Hackathon Schedule: December 16–17

Day 1: Monday, December 16

9:00 AM EST – Welcome and Introduction
9:05 AM EST – Keynote Speaker: Sergei V. Kalinin (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
Topic: Machine Learning Across the Microscopy Workflow

9:25 AM EST – Sponsor Presentations:

  • Antti Makinen (Office of Naval Research) - Tentative
  • Vasileios Maroulas (AI Tennessee)
  • Paolo Longo (ThermoFisher)
  • Kristin Massey (Institute for Advanced Materials & Manufacturing, UT Research)
  • Austin Houston (Microscopy Society of America, Student Council)

9:50 AM EST – Speaker: Rama K. Vasudevan (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Topic: Ecosystems for Microscopy

10:10 AM EST – Speaker: Gerd Duscher (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)
Topic: Joining the Hackathon – Projects, Organization, Deliverables, Awards

10:30 AM EST – Short Break & Last-Minute Team Formation

11:00 AM EST – Hackathon Launch!
Hacking continues throughout the day.

Note: Organizers will be online on Slack and Zoom from 9:00 AM–5:00 PM EST.

Day 2: Tuesday, December 17

Hackathon continues throughout the day.

5:00 PM EST – Organizers remain available on Slack and Zoom until 5:00 PM EST.

11:59 PM EST – Final Submissions Due

  • Submission by 11:59 PM EST, December 17 (email to sergei2@utk.edu)
    • ~2 minute video about the project
    • 1 page (max) text about the project
    • Code - GitHub link or any other drive link

Note: Organizers will be online on Slack and Zoom from 9:00 AM–5:00 PM EST.

Post-Hackathon Activities

Friday, December 20 at 4:00 PM EST – Announcement of Hackathon Results and Winning Teams

After the event, the manuscript will be integrated over the next 1–2 months and then shared with participants.