Event description

BLACKOUT – When the city comes to a standstill. And you get it going again.

What happens when a city plunges into digital darkness in a matter of seconds? Traffic lights stop working, public transport comes to a halt, autonomous vehicles lose their bearings, and emergency services face chaos. Mobility Hackathon 2026: Blackout is a challenge for all students who want to try to solve situations where seconds, creativity, and smart technology are crucial.

Urban mobility is a fragile, complex ecosystem. Your task will be to come up with an innovation that can keep the city moving even when everything else fails.

What are we addressing this year?

This year’s hackathon focuses on the impacts of digital breakdowns – from infrastructure failures to complete blackouts. Teams will focus on four main topics:

1. Emergency Services / Crisis Management

How to effectively coordinate emergency services during a digital infrastructure collapse?

2. Blackout / Digital Collapse

How can we ensure public transport, traffic management, and public information when technology fails?

3. Cybersecurity

How can we protect key parts of urban mobility from attacks and outages?

4. Support for military operations in urban environments

How can modern technologies contribute to better visibility in urban areas, ensuring connectivity and increasing situational awareness during operations in complex urban environments?

Who is the hackathon for?

The event is primarily intended for university students, but we also welcome high school students who are not afraid of technical challenges and are interested in programming.

This year’s edition is being organized in cooperation with the SPARROW project, which brings experience from real crisis situations and technological simulations.

Why register?

Real-world assignments in the areas of mobility, crisis management, and cybersecurity.

Become part of a team that can keep the city moving even when everything else comes to a halt.

The hackathon rules can be found HERE.

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