Global DefTech Hackathon

About

Global DefTech Hackathon is an online event designed to bring together experts from defence, innovations and technology fields, young professionals, programmers, engineers and other interested talents to develop innovative products for the security and defence industry.

With the core mission to protect civic population during conflicts, Global DefTech Hackathon is designed to bring different nations together to share new ideas and develop innovative architecture and software solutions in the security and defence fields

GLOBAL DEFTECH HACKATHON 2020 is over

73 teams, including 25 foreign, registered, 49 teams competed and 36 projects have been presented

Winning teams

1st place

FAKEreveal

2nd place

AzOP Fables

3rd place

VR Soldiers

Challenges

Information Security

Secure information exchange solutions
Open source analysis and public data aggregation tools
Optimization of the Incident Management and Control Process
Prevention of data leakage from networks or computers
Risk mitigation tools for Internet of Things (IoT) devices
Solutions for protection against cryptojacking
Application and optimization of honeypots
Other relevant solution

Digital Deceit and Propaganda

Tools to observe , analyze and report online audience behavior
Tools for deepfake data identification
Online tools to identificate manipulated content
Bot detection tools
Fake account monitoring and detection tools
Tools for preventing algorithmic abuse
New methods for preventing deceit in social media
Other relevant solution

Defence Technologies

Transportation of explosives (unmanned vehicles, combat drones)
Interactive maps
Remote control mechanisms (Ground control of unmanned aerial vehicles (robots)
Application of micro-electromechanical systems
Other relevant solution

Civil Defence Technologies

Tools for improving information about conflict zones
Optimization of evacuation process and aid in active conflict zones
Tools for improving protection of the civilian population from war
Other relevant solution

How to Participate?

Form your ideas

Pick a challenge and with your teammates discuss possible solutions

Registration of the team

If you are confident about your idea and have a team with the necessary skills, registration is the next step

Evaluation

Teams will upload a video demo of the prototype or product according to the relevant challenge for the evaluation of judges

Program

The hackathon will start at 4 December and the teams will be hacking for 3 days.