Hackathons

One of the things I love most about San Francisco is the incredible frequency of hackathons. Almost every month there’s an opportunity to build something new, collaborate with talented people, and experiment with ideas that might never appear in day-to-day work. I enjoy the intensity of these short build cycles - going from a rough idea to a working prototype in 24-48 hours is both challenging and energizing. Over time these hackathons have become a space where I test new technologies, push my creativity, and occasionally walk away with a win as well.

  • February
    2026

    SFHacks 2026

    San Francisco State University, California, USA

    We built a platform for renting private EV charging stations, with features like real-time availability, booking, and AI-powered recommendations. The system was designed for rapid prototyping with a focus on user experience and seamless integration of AI capabilities.
    Source
    ⭐ Winner
  • November
    2025

    Pump.co

    Pump.co HQ, San Francisco, California, USA

    We developed an AI-powered content creation platform to help onboard new employees at Pump.co. The system uses LLMs to generate personalized onboarding materials, interactive tutorials, and a Q&A assistant to facilitate a smooth transition for new hires. It was designed for rapid prototyping with a focus on user experience and seamless integration of AI capabilities.
    Source
    ⭐ Winner
  • October
    2025

    A10 Hackathon Project

    A10 HQ, Santa Clara, California, USA

    We developed an AI prompt injection safety tool which can be integrated on the Load Balancer level to detect and mitigate prompt injection attacks in real time. The system uses a combination of pattern recognition, anomaly detection, and LLM-based analysis to identify malicious inputs and prevent them from reaching the backend services.
    Source
    Participant
  • September
    2025

    Axiado — BMC Management Agentic System

    Remote

    An agentic, AI-powered platform that combines deep infrastructure observability with autonomous control. It ingests hardware telemetry, uses LLM-based reasoning to interpret data, and can trigger automated control actions while providing real-time visualization and conversational insights.
    Source
    ⭐ Winner
  • August
    2025

    AWS MCP Hackathon — BotTalk

    San Francisco State University, California, USA

    BotTalk is an AI-powered podcast generation system built using multi-agent orchestration. It simulates structured conversations between a host and guest using LLM-driven planning, flow control, and script refinement, enabling automated content generation pipelines.
    Source
    ⭐ Winner
  • June
    2025

    SAGE-AI, Calhacks 2025

    UC Berkeley, California, USA

    A powerful voice-augmented AI assistant for developers and researchers, built for UCBerkeleyHackathon2025. SAGE AI helps users converse and brainstorm on the content they browse online. It combines real-time web summarization, semantic memory, and natural voice interaction.
    Source
    Participant
  • March
    2022

    PCCOE Hackathon — Pulmonary Disease Classification

    PCCOE, Pune, Maharashtra, India

    A machine learning classification system for pulmonary diseases, designed as a rapid-build hackathon project. It focuses on ingesting medical imaging data, extracting features, and applying predictive modeling to assist in early disease indication.
    Source
    ⭐ Winner