About the Event
Build what’s next.
The Cornell x Columbia AI Hackathon 2026 brings together top student builders from five universities for a weekend of prototyping agentic AI solutions across real-world workflows. In collaboration with the Cornell Tech AI Society.
Teams will compete to showcase high-quality demos, practical engineering, and thoughtful product thinking—judged by industry leaders and faculty from top programs.
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Cornell TechColumbiaNYUYalePrinceton
Schedule
Three days,
one mission
Two days of virtual building, one day of in-person demos, workshops, and judging at Cornell Tech.
Online
4:00 – 4:30 PM
Day 1 Kickoff
Logistics, theme reveal, judge introduction
Zoom
4:30 – 6:00 PM
Online Team Matching and Networking Session
Zoom: Breakout Rooms by Theme
6:00 PM – EOD
Build Time for Teams
Async
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