72-Hour
Research Hackathon
Redefining how students
experience research.
Research is often seen as a slow, traditional process reserved for experts. The Research Hackathon challenges that perception by showing that meaningful inquiry can begin with a question, a team, and a commitment to explore.
Start with curiosity. Build through inquiry.
Research, Under Pressure.
A time-bound research challenge where participants develop structured research proposals within 72 hours, focusing on problem framing, evidence gathering, and academic reasoning.
The Project Q2 Research Challenge was designed to identify students capable of approaching complex problems with intellectual rigor and structured thinking.
Participants are evaluated not only on their final submission, but on the strength of their research question, methodology, analysis, and overall reasoning.
The Evaluation Process.
Initial Review
All submissions undergo evaluation using a structured research rubric. Only the strongest submissions advance.
Finalist Selection
Selected projects enter a secondary review process. A limited number advance to the Grand Finalist stage.
Live Grand Finale
Grand Finalists present their work before judges during a live evaluation session. Participants defend their ideas, respond to questions, and demonstrate the reasoning behind their proposed approach. Final awards are determined during the live presentation round.
Themes
Choose a domain that sparks your curiosity and explore it through structured research.
Winners Gallery.
Explore the ideas, questions, and research projects that made it through the QX Research Hackathon.
Winners
Powerhouse of the Cell — Silent Risk in Shared Sleeping Environments
- Mounish Mavuduru
- Shivam Verma
- Sathwik Gopu
Team H.E.A.L — Hope In War
- Hadiya Odakkam Kuzhiyil
- K M Faisal Sharhriar
TriGylcerides — Gender Roles & Work Place Stress
- Aditi Neekhra
- Ishani Sharma
- Neerajaa Saravanan
Nethra Hari — AI Transparency, Accountability, and Trust
- Nethra Hari
Quantra — Closing the Antenatal Monitoring Gap
- Aakanksha Singh
- Aditi Singh
- Mihir Phalke
- Vivek Jain
Synaptiq — Black Box to Glass Box: Mechanistic Steering for Trustworthy AI
- Anushka Birari
- Malla Siddharth Reddy
Grand Finalists
Eclyosis — AI Assisted Co-ordinated Learning
- Kanishk Kumar
- Hrishi Singh
- Subhranshu Mohanty
- Afiya Noorain
Research Rebels — Reducing Anxiety and Negative Impacts Caused by Unconscious, Algorithm-Driven Social Media Exposure in Gen Z
- Samah Sardessai
- Emma Samantha Jerome
- Titir Ray
Emergence — Infrastructure-Based Interventions for Sleep Deprivation in Educational Institutions
- Aidan Fernandes
- Ananya Noronha
Maimouna Tougoutcho Coulibaly — A Low-Cost, AI-Assisted Portable Ultrasound Device for Rapid Pneumonia Diagnosis
Finalists
Found 404 — Overcoming Economic Friction in Bioplastic Adoption
- Otabek Nasimov
- Kumush Toymasova
- Muslima Orolova
Weddington Warriors — ArtificiallyReal: Enhancing Students' Critical Thinking and Teacher Efficiency Through Dual Stream AI
- Riya Garg
- Joshita Madarapu
Samiksha Somasundaram — Independent Student Decision Making in High Pressure Environments
- Samiksha Somasundaram
Karim Yasser Ali Azab — Guided Reasoning Over Answer Generation
Muhammad Nameer Shah — Empowering Lady Health Workers with AI Routing
Musab Ibrahim Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim — Sustainable Bio-Fertilizer Production
- Musab Ibrahim Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim
Sync404 — Adaptive Friction Design in AI-Driven Education
- Khushi Sharma
- Merin C Xavier
- E Shirley Iren
- Rhea M
Sumayah D'Souza — Demographic Bias in Facial Recognition AI
- Sumayah D'Souza
Anmay Raj — Preserving Critical Thinking in AI-Assisted Education
Special Recognition Award
Team Tissuetech — An Affordable Sensor Integrated Monitoring System That Continuously Detects Pressure Ulcer Risk Factors Before Tissue Damage Becomes Irreversible
- Antonios Gaitanis
- Mohamed Atef Mohamed Moselhy Elasalouty
- Muhammad Bilal
2026 Editions.
Research challenges built around curiosity, rigor, and real problems.
Previous editions brought together students from different backgrounds to investigate meaningful questions, develop research proposals, and present their thinking under pressure.
The Research Hackathon
A 72-hour challenge designed to push students to frame problems, gather evidence, and turn questions into structured research proposals.
Ideas That Made It Through
Explore the projects, approaches, and research questions developed by participants across previous editions.
Ready to make your question count?
Join the next Research Hackathon and put your thinking to the test.
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