Video Understanding AI Hackathon at Northeastern
April 3, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Join our in-person AI Hackathon focused on video understanding using the FiftyOne open-source ecosystem and TwelveLabs’ models and APIs.
Time and Location
- 9 AM – 4:30 PM – Raytheon Auditorium
- 5-7 PM – Second Floor Suites (demos, prizes)
Schedule
- 10:00 AM – Welcome
- 10:15 AM – Find teammates
- 10:30 AM – Introduction to the hackathon
- 10:45 AM – Introduction to FiftyOne
- 11:00 AM – Using TwelveLabs Models
- 11:15 AM – Hands on with TwelveLabs + FiftyOne
- 11:45 AM – Define your use case
- 12:00 PM – Catered Lunch
- 12:30 PM – Hacking!
- 3:00 PM – First push to GitHub
- 5:00 PM – Final push to GitHub & judging begins
Prerequisites Checklist
- Check out this GitHub repo for details
- Register for a TwelveLabs account and get an API key
- Set up your environment: Install FiftyOne and TwelveLabs
- View example video datasets at Hugging Face Hub
- Enablement Asset in GitHub
- Additional resources
Awards
Projects will be judged across fun, hackathon-style categories.
🏆 Grand Prize — Overall Champion
🧹 Best Data Curation Plugin
🚀 Most Deployable
🤡 Least Useful (But Hilarious)
🧹 Best Data Curation Plugin
🚀 Most Deployable
🤡 Least Useful (But Hilarious)