Graduate hackathon focused on AI • ML — build fast, learn faster, demo with impact.

• Date: November 6, 2025
• Time: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM (EST)
• Location: Howe, 4th Floor Bissinger
• City: Hoboken, NJ, USA
• Audience: Graduate students (all disciplines welcome)
• Team size: 3 • Time-box: 12 hours
• Track: AI/ML
• Contact (general): sgta@stevens.edu
• Sponsors (inquiries): sgta@stevens.edu

We follow the MLH Code of Conduct. See the Rules repo for details.

1. Read the Rules & Code of Conduct → hack-the-clock/rules.
2. Form a team of three (3).
3. Submission method: Create a GitHub repository named exactly as your team name and build there.
   • If org repo creation is enabled, create it under the hack-the-clock org.
   • If not, create it under a team member’s account and ensure it’s public (or grant read access to judges listed in the Rules).
4. Add a clear README.md (problem, approach, stack, how to run) and a 2–3 min demo video link.
5. Submit by the deadline (see Schedule).

• 9:00 AM — Check-in and team formation
• 9:30 AM — Opening remarks & logistics
• 12:30 PM — Lunch
• 3:00 PM — “State of the Hack” update
• 5:30 PM — Snacks
• 8:00 PM — Submission deadline (repos must be publicly viewable or shared with judges)
• 8:15 PM — Judging (science-fair style with demo, ~5 min/team)
• 9:00 PM — Awards & closing photo

Criteria: Impact (25) • Technical Depth (25) • Innovation (20) • Execution (20) • Presentation (10)
Full rubric and tie-break rules live in the Rules repo.

Deliverables:

• GitHub repo link (team-name repository)
• 2–3 min demo video (URL in README)
• Clear setup/run instructions

We adopt the MLH Code of Conduct.
Incidents or concerns? Email sgta@stevens.edu (subject: “CoC”) or contact the help desk on-site.

• Questions or ideas? Open an Issue or Discussion in the relevant repo.
• Interested in mentoring, judging, or sponsoring? Email sgta@stevens.edu.

Let’s build something amazing in 12 hours.