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On-Device AI Hackathon: Cleared For Takeoff
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| With Heath Blandford (Developer Relations, Qualcomm), Viviana Mrquez (Developer Relations, Liquid AI), Piotr Mazurek (Member of Technical Staff, Liquid AI), Tianshu Yu (Member of Technical Staff, Liquid AI), Alex Yuan (Member of Technical Staff, Liquid AI), Charles Coudsi (Senior Staff Engineer, Qualcomm), Heath Blandford (Developer Relations, Qualcomm). |
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Nov 13 (Fri) @ 05:00 PM
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On-Device AI Hackathon: Cleared for Takeoff
What if you could build an AI application that works, even when the Wi-Fi doesn't?
Your flight is preparing for takeoff. Once the cabin doors close, your connection to the cloud disappears. Before switching to airplane mode, you have one mission: build an AI project that runs entirely on-device.
In this hands-on hackathon from Qualcomm Liquid AI, you'll team up with a flight crew of up to four people to build with Liquid Foundation Models (LFM3s) & Qualcomm iQ9s. At the end of the night, we'll turn off the Wi-Fi & put every project to the test.
Will your project survive offline?
Why on-device AI?
Unlike traditional AI applications that depend on cloud servers, on-device AI runs models directly on the user's hardware. That means your product can benefit from:
Low latency
Greater user privacy
No server inference costs
Offline functionality
Who this is for
Developers who want to ship AI features without an inference bill
ML & AI engineers curious about deploying models beyond the cloud
Edge, embedded, & robotics engineers building against real hardware constraints
Founders & product managers evaluating on-device versus cloud AI
Students & self-taught builders who want to leave having built something real
You don't need previous on-device development experience. If you can run a script, you can join the flight.
Teams may have up to four people. You can arrive with a team or meet your crew at the event.
Event details
November 13, 2026
5:00-9:00 PM
San Francisco
Food & drinks will be provided
Your Flight Crew
Heath Blandford - Developer Relations at Qualcomm
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Viviana Mrquez - Developer Relations at Liquid AI
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Judges:
Piotr Mazurek - Member of Technical Staff at Liquid AI
Tianshu Yu - Member of Technical Staff at Liquid AI
Alex Yuan - Member of Technical Staff at Liquid AI
Charles Coudsi - Senior Staff Engineer at Qualcomm
Heath Blandford - Developer Relations at Qualcomm
All judges have already been selected, & we are not accepting additional judge applications at this time. Thank you for your interest!
Agenda
5:00-6:00 PM: Doors open, food & networking
6:00-6:15 PM: On-device AI workshop
6:15-8:15 PM: Team building session
8:15-9:00 PM: Project showcase, judging & awards
Prizes
First place: IQ9s
Second place: Uno Qs
Capacity is limited. Request clearance, assemble your crew & prepare for takeoff.
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By registering for & attending this event, you acknowledge that photos & videos may be taken during the event & may be used by Qualcomm & Liquid AI on social media, websites, & other promotional materials.
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