About the challenge

Build With AI Hack Days @Southeast University is a fast-paced, in-person mini hackathon where students from Southeast University (SEU) comes together to build real AI-powered apps using Google's most powerful developer tools — all in a single afternoon.

This isn't a workshop. You get credits, tools, and time to build something that actually works and ships. Whether you're solving a local problem, exploring a wild idea, or just want to see what Gemini can do — this is your runway.

Organized by , IEEE CS SEU SBC with support from Major League Hacking (MLH) and Machine Learning Bangladesh participants will get direct, hands-on access to the Gemini API, Antigravity, and Google AI Studio. No prior cloud experience needed. Just bring your laptop and your ideas.

Get started

Build something that makes people say WHOA.

Best Use of Gemini API — Show what Gemini can actually do beyond a basic chat box. Build a personalized advice tool, a research summarizer, a creative content generator, a code assistant — anything that uses the Gemini API in a genuinely meaningful or surprising way. Think of the possibilities: Gemini can understand language like a human, analyze information like a supercomputer, and generate creative content like code, scripts, music, and more.

Requirements

What to Build

Build any app, tool, or experience that uses :

  • Gemini API via Google AI Studio or Vertex AI

Your project should do at least one of these:

  • Solve a real problem (local or global)
  • Create something genuinely creative or entertaining
  • Demonstrate a novel or impressive use of the technology

You can build a web app, mobile app, API, Chrome extension, chatbot, or anything else — as long as it's functional and built using Google tools.

What to Submit

Submit your project on Devpost before 6:00 PM on August 7, 2026. Submissions must include all of the following:

 

  • Project name and description — what it does, why you built it, and the problem it solves or value it creates
  • Working demo — either a live deployed link (strongly preferred) or a screen recording (maximum 3 minutes) showing the app in action
  • Source code link — GitHub, Replit, Glitch, or any public links
  • Tools used — a brief note on which Google technologies you used and how (Gemini API, Cloud Run, Firebase, etc.)
  • Prize track(s) — indicate whether you are submitting for Best Use of Gemini API, Best App Deployed on Google Cloud, or a bot

 

Incomplete submissions will not be judged.

 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

2 non-cash prizes
50$ Gift Card
4 winners

For Top 4 Projects (individual)

Stickers & Postcards
50 winners

Everyone participating in the Hackathon will receive:

Google Postcard

MLH Logo Sticker
MLH Season Sticker
MLH LEARN Sticker
MLH BUILD Sticker
MLH SHARE Sticker
MLH Astronaut Sticker

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Khandaker Mohammad Mohi Uddin

Khandaker Mohammad Mohi Uddin
Assistant Professor @Southeast University

Mahbuba Yesmin Turaba

Mahbuba Yesmin Turaba
Lead, AI Research and Development, c3bit

Abid Ahmad

Abid Ahmad
Lecturer @Southeast University

Sk. Roushan Khalid

Sk. Roushan Khalid
Junior AI/ML Engineer, Kamal-Paterson Ltd

Judging Criteria

  • Innovation
  • Technical Execution
  • UI/UX
  • Feasibility
  • Real World Impact
  • Presentaion

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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