Hackathon Archives

November 20, 2023

Virtusa, a global provider of digital strategy, digital engineering, and IT services and solutions, held a five-day virtual Managed Services AIOps Hackathon to explore the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the realm of IT operations. Remote participation of teams from Virtusa offices across Sri Lanka and India – including teams with […]

October 20, 2023

The SLT-MOBITEL mSpace Code Blast Hackathon 2023 concluded on a thrilling note recently bringing together aspiring innovators and coding enthusiasts who showcased innovative technology contributing to the nation’s digital advancement. SLT-MOBITEL, the National ICT Solutions Provider, together with hSenid Mobile, organised the Hackathon, providing a dynamic platform for both coders and non-coders […]

September 27, 2023

A team representing Central Accounts at the Commercial Bank of Ceylon won the inaugural hackathon organised by the Bank in collaboration with Dialog Enterprise for employees of the Bank to develop and demonstrate their ingenuity and problem-solving prowess. Team Central Accounts presented a Tableau Dashboard on ‘Impairment Analysis’ while Team Planning and […]

June 30, 2023

Colombo, Sri Lanka – June 30, 2023 – The Microsoft APAC AI for Accessibility Hackathon 2023 successfully concluded at Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) University recently. Recognized as a platform for young developers to create solutions harnessing AI to solve real-world challenges faced by people with disabilities (PwD), Microsoft APAC […]

June 29, 2023

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 28 June 2023 – The Microsoft AI for Accessibility (AI4A) Hackathon 2023 is an annual event for teams in Asia Pacific to tackle problem statements and build solutions for a more inclusive and accessible society. In 2023, 119 teams of undergraduates from universities in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, […]

May 16, 2023

IT students from 21 universities competed at a Capture the Flag (CTF) competition and hackathon at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) recently with the sponsorship support of Aion Cyber Security (Pvt) Ltd., as part of the Company’s continuing efforts to nurture cybersecurity talent in Sri Lanka. The competition was […]

August 8, 2022

STEMUP Educational Foundation, the non-profit organization with a focus on furthering Scientific, Technological, Engineering, and Mathematical (STEM) knowledge among Sri Lankan students, has successfully concluded the Hack:AI 2021 hackathon, held in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka and in collaboration with the Sri Lanka Association of […]

May 13, 2022

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 13 May 2022 – Teams from Thailand, Singapore and Philippines are winners of the Microsoft AI for Accessibility (AI4A) Hackathon in APAC. In its third year, the AI4A Hackathon features teams who are deeply committed to solving real-world challenges faced by people with disabilities (PwD). The hackathon acts as a […]

February 2, 2022

99x’s innovative use of technology saw over 600 undergraduates from across the island virtually participate in the inter-university hackathon Hacktitude last week. After nine hours of non-stop coding, Dalana Dharmathilake, Ashan Rathnaweera and Visal Jayathilaka of University of Colombo’s School of Computing (UCSC) walked away with top honours. Just 12 teams […]

October 7, 2017

Hack’ed – Mitra Innovation Hackathon 2017 An esteemed panel of experts will make up the judging panel. Mitra Innovation, based in Sri Lanka and the UK will be hosting its first ever hackathon event, which will take place this weekend, on 7th October 2017 in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. The 10-hour Hackathon event titled Hack’ed, will […]

Virtusa Concludes Successful 5-Day Managed Services AIOps Hackathon

SLT-MOBITEL mSpace Code Blast Hackathon 2023 concludes successfully empowering Sri Lankan technopreneurship

ComBank conducts hackathon for staff to display problem-solving ingenuity

Microsoft APAC AI for Accessibility Hackathon 2023, held in collaboration with SLIIT, encourages the implementation of AI to create an inclusive world

Winners of the Microsoft AI for Accessibility Hackathon 2023 showcase how inclusion is innovation in Asia Pacific

Aion sponsors KDU’s ‘Capture the Flag’ and hackathon for students of 21 universities

Hack:AI 2021-2022 concludes by recognizing school and university student winners

Announcing Microsoft AI for Accessibility Hackathon APAC winners: Thailand, Singapore, and Philippines accelerate inclusive innovation

University of Colombo walks away with top honours at 99x’s Hacktitude 2022

Sri Lanka and UK based Mitra Innovation to host its first ever internal software development Hackathon event!