AI Security Hackathon
Build defences against AI enabled threats
Join us on our local site for the global Defensive Acceleration Hackathon (BlueDot Impact + Apart Research). Join builders from around the world working to prototype defensive systems against AI-enabled biosecurity and cybersecurity threats.
The Challenge: Automated tools discover vulnerabilities faster than humans can patch them. AI is expanding the attack surface while defensive infrastructure struggles to keep pace. This weekend is about building systems that help defenders catch up.
Key Details:
🛠️ Build AI red-teaming tools, vulnerability scanners, threat detection systems, or any defensive project
👥 Form or join a team on-site
🍕 Free pizza + snacks throughout the weekend provided
💰 Compete for $10,000 in global prizes
✈️ Top teams get a fully-funded trip to London for BlueDot's incubator week (Dec 1-5)
📚 Guaranteed spots in BlueDot's AGI Strategy course for winners
One weekend. Real MVPs. Open source.
You don't need domain expertise in biosecurity or cybersecurity – just technical skills, the ability to build quickly, and conviction that strengthening defensive technology matters.
Full details: https://apartresearch.com/sprints/def-acc-hackathon-2025-11-21-to-2025-11-23
✍️ How to Register (Important Two-Step Process)
To participate, you must register on both platforms:
Register on Luma (Here): Click the "Register" button on this page first.
Register on the Global Site: After you register here, your Luma confirmation email will contain the official link to the Apart Research website. You must also sign up there to complete your registration and be eligible for prizes.
This is a required two-step process to join the local hub and the global competition.
About AI Safety Saarland:
AISS is an initiative led by students from Saarland University passionate to drive change and make AI go well. We want to foster interdisciplinary exchange, education, and research addressing large-scale risks from AI development and deployment at Saarland University and beyond. In this event you'll get to learn about the research program, fellowship and events we have planned for you this semester.
Please contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions.