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Hackathon

InnovAIte 2025

February 15-16, 2025Curry Student Center, Northeastern University

The second annual InnovAIte hackathon brought Boston-area college students together for two days of AI building, speaker events, workshops, judging, and networking around the Smart Cities theme.

Highlights

Co-organized by AI Northeastern and Babson College AI Club
Smart Cities theme focused on real urban challenges
Two-day format with workshops, presentations, judging, and networking

Hackathon

InnovAIte 2024

March 15-16, 2024Northeastern University

The first InnovAIte established AINU's flagship AI hackathon format, pairing interdisciplinary teams with mentors, judges, and real-world project prompts.

Highlights

AI projects built by students from multiple disciplines
Industry and academic mentors supported teams
Judging focused on feasibility, technical depth, and impact

Showcase

Project Showcase

April 9, 2026Shillman 415

AINU's project teams presented work from development, neutron reflectivity, bioinformatics, and winning InnovAIte projects.

Highlights

Dev, neutron reflectivity, and bioinformatics team demos
InnovAIte winners presented their projects
Catered community event after the spring project cycle

Bootcamp

Spring 2026 Bootcamp Series

February-March 2026Northeastern classrooms and online

Members built practical AI foundations through ML Essentials, Math in AI, Deep Learning, and AI Integration bootcamp tracks.

Highlights

Four focused tracks for different skill levels
Faculty and graduate-student-led sessions
Certificate pathway connected to AINU membership

Forum

AI Forum and Reading Groups

Spring 2026Richards Hall and Sterns Center

Weekly discussion sessions covered current AI topics including reinforcement learning, robotics, safety, ethics, entrepreneurship, and startups.

Highlights

Weekly Wednesday discussion format
Accessible paper and topic discussions
Membership pathway through consistent attendance