๐ Friday, Feb 27, 2026 | 4:00PM โ 11PM๐ Penn State | Engineering Design and Innovation Building (EDI)๐ Food and drinks provided!
Transpose Platform is partnering with Penn State Engineering Entrepreneurship to bring the energy of a San Francisco hackathon straight to University Park!
We are giving away $7,500+ in cash prizes and access to top-tier YC founders, all in one Friday night.
Challenge: AI for Productivity and Research
Generative AIโs potential impact is especially exciting in two broad categories: productivity and research.
In productivity, it helps people move faster, automating existing workflows and building new ones.
In research, it helps generate new knowledge, speeding up the path from idea to result and pushing frontiers.
We're also excited about applications in educationโย a domain that in many ways blends productivity and research together.
There's lots to build!
Scientific Research: Tools to speed up lab workflows or analyze complex datasets.Productivity: Consumer apps that free up tedious planning, booking, and more. Education: Personalized, multi-modal tutors that make learning accessible.
$ 7500+ Prize Pool
๐ฅ1st Place: $3,000๐ฅ2nd Place: $1,500๐ฅ3rd Place: $500๐กSpecial Tracks ($2,500): Sponsored by Penn State Engineering Entrepreneurship
Important!
You must be registered on Luma to attend the event!
We encourage you to form teams ahead of time (make sure all your teammates sign up), but you'll also have a chance to meet people at the start of the event.
Judges
Stay tuned!