HackNight 2026 — 12 Hour Build Sprint

Teams of up to four build a working prototype overnight. Mentors from the CS department and local startups circulate all night, with pizza at 22:00 and demo judging at 07:00. Winners get cloud credits and an incubation interview.

How entry works

1. 1Register — the backend re-checks capacity and rejects duplicates.
2. 2A signed QR ticket is generated server side and emailed to you instantly.
3. 3At the gate an organizer scans your QR; verification happens on the server.
4. 4First scan flips VALID → CHECKED_IN atomically. Re-scans report ALREADY USED.