SCDS TechFest Hackathon 2025

Design a platform or app with AI to counter online falsehoods.

In today’s digital age, misinformation spreads faster than ever, often leading to confusion, mistrust, and even real-world consequences. The SCDS TechFest Hackathon 2025 challenges you to tackle this global issue using cutting-edge AI technology. This is your chance to develop innovative, scalable solutions that help prevent the spread of online falsehoods and restore trust in digital media.

Tackle the spread of misinformation with AI! Develop innovative solutions to combat online falsehoods in this exciting hackathon. Unleash your creativity and build a platform or app that makes a real difference in the digital world. 💻🌎

🚀Event details:

📅Event Dates: Mar 05, 2025 - Mar 09, 2025
📍Location: Online
💵Cost: Free
💡Theme: Countering online falsehoods with AI

📜Registration Details

👉Registration Form: Here

💡Judging Criteria

📢Technical Difficulty (40%): Well-designed UI, Knowledge of Software Functions, In-depth Research
🌎Industrial Value (30%): Community Impact, Budget Cost, Feasibility & Functionality
📢Innovation (20%): Improves gaps in existing measures, Clearly different from existing solutions
🌎Design Aesthetics (10%): UI & Demo Video is creative & aesthetically pleasing

🤔 What to build

💡 Design a platform or app with AI to counter the proliferation of online falsehoods.
⚡ Possible areas include:
- LLMs for Online Misinformation
- Image/Video Deepfake Detection
- Automated Fact-Checking
- Explainable Fact-Checking

⁉️ Guidelines

💡Project Description: A clear description of the project and proposed solution.
🌎 Github Repository Link
💡 Demo Video - 3 to 5 minutes (Please verify that viewing permissions are enabled. Failure to do so will lead to disqualification of the team.)

🏆 Prizes:

1st Place:
🎉 1 Winner
🎮 PlayStation 5 Disc Console for each participant in a group
2nd Place:
🎉 1 Winner
🎮 Nintendo Switch for each participant in a group
3rd Place:
🎉 1 Winner
⌨️ LandingPad Customised Mechanical Keyboard for each participant in a group
4th to 10th Place Prizes:
🎉 7 Winners
💳 Vouchers ($10) for each participant in the top 7 groups
Proceed to the Final Round:
🎉 10 Winners
🚀 Top 10 teams from the preliminary round will be advancing to the finals!

This is your chance to shape the future of online truth! Join the SCDS TechFest Hackathon 2025 and make a difference! ✨

SCDS TechFest Hackathon 2025