Translational AI Hackathon
The SRI Translational AI Hackathon 2026
Have you got a serious idea about how artificial intelligence could improve reproductive science — even in a small but practical way? Could you build a demo in FOUR weeks, with colleagues, fellows, students, or collaborators? Would you like your own booth to present it during the SRI Annual Meeting for recognition, potential funding visibility, and mentorship?
If the answer is yes (or mostly), the SRI Translational AI Hackathon 2026 is for you.
The Challenge
Reproductive science is complex, data-dense, mechanistic, and clinically urgent. And yet:
- Preterm birth prediction remains blunt
- Placental biology remains partially opaque
- Omics datasets remain under-integrated
- Clinical translation remains slow
The task is simple:
Using AI, address a real scientific or clinical challenge in reproductive biology, maternal–fetal medicine, fertility, or placental research — and show it working.
Your solution must include:
- A filmed demonstration
- A functional workflow (live demo, app, or interactive prototype)
It cannot be purely theoretical.
You Can Be Bold or Modest
Innovation does not require grandiosity.
You might build:
- A model that predicts inflammatory cascades leading to PTB
- A tool that integrates transcriptomics + proteomics + clinical metadata
- A system that flags mechanistic gaps in grant proposals
- A digital twin of placental immune regulation
- An automated reviewer for statistical rigor in reproductive trials
Even something that makes lab life easier is fair game. If it works and improves science — it qualifies.
Judging Criteria
Impact/Relevance — 30%
Does it address a real bottleneck in reproductive investigation?
Innovation/Novelty — 25%
Is it conceptually fresh or creatively applied?
Feasibility/Scalability — 25%
Can this realistically be deployed across institutions?
Execution — 20%
Is there a functioning demonstration?
Competition Structure
Two tracks:
1️. SRI In-Training Member (Open to graduate students, residents, fellows, postdocs)
2️. SRI Member (Faculty, investigators, clinicians, industry scientists)
*Not a Member? Apply by the deadline to be considered!
**Teams must be from the same institution unless special approval is granted.
Timeline
Proposal Deadline Friday, March 20, 2026
Proposal Review & Announcement of Finalist Monday, March 23, 2026
Final Presentation for Winner Saturday, March 28, 2026
Submission Materials:
- PDF to include:
- Concept description (no more than 1,000 words)
- Problem addressed
- Technical approach
- A link to a Five (5) minute demo video (prototype acceptable)
Materials to be sent to info@sri-online.org no later than Friday, March 20. Late submissions will not be accepted.