2026 edition in numbers
100+
Participants
30
Teams
50
Volunteers
19
Mentors
4
Winners
€10.000
in prizes
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Challenges
Effortless Indoor Navigation
Build precise “Blue Dot” tracking for seamless terminal-wide navigation
Predicting Runway Grip
Stream real-time friction data to cockpits for safer winter landings
Measuring Passengers Satisfaction
Capture live passenger sentiment
to fix terminal stress points instantly
Automatic Hazard Detection
Powered by
Deploy AI and drones to keep runways clear from intruders
The Future of Airport Shopping
Redesign duty-free with personalized digital offers and gate delivery
The Digital Passenger Ally
Build a “no-download” interface for real-time wayfinding and transparent, live tracking of personalized assistance requests.
Portable Digital Identity
Enable a “verify-once” biometric journey that shares encrypted verification status across airport touchpoints without exposing raw data.
Securing Critical Machinery
Defend the airport’s industrial nervous system from cyber-physical threats
Disruption Copilot
Build a live recommendation engine that predicts cascading operational failures and suggests ranked recovery actions with explainability.
Resource Planner Overlay
Create a modern drag-and-drop board that detects gate and desk conflicts in real-time while coexisting with legacy systems.
Passenger Flow Predictor
Forecast security and check-in queue spikes 120 minutes ahead to optimize staffing before the passenger wave hits.
Airport Data Hub
Build a canonical data model and connectors that normalize siloed legacy systems into clean, developer-friendly APIs.
AI-Native AODB
Design a self-healing flight data layer that automatically reconciles conflicting timestamps and messy inputs into a single source of truth.
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