Introduction

Sussex AI is one of 12 recognised Centres of Excellence at the University of Sussex. We do research in a rich variety of AI-related areas and support interdisciplinary research across the University. There is more information about our AI group's research at the AI group webpages, while a dedicated Sussex AI Centre webpage is still in development.

Sussex AI is offering an AI track at this year's 2026 Hack Sussex Event 28 February-1 March. We will be on site with mentors, settging challenges in the following areas:

• AI in Law
• AI in Medical Applications
• AI in Neuromorphic Research

Mentors

We will have on site (at different times throughout the hackathon:

Thomas Nowotny (neuromorphic)	Sarah Stephens (legal tech)	Luca Trautmann (medical applications)

Prizes

There will be one winning team on this combined track, with a £25 voucher for each member of the winning team.

Judging criteria

We will judge the submissions for

• Technical complexity and achievement

• Real world impact potential

• Creativity and originality

• Presentation quality