Caltech launches Mathathon, the first hackathon for research-level mathematics
astroanax · hn · 2026-09-07
Caltech has launched the Mathathon Challenge, described as the first-ever hackathon devoted to research-level mathematics problems. Details and challenges are available at mathathonchallenge.com.
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