Welcome to the **World Hackathon Championship Match: UAE vs. China**!

 

This elite international showdown brings together top developers, systems architects, and engineers from the UAE and China to solve high-stakes real-world engineering challenges. 

 

What makes this championship special is its focus on **production-grade engineering and real-world resilience**. Participants aren't just building prototypes—they are designing systems built to withstand high-density networks, zero-connectivity environments, and critical infrastructure stress.

 

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### 🏆 Track 1 Focus: Ambient Utility & Local Resilience

* **The Core Challenge:** Engineer high-utility, real-world operational tools that function seamlessly in zero-connectivity, high-density, or off-grid environments.

* **What to Build:** Autonomous peer-to-peer (P2P) or Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) / Wi-Fi Direct mesh systems designed for off-grid event operations, emergency response protocols, localized data routing, or resilient infrastructure during network blackouts.

 

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### 📅 Event Schedule (GST / UTC+4)

 

* **Day 1**

  * **10:00 AM:** Opening Ceremony & Challenge Deep-Dive

  * **11:00 AM:** Hacking Begins & Mentorship Desks Open

  * **04:00 PM:** Technical Workshop: *Building Peer-to-Peer & BLE Mesh Protocols*

  * **09:00 PM:** Day 1 Checkpoint & Live Leaderboard Update

 

* **Day 2**

  * **09:00 AM:** Morning Sync & Technical Office Hours

  * **02:00 PM:** Draft Submission Soft-Freeze

  * **06:00 PM:** 🚨 **Devpost Submission Deadline**

  * **07:00 PM:** Live Championship Demos & Judging

  * **08:30 PM:** Winner Announcement & Trophy Presentation

Requirements

To qualify for judging in the World Hackathon Championship (UAE vs. China), all teams must build a project addressing **Track 1: Ambient Utility & Local Resilience** and submit the following on Devpost before the deadline:

 

### 1. What You Need to Build

* **Working Software Demo:** A functional application or protocol built around off-grid communication, BLE/Wi-Fi Direct mesh networking, local-first data sync, or resilient P2P operations.

* **Offline-First Architecture:** The core utility of your project must be demonstrably operational without an active internet or cellular uplink.

 

### 2. Devpost Submission Checklist

* **Project Description:** Clearly outline the problem, your solution, system architecture, tech stack, and real-world utility.

* **Repository Link:** A public GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket repository containing clean source code and a detailed `README.md` with setup/testing instructions.

* **Video Demo (Max 3 Minutes):** A video showcasing the system working in real-time, specifically demonstrating offline or P2P performance. Upload to YouTube or Vimeo.

* **Team Roster:** Declare all team members representing either the UAE or China nation track.

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Prizes

$10,000 in prizes
First Prize
$10,000 in cash
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

World Hackathon Federation

World Hackathon Federation

Judging Criteria

  • AI 60/40 RULE

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