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"GPU_ACCESS: UNLOCKED"
May 29–31, 2026 · Vienna, Austria · AI:AT AI Factory
Prize Pool
€10K+
Split across 3 tracks. €2,000 first, €1,000 second, €500 third.
Builders
80+
A curated cohort of students and developers, application-based.
Hours
36h
Friday evening through Sunday afternoon. Build, train, ship, pitch.
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May 29
Friday
May 30
Saturday
May 31
Sunday
At a Glance
Team Size
2 – 4 builders
Cost
Free to apply & attend
Eligibility
Students & developers
Invites
1 – 2 weeks before event
Application Pipeline
Mid April 2026
Waitlist-only invites closed. Public applications now open.
End April 2026
Applications open to all builders. Apply via Luma.
Mid May 2026
Applications reviewed. Invites sent 1 – 2 weeks before the event.
May 29 – 31, 2026
100 builders at the AI Factory, Vienna.
3 Tracks · Prize Pool €10K+
Track 01 · Industry · Operations
Models that learn how processes unfold. Manufacturing, operations, and industrial systems.
Train, fine-tune, or build sequence models (LLMs, transformers, hybrids).
Partner
Infineon
Prizes · €3,500 / Track
1st
€2,000
2nd
€1,000
3rd
€500
Track 02 · Underwriting · Risk
A smarter way to guide customers to a decision. Underwriting, claims, and risk modeling.
Model integration & prompt orchestration (dual-mode logic), lightweight frontend/conversational UI.
Partner
UNIQA
Prizes · €3,500 / Track
1st
€2,000
2nd
€1,000
3rd
€500
Track 03 · Forecasting · Decision Support
An agent that decides when to buy. Probabilistic forecasting and the agent layer that acts on it.
Agent design, multi-step decisions, and stress-tested evaluation at scale.
Partner
Sybilion
Prizes · €3,500 / Track
1st
€2,000
2nd
€1,000
3rd
€500
Speakers · Mentors · Jury
Industry leaders and AI practitioners sharing insights during the opening, panel, and closing ceremonies.
TBA
Experienced founders and engineers available throughout the hackathon to help teams with technical and strategic challenges.
TBA
A panel of experts from industry, academia, and startups evaluating final pitches on technical complexity, innovation, impact, and execution.
TBA
Computing Infrastructure · Compute
via AI:AT · 64 × NVIDIA A100
Train, fine-tune, and serve real models at cluster scale. 6 nodes, 64 NVIDIA A100 GPUs, ~4 TB aggregate VRAM. No shared queue, no lottery. Your team gets dedicated GPU time across the weekend.
Allocation · Scheduled access · per team
The Venue
Austria's new AI hub in the 3rd district of Vienna.
Dedicated Working Spaces
Team desks, power, whiteboards, and private rooms for deep work.
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Three full meals a day on-site. No off-site runs, no wasted hours.
Sleep On-Site
Dedicated sleeping area for when the model needs longer to train.
Vienna · 3rd District · 48.1877° N · 16.4092° E
AI Factory
AI:AT
Karl-Farkas-Gasse 22, 1030 Wien
Main · Track Partners
Infineon
Track 01 · AI in Industry
UNIQA
Track 02 · AI in Insurance
Sybilion
Track 03 · AI in Forecasting
Community & Compute Partners
Side · Food · Drinks
For Partners
100 pre-vetted builders, 36 hours, European supercompute. Whether you want to partner on a track, recruit talent, or back the weekend, reach out and we'll reply with next steps.
100
Builders
36
Hours
3
Tracks
Contact
Interested in partnering or recruiting from the room? Drop a short message and we'll reply with next steps.
partnerships@lumos-consulting.atTypically reply within 48 h
Organized by
Vienna's leading student organization in Data Science & AI. Bringing together students from TU Wien, WU, and Uni Wien since 2019 to learn, build, and collaborate with industry.
30+
Active Members
130+
Alumni
2019
Founded
Eligibility · Application
Rules · Judging
Logistics