Hugging Face runs first GCC hackathon in Qatar: 150 builders, 40 teams, 3 winners
ariG23498 · x · 2026-11-09
Hugging Face and QAI hosted HF's first-ever hackathon in the GCC — 3 days in Doha with 200+ applications, 150 builders, and 40 teams solving real Qatari problems with open-source AI. Top winners: Rasad (AI anti-drone monitoring for critical sites), Qafal (photo-based then-and-now compare and chat), and AquaGuard (red tide and oil slick early warning for desalination). All submissions are public on Hugging Face.
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