Build an autonomous Artificial Intelligence (AI) agent to compete in a Capture The Flag (CTF) competition.
The hackathon begins with an online build week and culminates in an on-site final.
All times are shown in Singapore time (GMT+8). Schedule is subject to change.
Online build week | 14-20 September 2026
| 14 Sep 10:00 |
Get your Hackathon Starter Pack Together, they provide an introduction to the platform and demonstrate how your agent can browse challenges, submit flags, and integrate with the competition interface. The same kit will be used during the on-site competition on Day 1. |
| 14–20 Sep |
Build remotely with online support Develop and test your agent against the live challenges. Have a question? Ask us in the official Discord channel. |
On-site Day 1 | 21 September 2026
| 09:30–10:00 |
Check-in & setup Arrive, confirm attendance, coffee, connect to the venue network, confirm platform access. |
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| 10:00–10:30 |
Welcome & briefing |
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10:30–11:30 Build on-site |
10:30–11:30 |
Workshop A walkthrough of how the platform, team key, interface connection, and demo agent work. |
| 11:30–12:30 | Continue building | |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30–15:30 | Continue building | |
| 15:30–16:00 | Afternoon tea break | |
| 16:00–17:00 | Continue building | |
| 17:00–17:30 | Wind down and pack up | |
| 17:30 | End of Day 1 | |
On-site Day 2 | 22 September 2026
Competition day
| 09:30–10:00 |
Doors open and final setup Arrival and attendance check. Perform final checks on the agents you built. |
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| 10:00–10:30 |
Competition briefing |
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10:30–16:00 Competition runs with autonomous agents. Any human intervention during the run is penalised. |
10:30–12:30 | Run in progress |
| 12:30–13:30 |
Lunch Agents keep running. |
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| 13:30–14:30 | Run in progress | |
| 14:30–15:00 |
Afternoon tea break Agents keep running. |
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| 15:00–16:00 | Run in progress | |
| 16:00–16:30 | Competition run ends | |
| 16:30–17:00 |
Announcement of winners Winners will be invited to the IN-CYPHER conference for the Day 3 award ceremony. |
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| 17:00 | End of event | |
Day 3 Award Ceremony | 23 September 2026
Held at the IN-CYPHER Conference
| 15:30–16:30 (TBC) |
Awards ceremony Prizes presented to the winning teams. 1st prize worth up to SGD 1,500 2nd prize worth up to SGD 1,000 3rd prize worth up to SGD 500 Followed by a 3-minute presentation from the first-place team on their hackathon experience. |