Build Modern AI Apps Hackathon
BUILD-HACKMaster AI copilot development in this intensive hands-on hackathon. Build intelligent, context-aware applications using Azure OpenAI, Cosmos DB vector search, and Semantic Kernel through real-world challenges.
🚀 Transform Your AI Development Skills
The Build Modern AI Apps Hackathon is an intensive, hands-on workshop designed for developers ready to master the art of building intelligent copilots and AI-powered applications. Through scenario-based challenges, you'll progress from foundational concepts to deploying production-ready solutions using cutting-edge Azure cloud technologies.
💡 What Makes This Hackathon Unique
- Real-World Scenarios: Solve authentic business challenges through 7 progressive, hands-on coding challenges
- Vector Search Mastery: Implement semantic search with Azure Cosmos DB and vector indexing for lightning-fast, context-aware retrieval
- Conversational AI: Integrate Azure OpenAI to create natural, human-like interactions grounded in business data
- Advanced Agent Development: Leverage Semantic Kernel's agents, plugins, and planners to build multi-step intelligent assistants
- Memory & Context: Design copilots that remember conversations and maintain context across sessions
🎯 Your Learning Journey (14 Hours)
Progress through structured modules covering environment setup, vector search implementation, conversational memory, and advanced agent orchestration. Each challenge builds upon the last, culminating in a complete end-to-end copilot solution you can adapt for your own projects.
✨ Walk Away With
Production-ready patterns, reusable code artifacts, and the confidence to build copilots that remember, reason, and respond intelligently. Perfect for developers, solution architects, and AI enthusiasts ready to lead AI transformation initiatives.