Welcome to the Google Cloud Gemini Hackathon! Join us for an exciting hackathon where creativity meets cutting-edge technology. We invite developers, innovators, and tech enthusiasts to come together and build groundbreaking applications using the Gemini API, in either Google AI Studio or Vertex AI environment. This is your chance to create solutions that not only showcase your skills but also address some of the most pressing challenges in the modern world.

Requirements

What to Build

This hackathon is your playground to create or modify an application that leverages the power of the Gemini API, in either the Google AI Studio or Vertex AI environment. Whether you're focused on Security, Sovereignty, Sustainability, or the Smart Use of Data and AI, the possibilities are endless. Your innovation could be the next big thing in:

1. Security: Develop solutions like Cloud Workload Protection, Phishing Detection, or a Threat Intelligence Platform to safeguard our digital world.

2. Sovereignty: Create tools that facilitate cybersecurity cooperation between nations, assess data sovereignty risks, or ensure compliance with data localization regulations.

3. Sustainability: Design apps that promote sustainable sourcing, integrate renewable energy, or automate energy audits to drive a greener future.

4. Smart Use of Data & AI: Innovate with AI Ethics Frameworks, customer service chatbots, explainable AI systems, or predictive analytics for business forecasting.

 

What to Submit

  • Project built with Google Gemini API, in either Google AI Studio, or Vertex AI environment
  • Public link to your project for judges to test
  • Google Project ID
  • Public code repository showing use of Gemini product within your idea
  • Text description that includes a summary of the Project’s features and functionality
  • ~3-minute demonstration video of your Project

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$20,000 in prizes

1st Place

$7,500 in USD
30-minute Virtual Meeting with a Google Team Member
Social Promo of the Project

2nd Place

$5,000 in USD
30-minute Virtual Meeting with a Google Team Member
Social Promo of the Project

3rd Place

$2,500 in USD
30-minute Virtual Meeting with a Google Team Member
Social Promo of the Project

Honorable Mentions (5)

$1.000 in USD
30-minute Virtual Meeting with a Google Team Member
Social Promo of the Project

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

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Judges

Benjamin Sadik

Benjamin Sadik
Customer Engineer

Boyuan Long

Boyuan Long
Customer Engineer

Catayoun Azarm

Catayoun Azarm
Customer Engineer

Eloise de Carvalho

Eloise de Carvalho
Customer Engineer

Kimoon Kim

Kimoon Kim
Customer Engineer

Marco Acunzo

Marco Acunzo
Customer Engineer

Nivedita Kumari

Nivedita Kumari
Customer Engineer

Ruolin Jia

Ruolin Jia
Software Engineer

Judging Criteria

  • Technological Implementation
    Does the interaction with the Gemini API demonstrate quality software development?
  • Design
    Is the user experience and design of the project well thought out?
  • Potential Impact
    How big of an impact could the project have on the Security, Sovereignty, Sustainability or Data and AI sectors?
  • Quality of Idea
    How creative and unique is the project?