Monash DeepNeuron

WATT THE HACK ⚡🧠

Monash DeepNeuron x MLAI are bringing you an energy + AI hackathon as part of AI Week 2026.

Teams will manage a simulated smart home, neighbourhood, and city grid using AI while balancing:
⚡ energy usage
🌱 renewables
🔋 batteries
🌦 weather disruption
📈 grid stress
💸 cost
🌍 carbon impact
🚿 and the emotional consequences of asking a simulated family to take shorter showers

And the prizes are HUGE thanks to Gabriel Chua and the OpenAI team 👀

🥇 $10,000 USD OpenAI API Credits
🥈 $5,000 USD OpenAI API Credits
🥉 $1,000 USD OpenAI API Credits

* the top 5 teams receive ChatGPT Pro for a year.

You do NOT need to be an energy expert or hardcore developer. We want software people, designers, policy people, engineers, creatives, data people, and anyone who enjoys solving messy problems.

🎟 Use our special 30% off link in bio.
(or here
https://linktr.ee/MonashDeepNeuron)

Part of AI Week 2026 and proudly supported by the City of Melbourne through the Business Event Sponsorship Program, alongside Stone & Chalk.

Member Adam Choong from our Law & Ethics Committee explores the wave of tech layoffs across Australia, unpacking how companies like Atlassian and WiseTech are navigating AI transformation and what this means for the future of work. 🤖📉

As automation accelerates and industries adapt, the ripple effects are extending far beyond tech. From shifting workforce demands to evolving expectations for graduates, the landscape is changing fast.

What does this mean for the rest of us?

Read the full article via the link in bio 🔗

Coming to you live from & MDN 💜💙🤝
AI isn’t just theory anymore. It’s something you can actually use.

AI in Action: From Concepts to Companies is a 2-day bootcamp designed to take you from understanding AI → building with it → seeing how it’s used in industry.

📍 Monash Clayton
📅 March 26–27
🕠 5:30–9:00pm

• Learn core AI concepts & tools
• Build your own AI workflows
• Work through real-world case studies
• Hear directly from industry

No experience needed.

🎟️ Register now (Link in bio)

https://events.humanitix.com/ai-in-action-from-concepts-to-companies-mdasxmdn

Are you coming?