GIBC V2 · TRACKS

CHALLENGES

Three distinct tracks for builders of all disciplines — foundational LLM development, applied data-driven systems for healthcare & finance, and open-ended technical invention. Pick your challenge.

TECH · FOUNDATIONAL LLM APPLIED · MED / FINANCE OPEN · GENERAL INVENTION

THREE
TRACKS

GIBC V2

2026

TRACKS

TECH — FOUNDATIONAL LLM

CHALLENGE

Build & Train a Language Model ≤50M Params

Build and train a language model capped at 50 million parameters. You design the architecture, curate the data, and write the training loop. We want to see how much capability you can pull out of a deliberately small model.

EXAMPLES

• a domain-specific assistant for legal or cryptographic text
• a model optimized for on-device inference
• a small generative model trained on a narrow technical corpus without touching a commercial API

SKILLS NEEDED

Python PyTorch Transformers NLP Data Curation CUDA

EVALUATION CRITERIA

→Perplexity & Accuracy — language modeling quality on held-out sets
→Reasoning Performance — performance on logic & benchmark tasks
→Training Efficiency — training speed & memory footprint
→Innovation — novel architecture or data approaches
→Documentation & Demo — clarity of write-up and working demo

PRIZES

TBA

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APPLIED — MEDICAL TECH & FINANCE

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CHALLENGE

Build a Data-Driven System on Real Datasets

Build and train a data-driven system on real empirical datasets to solve real problems in healthcare, medicine, finance, or science. Use public and de-identified data only.

EXAMPLES

• medical diagnostics software, hospital workflow tools, or clinical NLP
• health-tech analytics pipelines or research data dashboards
• quantitative trading models, fintech systems, or fraud detection systems

SKILLS NEEDED

Biology Chemistry Data Science Engineering Prototyping Medicine

EVALUATION CRITERIA

→Innovation & Impact — novel approach with real-world potential
→Technical Feasibility — technically sound and buildable
→Rigor & Validation — sound methodology and testing
→Presentation — clarity and quality of the 4-7 minute demo

PRIZES

TBA

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OPEN — GENERAL INVENTION

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CHALLENGE

Build a Functional Prototype

Build a functional prototype with technical novelty and cross-disciplinary engineering. No specific domain constraint — just show technical depth, creativity, and real execution.

EXAMPLES

• IoT infrastructure, smart devices, sensor networks
• generative AI product, creative tools, simulation systems
• full-stack apps, developer tools, open-source projects, or any combination that demonstrates engineering depth

SKILLS NEEDED

Design Frontend Hardware UI/UX 3D Modeling Prototyping

EVALUATION CRITERIA

→Creativity — originality and boldness of the concept
→Execution — polish, usability, and technical quality
→Impact — potential to inspire, educate, or solve a problem
→Presentation — clarity and quality of the final demo

PRIZES

TBA

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TRACK COMPARISON

	TECH: FOUNDATIONAL LLM	APPLIED: MED & FINANCE	OPEN: GENERAL INVENTION
Format	Build & train a language model from scratch, ≤50M params	Data-driven system on real datasets for healthcare, finance, or science	Functional prototype with technical novelty and cross-disciplinary engineering
Team Size	No limit	No limit	No limit
Key Skills	Python, PyTorch, CUDA, Distributed Training, NLP	Biology, Chemistry, Data Science, Engineering, Medicine	Design, Frontend, Hardware, UI/UX, 3D Modeling, Prototyping
Prize Pool	TBA	TBA	TBA

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CHOOSE YOUR TRACK

Pick your challenge and join 500+ builders at GIBC V2. Registration closes July 10, 2026.

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