[UG] Invitation to Participate: Dual-Use Hackathon at USC (Oct 16-18)

The following announcement is from Innovate x LA. Please contact them directly if you have any questions.

🚀 THE DUAL-USE HACKATHON #LATechWeek
📅 Fri, Oct 16 at 5 PM – Sun, Oct 18 at 5 PM
📍 University of Southern California

Build solutions to everyday LA challenges with applications in national resilience, safety, and infrastructure. Open to students of all majors, years, and schools. Come with a team or come solo and we’ll match you.

💰 Cash Prizes
🥇 1st Place: $1,000
🥈 2nd Place: $500
🥉 3rd Place: $200
🎁 Plus special prizes for live-problem shift winners!

🔥 What makes it unique?
• A mystery problem revealed at the event
• New live-problem injections every eight hours
• 1:1 technical and community mentor sessions
• Saturday-night Midnight Games
• Final pitch day with industry judges
• Top three teams advance to the Das Family Incubator and compete for a share of $30,000 in prizes!

🎟️ Register here: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://partiful.com/e/KIbFeMFfXAYA0RI0UjUR&source=gmail&ust=1790800245244000&sa=E

*To qualify for the Das Family Incubator, teams must include at least one USC student. The organizers can help with team matching.

Published on September 29th, 2026Last updated on September 29th, 2026