Enter the Snapdragon Multiverse at MIT! This event is organized by CSAIL Alliances member Qualcomm, and hosted in the Stata Center during IAP 2026. Registration is open to anyone in the MIT community, including MIT Alumni.
Please review the complete event package and rules from Qualcomm for all necessary information before registering.
About
Join us January 24–25, 2026, for an immersive hackathon where innovation meets connectivity. Teams of 3–5 will dive into the future of multi-device communication, building experiences that redefine how devices work together.
Every team will receive a Copilot+ PC powered by Snapdragon® X Series processors as the central control hub and a Samsung Galaxy S25 featuring Snapdragon 8 Elite. Want to go further? Bring your own Snapdragon-powered devices or microcontrollers to craft seamless, intelligent cross-platform solutions.
From syncing sensors to orchestrating edge workflows to designing multi-screen interactions, this is your chance to prototype the next generation of connected computing within the Snapdragon ecosystem.
Form your team, pick a track, and start creating. Each challenge is designed to showcase Snapdragon’s power across PCs, phones, and microcontrollers—your playground for limitless innovation.
Expect hands-on support, networking, marketing, and amplification opportunities as well as prizes for the winning teams. Don’t worry – there will be swag for everyone! Note that the winners will be selected overall, not per track.
Let’s come together and re-define what multi-device collaboration looks like – powered by Snapdragon.
Registration Information
- One representative of the team should fill out the initial registration with full team details (3-5 people).
- Registration is open until January 9th – secure your spot today!
- Each team member must agree to the rules and regulations.
- Only one project proposal submission per person is allowed.
Tracks
Track 1: Real-time CV Assistant
- Platforms: Compute, Mobile device
- AI Branch: Computer Vision, Edge AI
- Objective: Develop an application performing real-time computer vision analysis (object tracking, scene understanding, anomaly detection, or gesture recognition) optimized for on-device inference, optionally enhanced by cloud augmentation.
Track 1 Example: License plate detection app to track cars coming in and going out of a parking lot.
Track 2: Conversational AI Companion
- Platforms: Compute, Android, Cloud, or Wearable
- AI Branch: Natural Language Processing, Generative AI
- Objective: Build an interactive conversational AI application capable of voice or text-based interaction, delivering real-time contextually aware responses for tasks like wellness coaching, tutoring, coding assistance, or creative storytelling
Track 2 Example: AI dungeon master that can be used to create and narrate dungeons and dragons adventures.
Track 3: RL Agent Arena
- Platforms: Compute, Cloud, Microcontroller
- AI Branch: Reinforcement Learning, Simulation
- Objective: Build an interactive environment representing a real-world scenario and train an agent or team of agents to solve the scenario. Bots should have access to the environment state at a minimum, but models could use AI tools or data augmentation techniques to improve their performance above the baseline environmental inputs.
Track 3 Example: Build a bot to dynamically handle traffic lights at an intersection in a simulated environment.
Snapdragon and Qualcomm branded products are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.
Timeline
- Registration / Submission period: December 10 – January 9 (11:59pm)
- Proposal review period: January 10 – January 13
- Shortlisting announcement: January 14
- Pre-hackathon workshop / FAQ session: January 16 or 19
- Application submission period: January 24 (1:00pm) – January 25 (1:00pm)
- Application judging period: January 25 (1:01pm – 5:00pm)
- Winner announcement: January 25 (on or around 5:00pm)
