Oπe\n Hackathon - 2025

Innovate for Sustainability

When: 13 – 15 June 2025

Where: INNOVATHENS | Τεχνόπολη Δήμου Αθηναίων

The Challenge

This year, we challenged you to create innovative solutions that make technology more accessible to everyone. Your mission was to develop applications, tools, or systems that break down barriers and empower individuals with diverse abilities to fully participate in the digital world.
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And of course, all teams delivered!!

The Winners

1st Place

Interoperability
Masters

TEAM

Fullstack Software Engineer | Fullstack Software Engineer | Backend Software Engineer | Data Engineer

IDEA

A robust solution aimed at mitigating the risk of unintended exposure to video content that may trigger epileptic seizures.

2nd Place

DnA

TEAM

Data Analyst | Data Analyst | Business Intelligence Analyst | Data Analyst | Analytics Engineer

IDEA

Helping people with Mental disabilities – Assistive and stress-reducing tool for neurodivergent individuals via an application that makes communication easier in the workplace and can help improve daily life.

3rd Place

Robbo

TEAM

SW engineer | Co-Founder – CTO | Innovation Strategist

IDEA

AI-EYES, Empowering independence through AI navigation for the visually impaired. A wearble assistant that enables real-time comprehension of surroundings (haptic notification, offline functionality, audio feedback real-time object detection)

Best Use of Emerging Technologies

Vitreous

TEAM

Cloud Advisory Engineer |

Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering |

CS Student | Enterprise AI Architect

IDEA

An open source software running on cheap android devices with embedded cameras which will track the eye movements and help Rett syndrome patient communicate by selecting icons which will pronounce words.

Best Team
Choice

IDEA

Vitreous

TEAM

Cloud Advisory Engineer |

Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering |

CS Student | Enterprise AI Architect

Best First-Time Hacker Team

SoundAware

TEAM

Student | Student

IDEA

We’re building a mobile app that helps people with hearing impairments become aware of sounds around them by detecting their direction and urgency. Using smartphone microphones and sensors, the app classifies important sounds like alarms or approaching vehicles and alerts users through visuals and vibration.