Gowshik Sekar@gowshik

Ocean Sentinels is an offline-first disaster management platform designed to save lives in coastal regions. It solves the critical problem of connectivity failure during disasters by implementing a custom "Store-Carry-Forward" Bluetooth Mesh Network.

Rio Agent — A fully autonomous AI desktop agent powered by Gemini Live API. Speak one task; Rio plans, navigates, and executes end-to-end using real-time voice, vision, and multi-agent orchestration across browser and desktop.

Every software team knows the pattern: a 10-minute meeting where everyone agrees on a feature, then nothing ships for weeks. PHRAXIS removes that gap entirely. A developer speaks a feature request out loud, and PHRAXIS delivers a production-ready, quantum-optimized GitHub pull request in under 4 minutes. PIPELINE: 1. SPEAK - Developers describe features naturally through browser voice input, with optional text fallback. 2. TRANSCRIBE - IBM Watson Speech-to-Text converts audio into structured text with timestamps and confidence scoring. 3. EXTRACT - IBM Natural Language Understanding identifies developer intent, target modules, parameters, and constraints. Structured output is stored in IBM Cloudant. 4. QUANTUM OPTIMIZE - IBM Quantum QAOA calculates the optimal subset of files to modify before generation begins. Classical evaluation across N candidate files requires 2^N combinations. At enterprise scale (N=50), that exceeds 1 quadrillion possibilities. IBM Quantum evaluates the solution space simultaneously and returns the conflict-free optimal change set, directly guiding IBM Bob’s planning workflow. 5. GENERATE - IBM Bob reads the full repository in Architect mode, receives the quantum-selected files, plans implementation in Plan mode, and writes production-ready code in Code mode that matches existing repository patterns instead of generating generic boilerplate. IBM Granite via watsonx.ai pre-analyzes the codebase, while watsonx Orchestrate coordinates the pipeline. 6. SHIP - Bob Shell executes /review on generated code, and the GitHub API opens a pull request containing the transcript, optimization result, and Bob session IDs. IBM Bob is the execution engine behind PHRAXIS. IBM Quantum determines exactly which files Bob modifies, producing mathematically conflict-free pull requests at enterprise scale.

Grab your ideas, spin up compute, and start building what’s next! Start with $100 in AMD Developer Cloud credits and begin building right away. Get access to hands-on tutorials, workshops, and curated learning resources to help you build faster and go further. To unlock credits and join the hackathon, sign up for the AMD AI Developer Program. 💰 $10,000 total prize pool Developers, builders, and innovators - bring your boldest ideas and let’s turn them into real AI systems on AMD.

Build solutions that improve how software is built. Work with an AI that understands your codebase, helping you reduce repetitive work and build with real context. ⏳ Build your project in 48 hours. 🚀 Get hands-on with IBM Bob and explore how AI fits into real development workflows before it becomes standard. 💡 Build tools and workflows that developers would actually use. ⭐ Learn directly from experts throughout the event. 🤝 Join a team or build solo. 💰 Prize pool: $10,000 🧑🏻‍💻 Register before the Kick-Off Stream and start building with Bob.

📅 May 11–19, 2026 • May 11 – 19: Online Build Phase. • May 18 (Hybrid Build Day – Online & Onsite) • May 19 (Demos & Awards – Online & Onsite) 🌍 Hybrid event. Join online from anywhere or build onsite at the venue. 🏆 Winners will be announced live on stage at the AI & Big Data Expo North America on May 19 📍 On-site Venue (May 18–19): San Jose McEnery Convention Center, CA, USA 🤝 Join solo or with a team. 🎟 FREE AI & Big Data Expo North America ticket included for participants that are able to join the on-site phase. 🏆Compete for a $10,000 prize pool 🧑‍💻 Apply now to design, prototype, and showcase enterprise-ready innovation.

Grab your ideas, spin up compute, and start building what’s next! Start with $100 in AMD Developer Cloud credits and begin building right away. Get access to hands-on tutorials, workshops, and curated learning resources to help you build faster and go further. To unlock credits and join the hackathon, sign up for the AMD AI Developer Program. 🤝 Go solo or team up — ship something real. 💰 $21,500+ total prize pool & 1 × AMD Radeon™ AI PRO R9700 GPU up for grabs. 📍 On-site Venue (May 9-10): MindsDB SF AI Collective 3154 17th St, San Francisco, California, USA 📍On-site participation is by invitation only. Travel and accommodation expenses will not be covered. 🧑‍💻 Developers, builders, and innovators - bring your boldest ideas and let’s turn them into real AI systems on AMD.