER
The student-led Artificial Intelligence Club at Northeastern

PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

Partnered with fifteen clubs

From Northeastern, Boston University and Tufts.

ORGANIZING TEAM

The people running it

Five organizers, and the presidents of two partner organizations.

Meet the team

DETAILS

Everything you need for the weekend

Food, a place to work and people to build with. Show up with a laptop and an idea, or just the laptop.

MEALS: Dinner, breakfast, lunch and late-night snacks all weekend. Tell us about dietary needs on the application.
VENUE: 300 Massachusetts Ave, Boston. Check in at the front desk with your student ID.
TEAMS: Up to four people per team. Come solo and find a team at the kickoff.
WHAT TO BRING: Laptop, charger and student ID. Building hardware? Bring your own parts.
COST: Completely free. No fee to apply or to attend, and food, Wi-Fi and swag are covered.

Backing the weekend

PLATINUM

Tavily

Exa

CodeCrafters

Within3

Team IMPACT + JC&A

FuzionX

SILVER

BRONZE

SUPPORTER

Four ways to win

Privacy-First

Most Startup-able

Surge

Signal-to-Dose

One weekend, start to finish

Hacking begins

Open to the public

2:00 PM

AI in Clinical and Admin Settings

Fintech

Product Viability

3:00 PM

Physical AI in Medical Devices - Laza Medical

How to Win a Hackathon

Privacy and Security in Data and AI

Intro to Options and Mathematics

4:00 PM

How to Build a Business Idea at a Hackathon

Teaching Technical Concepts to Nontechnical Audiences

Off the Telescreen - Setting up local AI

5:00 PM

Get the F**k Off Localhost (GTFOL)

VC Panel: Getting Venture-Backed in AI, Cybersecurity, and Robotics

AI Policy Simulation

APPLICATIONS OPEN100 spots. Apply by Oct 25.

Run by four Northeastern clubs

Claude Builders Club

Rev

ACM

AINU

Partnered with fifteen clubs

The people running it

Everything you need for the weekend