Welcome to the CVXPY Hackathon 2026! We are excited to see what you build!
Install CVXPY before the event: https://www.cvxpy.org/install/
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Welcome and introductions (Zoom) |
| 9:15 | Theme overview and team formation |
| 9:45 | Hacking begins |
| 12:00 | Mid-Day Check-In (Zoom) |
| 12:30 | Lunch break |
| 1:15 | Hacking continues |
| 4:00 | Demo prep |
| 4:15 | Demos (Zoom) |
| 5:15 | Wrap-up and closing |
We will use Zoom for the introduction, mid-day check-in, and demos.
- Join the Discord server: https://discord.gg/4urRQeGBCr
- Browse the themes below and find one that interests you.
- Introduce yourself in the text channel for that theme and form teams with others there. Try to combine virtual and in-person attendees on each team.
Work is organized into 10 themes. Each theme has a text channel and a voice channel on Discord, as well as a directory under themes/ where teams should commit links to their work and any design docs produced.
Help us understand the performance profiles of the default CVXPY solvers (Clarabel, OSQP, SCS, and HiGHS). We will use your findings to improve automatic solver selection.
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Improve the CVXPY developer experience by building debugging and visualization tools.
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Optimization is essential to the operation of electrical grids and other power systems. Build new projects for energy/power systems.
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Many engineering design problems can be modeled as geometric programs or other types of convex programs. Build new projects for engineering design applications.
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Convex optimization is widely used in finance for portfolio construction. Build new finance projects leveraging CVXPY.
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Develop new ways to interact with CVXPY, such as visual editors, database integration, and AMPL-style APIs.
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The original CVX* language was CVX in MATLAB. Besides CVXPY, there is also Convex.jl, CVXR, and prototypes in Rust and TypeScript. Build a simple CVX* implementation in a new language or extend one of the prototype implementations.
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Build projects leveraging extensions of CVXPY for other types of optimization, such as GCSOPT for Graphs of Convex Sets.
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Use CVXPY in physical sciences such as biology, chemistry, or (quantum) physics.
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Be creative! Any project related to optimization is welcome. It's not required to build on CVXPY.
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Demos run from 4:15 to 5:15 (60 minutes). Demos should be 3 to 5 minutes.
Join the Discord server: https://discord.gg/4urRQeGBCr
Each theme has a text channel and a voice channel. Use the #hackathon-shared channel for urgent questions or questions about the hackathon event.
To submit your project, create a markdown file in the appropriate themes/<theme-name>/ directory:
- Pick your theme directory (e.g.,
themes/energy/) - Create a file named after your project (e.g.,
themes/energy/my-cool-project.md) - Use the format shown in
TEMPLATE.md - Open a pull request adding your markdown file.
