OSI Hackathon for physical sciences and math runs Oct 21–22, now solo-friendly
BenBlaiszik · x · 2026-10-21
The former LLM Hackathon for Materials Science & Chemistry has expanded into the Open Scientific Intelligence (OSI) Hackathon, running Oct 21–22, 2026, now covering all physical sciences and mathematics.
- Free, hybrid, international, with 16 on-site locations; presented by the Materials Discovery Research Institute
- Tracks span LLMs, autonomous agents, datasets, benchmarks, models, and scientific software; the 2025 edition drew 120 projects and past editions yielded 4 community papers
- Organizers are explicitly encouraging solo teams this year
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