3 papers
cs.SE2026
Quick Build, Careful Check? Generative AI Use in Hackathons
Wangyiyao Zhou, Alexander Serebrenik, Alexander Nolte
Hackathons are time-bounded events where participants form teams to rapidly build software projects. Their short-term nature makes them a natural setting for Generative AI (GenAI)…
cs.SE2026
HackRep: A Large-Scale Dataset of GitHub Hackathon Projects
Sjoerd Halmans, Lavinia Paganini, Alexander Serebrenik +1
Hackathons are time-bound collaborative events that often target software creation. Although hackathons have been studied in the past, existing work focused on in-depth case studie…
cs.HC2025
In-person, Online and Back Again -- A Tale of Three Hybrid Hackathons
Abasi-amefon Obot Affia-Jomants, Alexander Serebrenik, James D. Herbsleb +1
Hybrid hackathons, which combine in-person and online participation, present unique challenges for organizers and participants. Although such events are increasingly conducted, res…