Judge Guide
Two roles, one Sunday: company challenge evaluation in the morning and the overall jury at the 14:00 finals.
6–8 November 2026 · Turku, Finland · Updated 4 Oct 2026
- Submissions close
- Sun 10:00Hard deadline
- Company evaluation
- 10:00–13:00Briefing 08:15 · EduCity
- Builder voting
- 10:00–12:00Top five become finalists
- Company winners
- Sun 13:30Announced at EduCity
- Finals
- Sun 14:00EduCity · jury decides
- Event ends
- Sun ~15:00EduCity
First up
Company evaluators: arrive at EduCity — evaluation briefing
Sun 8 Nov · 08:15EduCity
// two roles
Jury and evaluator are different jobs.
One person can hold both roles — the responsibilities stay separate.
Role A
Overall hackathon jury
- Builders vote 10:00–12:00 — 10 votes each, for 10 different solutions; the five most-voted become the finalists.
- The finalists present in the 14:00 finals at EduCity — about an hour.
- The jury selects the overall winner of Since AI Hackathon 2026.
- Be ready before 14:00 — your call time comes in your personal briefing.
Role B
Company challenge evaluator
- Reviews the submissions to one company's challenge.
- Evaluation briefing at EduCity from 08:15; reviewing starts when submissions close at 10:00.
- Uses the company's agreed criteria and decides that challenge's winner by 13:00.
- The winners of all 15 company challenges are announced from 13:30 at EduCity.
// sunday 8 november
Deadline to winner.
Judging happens on Sunday. Friday's opening is listed too — you are welcome to join it. Local Turku time (EET, UTC+2).
Deadline
Sun 10:00
Submissions close.
Evaluate
10:00–13:00
Company evaluators pick their challenge's winner.
Finalists
by 12:00
Five most-voted solutions.
Final
14:00
Five finalists present; the jury picks the overall winner.
Friday 6 November
- 17:00 to 17:45
Opening ceremony + keynote
The official start of Since AI Hackathon 2026.
EduCityLobby · Taidon portaat
Sunday 8 November
- 08:15
Company evaluators: arrive at EduCity — evaluation briefing
Briefing on the challenge evaluation process.
EduCityRoom confirmed before Sunday
- 10:00
Hard submission deadlineDeadline
Submissions close. The deadline is fixed.
sinceai.app
- 10:00 to 12:00
Participant voting window
Every builder gives 10 votes to 10 different solutions in sinceai.app; the five most-voted solutions become the finalists.
sinceai.app
Note: Voting rules are shown in the app.
- 10:00 to 13:00
Company challenge evaluation
Company evaluators review the submissions to their own challenge and choose its winner by 13:00.
EduCity
- 13:30
Company challenge winners announced
The winners of all 15 company challenges are announced at EduCity.
EduCity
- 14:00
Finals: five finalist presentations
Overall jury: be ready before 14:00 — your personal call time comes from Since AI.
EduCity
- Around 15:00
Since AI Hackathon 2026 ends
EduCity
// prepare
Before and on Sunday.
Ticks are saved on this device only.
// your personal briefing
Personal details never live on this page.
This guide is shared by link, so everything personal comes to you directly from Since AI. Your briefing covers:
- Your role (overall jury, company evaluator — or both) and your organisation
- Arrival and check-in time, meeting point and host
- The projects or challenge assigned to you
- Project access and login instructions
- Approved criteria, weighting and scoring method
- How and when you hand over results
- Conflict-of-interest guidance
- Food, accessibility and — if arranged — travel and hotel
// where
EduCity on Sunday.
The company challenge winners (13:30) and the finals with the five finalist presentations (14:00) are at EduCity.
EduCity
EduCity (Turku AMK Kupittaa campus)
Joukahaisenkatu 7, 20520 Turku- Arrival, registration and team formation (Fri from 15:00)
- Opening ceremony (Fri 17:00)
- Company challenge briefings (Fri 18:15–18:45)
- Company challenge winners (Sun 13:30) and the finals (Sun 14:00)
Main entrances: Both main entrances (west and east) are in the glass entrance pavilion at deck level and lead to registration. From Joukahaisenkatu, take the wide outdoor stairs at the east corner — or the step-free lifts in the passage between ICT-City and EduCity.Current plan
Locations on this map
- 1001 Dromberg — Elisa
- 1002 Moriaberg — Bayer
- 1090 Ringsberg — Revvity
- 1091 Hammarbacka — Traficom
- Taidon portaat — Opening ceremony, Fri 17:00
- Main entrances — Both lead to registration
Finnish words on this map
- Kerros
- = Floor
- Aula
- = Lobby
- Taidon portaat
- = Large stair seating — opening ceremony
- Ravintola
- = Restaurant
- Sisäänkäynti / sisäänkäynnit
- = Entrance / entrances
- Yritysten briiffaushuoneet
- = Company briefing rooms
- Yrityksen logo osoittaa…
- = The company logo marks its room / stand
// details
Good to know.
Overall jury vs. company evaluator
The overall jury watches the five finalist presentations at the 14:00 finals and selects the overall winner. A company evaluator reviews the submissions to one company's challenge between 10:00 and 13:00 and decides that company's winner, announced from 13:30. One person can hold both roles — the responsibilities stay separate.
How are the five finalists chosen?
Every builder has 10 votes in sinceai.app and gives them to 10 different solutions between 10:00 and 12:00. The five most-voted solutions present in the finals at 14:00.
Scoring criteriaTo be confirmed
The approved 2026 criteria, weighting and scoring method are shared in your personal briefing.
// help
Questions?
Before the event
Questions about your role, access or logistics.
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