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The 2026 Ashby Prize in Computational Science Hackathon brings together talented University of Illinois students from across disciplines to tackle a real-world cancer research challenge using artificial intelligence, foundation models, machine learning, and advanced computational resources. This year’s challenge will focus on applying AI and computational tools to cancer-related pathology and clinical data, giving participants an opportunity to work across the intersection of computing, medicine, and cancer research.
The hackathon will be hosted on October 17-18, 2026, at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). Teams should have two or more students (undergraduate and/or graduate) with at least one currently enrolled in the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science. Students are encouraged to form teams of up to five students and to also include students from biomedical degrees. Find more details about the competition here.
The deadline to register is October 1. Register here.
This competition is co-organized by the Cancer Digital Insights Working Group at the Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) and the Center for Artificial Intelligence Innovation (CAII) at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA).
- 1st place: $3,000
- 2nd place: $1,500
- 3rd place: $750