UCSD SMASH & NSF HDR ML Challenge Hackathon

from Saturday, 17 January 2026 (08:45) to Sunday, 18 January 2026 (15:45)
Franklin Antonio Hall

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
17 Jan 2026
18 Jan 2026
AM
08:45 --- Check-In & Coffee ---
09:20
Introduction Session (until 10:30) (1301)
09:20 Welcome Remarks - Sonata Simonaitis-boyd (University of California San Diego)   (1301)
09:30 Subchallenge Introduction: Beetles as Sentinel Taxa (Imageomics) - Eric Sokol   (1301)
09:45 Subchallenge Introduction: Neural Forecasting (A3D3) - Yuan-Tang Chou (University of Washington (US))   (1301)
10:00 Subchallenge Introduction: Predicting Coastal Flooding Events (iHARP)   (1301)
10:15 Team Formation   (1301)
10:30
Hacking Time! (until 12:30)
10:30 Hacking   (1101)
10:30 Hacking   (1450)
10:30 Hacking   (1301)
09:00 --- Day 2 Start & Coffee ---
09:20 Day 2 Welcome Remarks   (1301)
09:30
Hacking Time! (until 12:30)
09:30 Hacking   (1101)
09:30 Hacking   (1301)
09:30 Hacking   (1450)
PM
12:30 --- Catered Lunch ---
13:30
Hacking Time! (until 16:00)
13:30 Hacking   (1101)
13:30 Hacking   (1450)
13:30 Hacking   (1301)
15:00 Day 1 Expert Consultation Wrap-Up  
16:00 Evening Self-Organized Hacking Time  
12:30 --- Catered Lunch ---
13:30
Hacking Time! (until 14:30)
13:30 Hacking Home Stretch!   (1301)
13:30 Hacking Home Stretch!   (1450)
13:30 Hacking Home Stretch!   (1101)
14:30 Prize Announcements & Team Presentations   (1301)
15:30 Closing Remarks   (1301)