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OSI Hackathon 2026: Sydney at UNSW

Name: OSI Hackathon 2026: Sydney at UNSW
Start: 2026-10-21T09:00:00+11:00
End: 2026-10-22T17:00:00+11:00

OHHubert

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when21–22 Oct 2026

whereUNSW Faculty of Law and Justice

priceFree

formatHybrid

organiserHubert

about this event

Join the Sydney site of the 4th annual Open Scientific Intelligence (OSI) Hackathon, a free, global hybrid event for building tools that support scientific discovery in materials science, chemistry, physics and mathematics.

What you'll do: Bring a research question, an idea or a skill. Team up, explore a scientific problem and build a practical prototype. LLM applications and agentic systems; Scientific software and research tools; Datasets, benchmarks and knowledge graphs.

Registration: Global OSI event — register for the main international event. Sydney site — register on this Luma page to join us at UNSW. Note: 1. Please ensure that every participant attending the onsite event has registered individually through this Luma page. In accordance with UNSW policy, we need to record the details of all onsite participants and manage the venue capacity. 2. If you plan to participate online, you only need to register for the first one. If you would like to attend in person, you will need to register for both.

Schedule: All times are Sydney local time — AEDT (UTC+11), Australia/Sydney. Wednesday 21 October 2026: 09:00–17:00. Thursday 22 October 2026: 09:00–17:00. The venue is closed overnight.

Our Sydney on-site sessions are planned to begin ahead of the global programme. Submission opening times and deadlines follow the official global schedule, not the end of our local sessions. The exact global kickoff and submission window will be announced by the central organisers; see the official global agenda for updates.

Venue: Room 388, Law Building, UNSW Kensington Campus, Sydney.

when

Wednesday 21 October 202609:00–17:00 AEDT

OSI Hackathon 2026: Sydney at UNSW — Day 1

On-site hacking day at UNSW; venue closed overnight.

◍ Room 388, Law Building, UNSW Kensington Campus

Thursday 22 October 202609:00–17:00 AEDT

OSI Hackathon 2026: Sydney at UNSW — Day 2

On-site hacking day at UNSW; venue closed overnight.

◍ Room 388, Law Building, UNSW Kensington Campus

tickets

Ticket types, prices and availability for OSI Hackathon 2026: Sydney at UNSW
tickets	price	Fee	Status	description
Free Registration	Free	TBA	Available	Free entry; every on-site participant must register individually through the Luma page. Online participants only need to register for the global event.

faq

How do I register for the OSI Hackathon?+

Register for the main international OSI event, and if you are attending in person in Sydney, also register on this Luma page.

Do all on-site participants need to register individually?+

Yes. Every participant attending the onsite event must register individually through the Luma page, in accordance with UNSW policy for recording onsite participant details and managing venue capacity.

If I participate online, do I need to register twice?+

No. If you plan to participate online, you only need to register for the global event. If you would like to attend in person, you need to register for both.

What are the on-site session times?+

Wednesday 21 October 2026: 09:00–17:00 and Thursday 22 October 2026: 09:00–17:00, Sydney local time (AEDT, UTC+11). The venue is closed overnight.

When do submissions open and close?+

Submission opening times and deadlines follow the official global schedule rather than the end of the local sessions. The exact global kickoff and submission window will be announced by the central organisers; see the official global agenda for updates.