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Showerhacks

A 12-hour hackathon where the winner gets to take a shower.

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October 3rd 2026
10AM – 10PM
San Francisco
300–400 People

After hours of coding, caffeine, and zero sleep, hackers want one thing above all else: a shower.

The Team

Co-President John Lins

John Lins

Prev-LLNL AI Research

UCSB

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Co-President Sarah Zhao

Sarah Zhao

Research at UCLA Connection Lab

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Co-President Amy Chen

Amy Chen

Western University

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Organizer Celina Kim

Celina Kim

Marketing

CSUS

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Organizer Ken Mueller

Ken Mueller

CS @ Stanford University

Founder @Sup.ai

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Organizer Chris Vaisnor

Chris Vaisnor

AI M.S. @ John Hopkins University

Co-Founder @ Adalace

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Viral Judging Panel

Judge Viraj Ala

Viraj Ala

Viral Founder Interviews, Prev-White House & Deloitte

@viraj.ala

Berkeley

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Judge Christy Lam

Christy Lam

SWE @ Dell, Prev-NVIDIA

@christyoverflow

Judge Yuni Kim

Yuni Kim

CMO @ DittoAI

@yunskistudy

UCSD

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Judge Mike Klikushin

Mike Klikushin

Co-Founder @ Inspector (YC)

@MikeBuildsMore

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Judge Tina Chi

Tina Chi

SWE @ Apple

UF

@tinahelloworld

Judge Charissa Kim

Charissa Kim

Technical Program Manager @ Semgrep

@charlikestoeat

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Judge Aolin Xu

Aolin Xu

ML SWE @ TikTok

@aolin_xu

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Judge Aidan Ouckama

Aidan Ouckama

Prev-Microsoft

@ouckahcs

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Judge Harneet Dhillon

Harneet Dhillon

Co-Founder of Elsewher3

@dhillon.diary

UCSB B.S/Georgia Tech M.S.

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Judge Martin Lee

Martin Lee

Founder @ Neocast

USC

@mwtle

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Judge Ace Yip

Ace Yip

WOMEN IN TECH ® Global

@hehuabuilds

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Judge Sara Leung

Sara Leung

Executive @ UQIES

@saraxxlg

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Judge Raami Abichou

Raami Abichou

@raamics

Judge Arine Kim

Arine Kim

Prev Product & Growth @ Beacons

@arinekim

@arinebuilds

UCLA

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Sponsors

Afterparty 🎉

11PM–2AM: The top 40% of participants and all winning teams will be invited to the afterparty 🥂 to announce the winner.

FAQ

Who can participate?

Anyone can apply! We accept applications in August. We're looking for builders, founders, creators, engineers, and community builders.

Does it cost anything to attend?

No, attendance is free thanks to our amazing sponsors.

What can I win?

The grand prize is a shower, yes, you heard that right. Imagine having that on your LinkedIn.

There will also be sponsor-specific prizes. If you used a sponsor's technology, you qualify for their track. More info on this coming soon.

Are there travel reimbursements?

No.

Is there a Showerhacks group chat?

Yes — join our Discord: discord.gg/4xEtJc9xqZ