Boston | AI Healthcare Hackathon with Claude Build Day
about this event
Join a Claude Community Event, organized by local enthusiasts for everyone who loves building with Claude! Hosted by Northeastern's AI Skunkworks team. Free and open to all.
Spend Saturday, November 14, building with Claude Fable 5.1 and Claude Code at Northeastern's Cabral Center. This Build Day's theme is responsible healthcare AI: oncology data holds enormous promise for AI, but only if teams can tell when a dataset is actually fit for the question being asked, and can explain why. Come with a team or on your own; solo builders are matched into teams of 3-5 on the day. The day ends with live demos and feedback.
Project ideas — Pick a track or bring your own idea built with Claude:
Cohort Firewall: build a tool that decides whether an oncology dataset is ready for a proposed AI question. It returns one of four verdicts: Ready, Conditional, Blocked, or Insufficient Evidence.
Evidence Navigator: turn complex oncology data-readiness findings into clear evidence, side-by-side comparisons, and concrete next actions.
Who should join — Developers, data scientists, designers, researchers, and anyone working where healthcare meets AI. Cohort Firewall suits builders who like rules, logic and data. Evidence Navigator suits people who can make complex findings easy to understand.
Agenda — 10:00 AM: Check-in, kickoff and a quick Claude Fable 5.1 / Claude Code onboarding. Team formation. Two build blocks with mentors on hand (lunch provided). 3:15 PM: Projects due. Live demos and feedback. 4:45 PM: Wrap-up.
Claude credits — Every approved attendee receives $100 in Claude API credits. Credits are redeemed to a Claude Console organization, not a personal Claude.ai account. We'll walk through setup at the opening session.
Good to know — This page is the only registration for the day. Registration requires host approval, and approvals close Thursday, Nov 12. Demos are live, so aim for a working prototype. Slides alone won't do it. Use only synthetic or openly licensed data. No patient data, and no tools that make clinical decisions. Bring a laptop and charger. Venue: Cabral Center, Northeastern University, 40 Leon Street, Boston. Capacity is 160, so register early.
tracks
Cohort Firewall
Build a tool that decides whether an oncology dataset is ready for a proposed AI question, returning one of four verdicts: Ready, Conditional, Blocked, or Insufficient Evidence. Suited to builders who like rules, logic and data.
Evidence Navigator
Turn complex oncology data-readiness findings into clear evidence, side-by-side comparisons, and concrete next actions. Suited to people who can make complex findings easy to understand.
Bring Your Own Idea
Bring your own idea built with Claude instead of choosing one of the suggested tracks.
when
AI Hackathon Build Day
Check-in and kickoff at 10:00 AM, team formation, two build blocks with mentors (lunch provided), projects due at 3:15 PM, live demos and feedback, wrap-up at 4:45 PM.
◍ Cabral Center, Northeastern Universitytickets
| tickets | price | Fee | Status | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Admission | Free | No fee | Available | Free and open to all. Registration on this page requires host approval, and approvals close Thursday, Nov 12. Capacity is 160. |
prizes
| # | PRIZE | price |
|---|---|---|
| All approved attendees | $100 in Claude API credits | $100 |