9 AI challenges, 36 hours, one team of 5. I optimized NP-hard scheduling problems, built RAG systems that detect legal contradictions, tackled histopathology classification, and we walked away with third place. Here's the technical breakdown.
We built a complete digital youth center platform in 50 hours with 5 feature spaces and full gamification. Smallest team, most ambitious scope, second place. Here's what I learned about technical excellence vs. storytelling.