Decentralized AI Hackathon at Stanford powered by Flower
Hosted by Flower, this one-day event at Stanford brings together builders, researchers, students, developers and the open-source Flower community to explore what's possible with decentralized AI. Through hands-on building, lightning talks, and demo/poster sessions, you'll connect with others advancing decentralized intelligence. Additional event details are available here.
Why Attend?
🧑🏽💻 Hands‑On AI Building
Decentralized is the next big thing in AI. Bring your ideas, learn more about this tech (or share your skills with others). Get feedback from experts on-hand to help.
🪧 Short Talks and Demos
Share your existing project or learn from the work of others. Lightning talks and demo/poster sessions throughout the day.
🍕 Networking
Connect with the decentralized and federated AI community during the event. Food, swag and fun will be available at all times.
🏆 Prizes
Hackathon teams will compete for $2,500+ in prizes.
⚠️ Before registering for your ticket, please read the instructions below.
How to Participate?
Pick the ticket that matches your goal for the event:
🛠️ Builder Ticket: Looking to build something new in decentralized AI? Whether it's a new idea, system, app, technique or experiment — this is your chance to collaborate and create. You can build solo, or form a team of up to 4 people. (Some ticket questions are only for presenters and can be skipped.)
🗣️ Presenter Ticket: Have you worked on something you're proud of? Want to share your research, demo a project, or showcase a poster? This ticket is for you. Just be sure to specify your format (talk, demo, or poster), and skip the questions that are marked “builder only”.
👀 Attendee Ticket: If you're coming to learn, get inspired, and connect with others this is for you — no pressure to build or present. Just grab this ticket and skip the builder or presenter-related questions.
💬 Questions?
Join our Flower Slack and post in the #hackathon_stanford_2025 channel. Our team will be happy to help.
Preliminary Agenda
9:30 AM — 🥞 Check-in & Breakfast
Collect your badge, grab some swag, and get ready! Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the event begins
10:00 AM — 👋🏻 Welcome & Keynote
10:30 AM — 👷🏽 Decentralized AI Build Time Begins!
8 hours of continuous build time for participating individuals and teams.
11:30 AM — 🎙️ Morning Lightning Talks
First of three sessions for brief talks, demos, and posters from those presenting existing projects.
12:30 PM — 🌮 Networking Lunch
2:30 PM — 🎙️ Afternoon Lightning Talks
3:30 PM — 🪧 Posters & Demos
6:00 PM — 🍕 Networking Dinner
6:30 PM — 👩🏽⚖️ Demo & Judging
7:30 PM — 🏆 Awards & Closing Remarks
Winners announced, followed by quick demos from the builders.