NSCC Open Hackathon

Date

Day 0 (online): September 29, 2026

Day 1-4 (in-person): October 6-9, 2026

Application Deadline

25 August 2026

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Overview

The National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore, along with NVIDIA and the OpenACC organization, will host a hackathon on the following dates:

  • Day 0 (online): September 29, 2026
  • Day 1-4 (in-person): October 6-9, 2026

This multi-day, hands-on event is designed for computational scientists, AI practitioners, researchers, and developers looking to accelerate and optimise real-world applications on modern data center architectures. Throughout the hackathon, teams will work closely with expert mentors to identify computational bottlenecks, improve application performance, and accelerate AI workloads using industry-leading programming models, libraries, and tools.

 

Whether you’re developing AI applications, accelerating scientific computing workflows, or optimizing large-scale simulations, this hackathon provides the expertise and infrastructure to help you achieve meaningful performance improvements.

 

Example application areas include:

  • Generative and Agentic AI
  • Model fine-tuning and customisation
  • Training multimodal foundation model
  • Climate science
  • Materials discovery
  • Scientific simulations
  • Other AI and HPC workloads

Why Participate in the NSCC Open Hackathon

  • Learn from NVIDIA experts – Receive one-on-one guidance from experienced mentors to solve technical challenges and optimize your application.
  • Accelerate your project – Explore NVIDIA’s full-stack AI and accelerated computing ecosystem to advance your development roadmap.
  • Access world-class infrastructure – Develop and test your application using NSCC’s supercomputing resources powered by NVIDIA H200 Tensor Core GPUs.
  • Build practical skills – Gain hands-on experience with the latest tools, frameworks, and best practices for deploying high-performance AI and HPC applications.
  • Expand your network – Collaborate with fellow researchers, developers, and industry experts who share your passion for accelerated computing.

Limited places available. Applications close on 25 August 2026. 

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Note: Registration does not constitute acceptance to the course. As places are limited, ONLY accepted applicants will receive confirmation emails with registration and cluster access information.