AWS x Bruin AI Generative AI Summit @ UCLA
Amazon Web Services (AWS), in partnership with Bruin AI, is hosting a two-day Generative + Agentic AI Summit from October 3-4, 2025 at UCLA!
Why attend?
- Build real-world GenAI apps using Amazon Bedrock + AWS services
- Learn from AWS engineers, professors, and startup founders
- Compete in a hackathon for prizes, AWS credits, and mentorship opportunities
Locations:
- Friday: Mong Auditorium (Engineering 6)
- Saturday: Grand Horizon Ballroom (Covel Commons)
The summit features two main tracks: research and entrepreneurship. All non-research participants must form teams of 3-4 and submit a hackathon project at the end of the of the summit.
Food and drink will be provided throughout the summit!
The deadline to RSVP for the event is October 1st at bit.ly/awsgenaisummit
Come build, learn, and network with the future of Generative AI!
Requirements
Submit an written description of your idea.
Record a video presentation for a demo video of your presentation upto 5 minutes.
Explain your project architecture and what AWS tools you are going to use.
Projects will be judged on the following criteria, outlined below.
Here is the final scoring rubric that will be used to evaluate project submissions.
|
Category |
Description |
Breakdown (%) |
|
Technical Execution |
Quality of the code, system architecture, and effective use of an appropriate tech stack. |
50% |
|
Innovation & Creativity |
Originality of the idea, novel application, and creative approach to problem-solving. |
20% |
|
Use of AWS Technologies |
Appropriate selection and effective implementation of AWS services to achieve project goals. |
10% |
|
Functionality |
The project is functional, stable during the demo, and successfully accomplishes its core purpose. |
10% |
|
Demo Presentation |
Clarity, structure, and effectiveness of the presentation in communicating the project's purpose, function, and value. |
10% |
Submissions open on Friday, October 3rd at 9:00 PM and are due on Sunday, October 5th at 8:00 AM PST.
Prizes
Amazon Gift Card
$25 Amazon gift card for each member of the team!
AWS Credits
$100 AWS Credits for each member of the team!
Amazon Echo Pop
Each member of the team will recieve an Echo Dot, AWS x Bruin AI Tshirts, and mentorship to continue building their project from AWS engineers, solutions architects, and startup speakers!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
John Klemm
Cymetrx
Nader Sehatbakhsh
UCLA
Pratik Mehta
NVIDIA
John Capobianco
Cisco
Karen Mossoyan
Bruin AI
Alicja Kwasniewksa
AWS
Lakshmi Dasari
AWS
Mary Nielsen
AWS
Brigette Bucke
Amazon
Sushma Gopalakrishnan
AWS
Judging Criteria
-
Technical Execution (50%)
Quality of the code, system architecture, and effective use of an appropriate tech stack. -
Innovation + Creativity (20%)
Originality of the idea, novel application, and creative approach to problem-solving. -
Use of AWS Technologies (10%)
Appropriate selection and effective implementation of AWS services to achieve project goals. -
Functionality (10%)
The project is functional, stable during the demo, and successfully accomplishes its core purpose. -
Demo Presentation (10%)
Clarity, structure, and effectiveness of the presentation in communicating the project's purpose, function, and value.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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