Flourish‑A‑Thon
AI for Good
AI for Good
About the Event
Flourish‑A‑Thon is a cross-disciplinary hackathon bringing together students from across Johns Hopkins—from AI and engineering to public health to business—to do one thing: build AI solutions that help people flourish.
Over five days, your team will identify an area where people fall short of a thriving life and build something that starts to close that gap. A tool. A model. An intervention. Something real.
Schedule
Friday, May 1
3:00–6:00 PM
6225 Smith Avenue SE 304
Kickoff. We’ll orient the group, meet your teammates, and spend 90 minutes workshopping ideas together.
Saturday, May 2
12:00–4:00 PM
Bloomberg Student Center 403
Work with mentors to frame your problem. Two workshops led by PhD researchers to sharpen your thinking.
Sunday, May 3
All Day
Zoom consults available
Final push. Refine, prototype, and prepare your pitch.
Monday, May 4
All Day
Zoom consults available
Practice your pitch with teammates.
Tuesday, May 5
4:00–6:00 PM
Bloomberg Student Center 210B
Lightning pitches. Teams present what they built and what they learned. Prizes awarded.
Who We’re Looking For
The strongest teams will have leads covering at least three perspectives:
Technical Lead
AI, data science, engineering — someone who can build and prototype quickly.
Public Health Lead
Epidemiology, health policy, community health — someone who knows where the gaps are.
Business Lead
Strategy, operations, growth — someone who can think about what it takes to make things last.
Apply as an individual and we’ll help match you to a team, or apply with a group already formed.
Awards
Congratulations to the teams of the inaugural Flourish‑A‑Thon.
First Place
Bloom
$500
Second Place
ShelterConnect‑NYC
$300
Third Place
Floura
$200