Mathathon: Old Problems, New Proofs (Caltech)
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About this hackathon
A Caltech student-run math research hackathon: teams of up to 4 spend 40 hours on campus (Nov 13–15) using LLMs on hard math expositions, then two remote months on a public explainer and GitHub repo. Advisors include Terence Tao. General applications closed Oct 18 PT; Caltech affiliates may still apply.
- Status
- Deadline
- 2026-10-18
- Starts
- 2026-11-13
- Who
- Open to all (Math research or contest background; 18+)
- Level
- Advanced
- Prize
- No published cash prize; SAIR compute, workshops and team awards
- Size
- —
- Format
- Hybrid · 帕萨迪纳 · International
- Location
- 帕萨迪纳
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Original listing (Chinese)
The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.
一句话简介：加州理工学生组织主办的研究级数学黑客松，用大模型换一种方式讲清难懂的证明，第一轮 Caltech 现场 40 小时，第二轮远程约 2 个月产出科普作品与 GitHub 仓库。
看点：每队最多 4 人；顾问含陶哲轩等；SAIR 提供算力与工作坊支持；官网未公布现金奖金。
奖金：未公布现金金额；合作方提供算力、工作坊与团队奖项
截止日期：公众报名已于 2026年10月18日 23:59 PT 截止（Caltech 附属仍可申请）（美国帕萨迪纳，混合）
活动日期：2026年11月13日—15日现场；随后约 2 个月远程第二轮
Summarized from the organizer’s page and public posts. Please confirm details on the official site before registering.