Contact Information
info@acein.aueb.gr
2108203829
ACEin, Troias 2, Athens
FAQ
Explore our Frequently Asked Questions to find answers to common queries about AI Hackathon Greece. Whether you have questions about the event details, rules, or logistics, you'll find the information you need in this organized Q&A resource.
FAQ
Explore our Frequently Asked Questions to find answers to common queries about AI Hackathon Greece. Whether you have questions about the event details, rules, or logistics, you'll find the information you need in this organized Q&A resource.
What is an AI Hackathon?
Who can participate in the AI Hackathon?
How do I register for the AI Hackathon?
What should I bring to the AI Hackathon?
Do I need to have prior AI experience to participate?
Is there a registration fee?
Can I bring a pre-existing project to the AI Hackathon?
What are the judging criteria?
Will there be mentors available to help with technical challenges?
Is there a code of conduct for the event?
How can I stay updated on event details and announcements?
Greet the coordinators
The Athens University of Economics and Business and the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are here to provide a strong foundation to support the AI Hackathon and its participants in their pursuit of groundbreaking ideas and technological advancements.
The Athens University of Economics and Business and the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are here to provide a strong foundation to support the AI Hackathon and its participants in their pursuit of groundbreaking ideas and technological advancements.
The Athens University of Economics and Business and the Athens Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are here to provide a strong foundation to support the AI Hackathon and its participants in their pursuit of groundbreaking ideas and technological advancements.
Our sponsors
Our sponsors
Our sponsors
Platinum Sponsor 2024
Platinum Sponsor 2024
Platinum Sponsor represents the beacon of innovation, supporting greatly the AI Hackathon with premium benefits and steadfast dedication to the advancement of technology.
Platinum Sponsor represents the beacon of innovation, supporting greatly the AI Hackathon with premium benefits and steadfast dedication to the advancement of technology.
Gold Sponsor 2025
Gold Sponsor 2025
Gold Sponsor stands at the forefront of innovation, supporting the AI Hackathon with exclusive benefits and unwavering commitment to advancing technology.
Gold Sponsor stands at the forefront of innovation, supporting the AI Hackathon with exclusive benefits and unwavering commitment to advancing technology.
Official Air Carrier
Official Air Carrier
Silver Sponsors 2025
Silver Sponsors 2025
Silver Sponsor plays a vital role in empowering participants with extra perks and resources, driving creativity and collaboration during the AI Hackathon.
Silver Sponsor plays a vital role in empowering participants with extra perks and resources, driving creativity and collaboration during the AI Hackathon.
Eurobank
Elpdison
Nestle
Deloitte
AthexGroup
Bronze Sponsors 2025
Bronze Sponsors 2025
Bronze Sponsor contributes to AI Hackathon by providing essential support and opportunities for participants to showcase their skills and expertise.
Bronze Sponsor contributes to AI Hackathon by providing essential support and opportunities for participants to showcase their skills and expertise.
Supporters 2025
Supporters 2025
Grand Media Sponsor
Grand Media Sponsor
Media Sponsors 2025
Media Sponsors 2025
Under the Auspices
Prizes & awards
Prizes & awards
If you're wondering why you should apply, here are compelling reasons that make this Hackathon a must-attend event:
FIRST PLACE
5,000 €
FIRST PLACE
5,000 €
SECOND PLACE
2,500 €
THIRD PLACE
1,500 €
Experts
Experts
Experts
Trust the experts
Trust the experts
Trust the experts
These experienced professionals from diverse backgrounds are dedicated to fostering innovation, shaping proposals, and fostering an innovative mindset.
These experienced professionals from diverse backgrounds are dedicated to fostering innovation, shaping proposals, and fostering an innovative mindset.
These experienced professionals from diverse backgrounds are dedicated to fostering innovation, shaping proposals, and fostering an innovative mindset.
Dr. Demetris Gerogiannis is an AI entrepreneur and ecosystem builder with a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Computer Science and a PhD in Computer Vision from the U. of Ioannina. He is the co-founder and Tech Lead of AIandMe (www.aiandme.io), a deep-tech startup that offers a platform to enhance the trustworthiness of GenAI applications, focusing on security and regulatory compliance. A passionate advocate of the AI revolution, Demetris actively supports the growth of Greece’s AI ecosystem. He is a founding member and Chair of the Association of Artificial Intelligence (www.aicatalyst.gr) and organizes the AIandBeers meetup (www.meetup.com/ai-and-beers), a nationwide event to promote trustworthy AI and related skills. He also serves on the Steering Committee of the Joint Focus Group AI of the EIT AI Community and the Digital SME Alliance. Additionally, Demetris has released a collection of AI entrepreneurship tools under a Creative Commons license.
Demetris Gerogiannis
Co-Founder & Tech Lead, Chair AIandMe, AICatalyst
AIandMe
Vasiliki has a bachelor’s in Law from the Faculty of Law of the National Kapodestrian University of Athens, and a Master’s on International, European and Comparative Law, majoring Law and Information Society from the Faculty of Law of the University of Tuku, in Finland. In 2021 she completed her Doctoral Studies, funded by the Academy of Finland, writing her dissertation on Internet Governance, Digital Constitutionalism and Human Rights online. Throughout her studies she has researched issues related to Internet Governance, privacy, data protection and freedom of expression, as well as the intersection of Internet Governance and fundamental rights, and the normative aspects of technology. Her current research interest is centered around Artificial Intelligence, the legal and ethical challenges in engineering and technology development, data trading and data sharing, and children digital maturity. She is also a Data Protection Officer and a passionate Privacy and Ethics in Research and Technology advocate. Since 2018, Vasiliki is a Research Fellow at the ELTRUN Lab of the AUEB, working in several EU funded Research Projects. She also offers legal counseling and workshops on issues related to law and technology, law and innovation, privacy, and Internet law.
Vasiliki Koniakou
Legal Expert / DPO
ACEin
Panagiotis Kasnesis holds a Ph.D degree in computer science from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NTUA. He received his diploma degree in chemical engineering and his M.Sc. in techno-economic systems from NTUA, in 2008 and 2013 respectively. His research interests include machine/deep learning, Semantic Web technologies and IoT, while he has published more than 40 scientific articles in international journals/conferences in these fields. He is founder and CEO of Waldiez, co-founder and CTO of ThinGenious and serves as a senior researcher at University of West Attica, participating in several EU RnD projects. Moreover, he is a lecturer at the MSc program “Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning” (https://aidl.uniwa.gr/) and he is certified as Instructor and University Ambassador, by NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI), in the tasks of Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision and building LLM-based applications.
Panagiotis Kasnesis
Founder / CEO
Waldiez
Panagiotis Kasnesis holds a Ph.D degree in computer science from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at NTUA. He received his diploma degree in chemical engineering and his M.Sc. in techno-economic systems from NTUA, in 2008 and 2013 respectively. His research interests include machine/deep learning, Semantic Web technologies and IoT, while he has published more than 40 scientific articles in international journals/conferences in these fields. He is a co-founder and CTO of ThinGenious and serves as a senior researcher at University of West Attica, participating in several EU RnD projects. Moreover, he is a lecturer at the MSc program “Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning” (https://aidl.uniwa.gr/) and he is certified as Instructor and University Ambassador, by NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI), in the tasks of Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision and Recommender Systems.
Panagiotis Kasensis
Co-founder / CTO
ThinGenious
Validation of Ideas
If you're a team with an AI-driven concept, this is your time to shine!Presenting your idea to a diverse group of people in the industry will give you feedback and refine your business model.
Validation of Ideas
If you're a team with an AI-driven concept, this is your time to shine!Presenting your idea to a diverse group of people in the industry will give you feedback and refine your business model.
Validation of Ideas
If you're a team with an AI-driven concept, this is your time to shine!Presenting your idea to a diverse group of people in the industry will give you feedback and refine your business model.
Skill Enhancement:
By working together on a time-constrained project, you will develop essential teamwork and communication skills while learning how to efficiently collaborate in a fast-paced environment.
Skill Enhancement:
By working together on a time-constrained project, you will develop essential teamwork and communication skills while learning how to efficiently collaborate in a fast-paced environment.
Skill Enhancement:
By working together on a time-constrained project, you will develop essential teamwork and communication skills while learning how to efficiently collaborate in a fast-paced environment.
Networking Opportunities
Participating in an AI Hackathon it’s a great way to expand your professional network and connect with like-minded individuals, including fellow entrepreneurs, developers, mentors, and industry experts.
Networking Opportunities
Participating in an AI Hackathon it’s a great way to expand your professional network and connect with like-minded individuals, including fellow entrepreneurs, developers, mentors, and industry experts.
Networking Opportunities
Participating in an AI Hackathon it’s a great way to expand your professional network and connect with like-minded individuals, including fellow entrepreneurs, developers, mentors, and industry experts.
Team Building
Hackathons provide an immersive learning experience where you can earn new coding techniques, explore cutting-edge AI technologies and broaden your knowledge base, while working on real-world challenges.
Team Building
Hackathons provide an immersive learning experience where you can earn new coding techniques, explore cutting-edge AI technologies and broaden your knowledge base, while working on real-world challenges.
Team Building
Hackathons provide an immersive learning experience where you can earn new coding techniques, explore cutting-edge AI technologies and broaden your knowledge base, while working on real-world challenges.
Why apply?
Why apply?
Why apply?
If you're wondering why you should apply, here are compelling reasons that make this Hackathon a must-attend event:
Timeplan
Timeplan
If you're wondering why you should apply, here are compelling reasons that make this Hackathon a must-attend event:
If you're wondering why you should apply, here are compelling reasons that make this Hackathon a must-attend event:
Initiation of applications period
Initiation of applications period
You can apply with your team, or solo to be a part of the biggest AI Hackathon in Greece. Explore further to find out about the challenges, mentors and prizes.
You can apply with your team, or solo to be a part of the biggest AI Hackathon in Greece. Explore further to find out about the challenges, mentors and prizes.
02 December, 2024
End of applications period and evaluation
End of applications period and evaluation
Toot- toot! Time's up and now the application process has begun, you will be notified if you have been selected to participate in the hackathon.
Toot- toot! Time's up and now the application process has begun, you will be notified if you have been selected to participate in the hackathon.
07 February, 2025
07 February, 2025
Announcement of the results
Announcement of the results
The time you have been waiting for has come! Our applications team will send the results to the teams and individuals. We are waiting for your confirmation!
The time you have been waiting for has come! Our applications team will send the results to the teams and individuals. We are waiting for your confirmation!
14 February, 2025
14 February, 2025
AI Hackathon time!
AI Hackathon time!
Come, register, meet your new partners, have great workshops with the greatest minds of the market and start hacking!!
Come, register, meet your new partners, have great workshops with the greatest minds of the market and start hacking!!
21-23 February, 2025
21-23 February, 2025
Challenges
Challenges
Quintessential SFT & ACEin AUEB, along with their trusted partners, brought together the most critical challenges regarding the technology of AI as a means to find innovative solutions. Below you may discover the 8 thematic areas of challenges that you are invited to address.
Quintessential SFT & ACEin AUEB, along with their trusted partners, brought together the most critical challenges regarding the technology of AI as a means to find innovative solutions. Below you may discover the 8 thematic areas of challenges that you are invited to address.
Social Sensitivity & Accessibility
Telecommunications
Education
Cybersecurity
Entertainment
Retail & ECommerce
Fintech
Sports Analytics
AI Hackathon Greece
AI Hackathon Greece
ACEin AUEB, Troias 2, Athens, Ground floor
ACEin AUEB, Troias 2, Athens, Ground floor
21-23 February, 2025
21-23 February, 2025
Code. Create. Innovate. | The biggest and first AI Hackathon in Greece
Code. Create. Innovate. | The biggest and first AI Hackathon in Greece
AI Hackathon Greece is the first AI-oriented Hackathon, hosted by ACE AUEB, an incubator of a public university, combining the academic methodology with the practical way of thinking and doing. Stay tuned for the Open Call!
AI Hackathon Greece is the first AI-oriented Hackathon, hosted by ACE AUEB, an incubator of a public university, combining the academic methodology with the practical way of thinking and doing. Stay tuned for the Open Call!
Unleash AI's potential in a 3-day innovation and collaboration event!
Unleash AI's potential in a 3-day innovation and collaboration event!
Participate and develop your proposal, based on the principles of digital technologies, with the valuable support of mentors and experts from the tech industry.
Participate and develop your proposal, based on the principles of digital technologies, with the valuable support of mentors and experts from the tech industry.
Unleash AI's potential in a 3-day innovation and collaboration event!
Participate and develop your proposal, based on the principles of digital technologies, with the valuable support of mentors and experts from the tech industry.