A RECORD OF ROOMS BUILT TOGETHER
Past events.
Hackathons, workshops and open-source programs, each with a different way to help people participate.
0126 April 2026 · Bengaluru
MiniMax session speaker · Geek Room
HackBLR 2026
A national AI hackathon that moved from an online build round to an in-person finale in Bengaluru. Teams built and pitched AI-powered products across agents, voice AI, LLM applications, and real-world use cases.
My role Led a MiniMax session on agentic workflows, multimodal AI, and building beyond simple wrappers, connecting the ideas to what teams were making at the hackathon.
Read my HackBLR reflection ↗02Noida · OpsTree Global
Lead organizer · TRAE × Qdrant
Hack Geek Room 1.0
An AI hackathon for working prototypes built with LLMs, agents, and intelligent systems. The program paired hands-on mentorship and architecture feedback with judging across technical execution, originality, communication, and practical impact.
My role Led planning, partner integration, builder support, participant experience, and end-to-end execution.
Explore the event ↗032025 · Online / worldwide
Event host · Pears by Holepunch × Geek Room
Pears Global Hackathon
A global build program for peer-to-peer applications using Pear Runtime. Teams moved through mentorship and final judging; projects ranged from private location sharing to collaborative whiteboards and serverless chess.
My role Hosted the global developer hackathon. Holepunch’s published recap reports 1,000+ registrations, 400+ participants, and 90+ projects.
Read Holepunch’s recap ↗0415–16 October 2025 · USAR, GGSIPU
Co-organizer & event contact · USAR FOSS Club
FOSS FORGE 2025
An open-source festival within Elysian 2025, organized by USAR FOSS Club with FOSS United. Repo Sprint and Git Clash: Commit Storm gave students a practical setting to fork, build, collaborate, and work with Git.
My role Helped organize the program and served as a named point of contact alongside Siddharth Bansal.
Read the organizer announcement ↗05March 2026 · GGSIPU East Campus, Delhi
Co-host · With Akshat Kumar
Build with TRAE × MiniMax
A hands-on AI development workshop combining TRAE’s developer tooling with MiniMax models. Product sessions led into guided building, mentorship, project showcases, feedback, and networking.
My role Co-hosted the workshop and brought developers together to explore AI workflows through live building and demos.
View the workshop agenda ↗