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AI Dev Days Hackathon: Build the Future with AI Apps, Agents, and Secure DevOps
22 February, 2026 | 8:59 PM - 8:01 AM (UTC) Coordinated Universal Time
- Format:
Livestream
Topic: AI Applications
Language: English
Join the AI Dev Days Hackathon – Build the Future with AI Apps, Agents, and Secure DevOps
The AI Dev Days Hackathon is your chance to turn inspiration from the two-day AI Dev Days event into real-world innovation. Developers worldwide will collaborate to create impactful applications using Azure, GitHub, and Microsoft Foundry. Whether you’re modernizing legacy apps, building intelligent agents, or embedding security, this is your moment to skill up, ship faster, and shape what’s next.
Event Details:
• Registration Window: January 20 - February 22, 2026
• Hackathon Period: February 10 - March 15, 2026
• Location: Virtual
• Platform: Microsoft Innovation Studio Hackathon Platform
What You’ll Get:
• Hands-on labs and curated technical experiences
• Access to on-demand content from AI Dev Days
• Learning resources
• Opportunity to showcase your project and win prizes.
🎖️ Grand Prizes
| Grand Prize: Build AI Applications & Agents using Microsoft AI Platform and tools | Grand Prize: Automate and Optimize Software Delivery - Agentic DevOps |
|---|---|
| • Microsoft Build 2026 in-person ticket (up to 4 team members) | • Microsoft Build 2026 in-person ticket (up to 4 team members) |
| • Feature in social promotion | • Feature in social promotion |
| • 1-on-1 mentoring session with Microsoft team | • 1-on-1 mentoring session with Microsoft team |
| • $20,000 (5,000 per team member, up to 4 members) | • $20,000 ($5,000 per team member, up to 4 members) |
| Best overall solution with real-world impact and innovative use of Microsoft AI platform | Best solution leveraging agentic DevOps to automate CI/CD, incident response, and reliability engineering |
🎖️ Category Prizes
Each category winner receives:
• Microsoft Build 2026 in-person ticket (up to 4 team members)
• $10,000 (2,500 per team member, up to 4 members)
| Category | Description |
|---|---|
| 🏗️ Best Use of Microsoft Foundry | Demonstrates exceptional capabilities of Microsoft Foundry |
| 🏢 Best Enterprise Solution | Greatest potential for enterprise adoption with security, responsible AI, governance, and scalability |
| 🤝 Best Multi-Agent System | Most sophisticated multi-agent orchestration using Microsoft Agent Framework, A2A protocols, or MCP servers |
| ☁️ Best Azure Integration | Most effective integration with Azure services (AI Services, Functions, AKS, or Azure Database) |
See full prizing and judging criteria here.
How to Register:
• Click Register Now to secure your spot.
• Complete the registration form.
• You will receive an invitation in two (2) business days to create your profile on the Microsoft Innovation Studio Hackathon platform.
• Join the Microsoft Innovation Studio Hackathon platform to hack and collaborate with others
• Prepare to build and submit your project during the hackathon window
Ready to build? Register now and be part of the global developer movement, shaping the future of AI. Find the details and official rules for the hackathon at https://aka.ms/AIDevDaysHackathon/Rules.
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