Opportunity brief
4 weeks. Two tracks. One shot to solve real problems with MATLAB & Simulink.
MATRIX 2026 is a hackathon organized by the Ideator Club, Government Engineering College (GEC), Thrissur, in collaboration with MathWorks as technical partner.
Teams of 3–4 from engineering colleges across Kerala solve real-world problems in AI in Agriculture and AI in Disaster Management using MATLAB and Simulink. Participants attend a MATLAB/Simulink bootcamp, then independently build and submit their solutions.The top teams present at the Grand Finale, which includes a Live Engineering Challenge, held at GEC Thrissur.
Guidelines:
- Team size: 3–4 members
- Inter-college teams: Allowed
- Inter-specialization/department teams: Allowed
- Tracks: AI in Agriculture, AI in Disaster Management (4 problem statements each)
- Phases:4 (Registration &Team Onboarding → Hackathon Kick-off & Matlab Technical Bootcamp → Online Submission & Preliminary Evaluation → Grand Finale)
- Registration Phase:Aug 15-25
- Hackathon Kick-Off :Aug 26
- Development phase: Aug 26 – Sep 14
- Matlab Technical Bootcamp:Aug 27&28
- Submission Phase :Sept 10 -14
- Grand Finale: offline at GEC Thrissur