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BrainHack Flux 2025

BrainHack is pleased to announce a 2-day hackathon for the Flux community on September 1-2, 2025. BrainHack aims to provide researchers with the tools to improve their data science and computational method repertoire. The BrainHack event allows attendees to have open time to work in interdisciplinary teams on projects that utilize design and computational techniques to solve problems of interest to the Flux community.

Dates: September 1-2, 2025
Cost: $50/person for Staff/Faculty admission including onsite breakfast & lunch.
$20/person for Student/Postdoc admission including onsite breakfast & lunch.
Additionally, we have allocated funds to assist admission if you have financial need. Send us an email for further information.
Location: Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Knowledge Exchange, Second Floor
Trinity College Dublin College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
Note: We follow the code of conduct of BrainHack Global.

Why Brainhack?

BrainHacks are collaborative events that focus on the open sharing of ideas, models, code, and data. They bring together brain experts and enthusiasts from a variety of backgrounds to build relationships, learn from one another, and collaborate on projects related to the neurosciences.

We also encourage new programmers and students/scientists to participate in our hackathon this year. We pair experienced Brain Hackers with new folks to help kickstart your growth as a neurohacker!

Learn

Learn about tools, techniques and datasets in neuroimaging research.

Be Social

Meet researchers from a variety of backgrounds. Share your knowledge.

Get Involved

Find exciting projects that you would like to contribute to.

Program & Schedule

This two day event will bring together local scientists and trainees in neuroimaging from institutions across the region. The program will include:

  • Open Hacking sessions in which attendees will work together on projects of their own design. Attendees are encouraged but not required to bring their own projects into the hackathon to work collaboratively with others. Project inspirations could stem from other projects proposed by attendees, ongoing work you're involved in, or new research areas that you've been waiting to have an opportunity to jump on!
  • Unconference & Tutorials to help you get up to speed with various programming languages and current practices in open-source and reproducible neuroimaging analysis.

Schedule

Time Mon, Sept 1 Time Tues, Sept 2
09:00 – 09:30 Introduction to Brainhacking 09:00 – 09:30 Project Check In
09:30 – 10:30 Project Pitches 09:30 – 10:30 UnTutorials and Hacking
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break 10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:45 Review of BrainHacking Resources 10:45 – 12:00 UnTutorials and Hacking
11:45 – 12:00 Group Discussion and Questions
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch 12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 15:00 UnTutorials and Hacking 13:00 – 15:00 UnTutorials and Hacking
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee Break 15:00 – 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 – 16:45 Hacking 15:15 – 16:00 Hacking
16:45 – 17:00 Brief Project Recaps 16:00 – 17:00 Project Reports and Feedback

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Program Description

  • Introduction to Brainhacking: Hacking isn't just about code — it can mean creatively solving problems in analysis, experimental design, and more. This session welcomes all backgrounds and highlights how interdisciplinary collaboration fuels innovation.
  • Project Pitches: Attendees pitch ideas they’d like to explore, discuss technological or conceptual gaps, and begin forming collaborative teams around shared interests.
  • Coffee Break: Time to recharge and chat informally.
  • Review of BrainHacking Resources: A brief overview of helpful software, datasets, platforms, and tools. Topics may later become UnTutorial sessions based on attendee interest.
  • Group Discussion and Questions: Open Q&A to wrap up the morning and align goals.
  • UnTutorials and Hacking: Work time for those with a clear plan, or spontaneous tutorials chosen by attendee interest. Sessions happen only if enough participants express interest.
  • Free Hacking: Unstructured time to work on projects, get support, or extend tutorials.
  • Brief Project Recaps: Each team shares a quick progress update and sets goals for Day 2.
  • Project Check In: Teams provide morning updates — progress, goals, or blockers.
  • Project Reports and Feedback: Final reports and reflections on project progress, outcomes, and ideas for future hackathons.
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Project Pitches

Open hacking projects are a great forum for getting support on a technical issue from your own research program or starting a new collaborative project. Check out our full project listing or suggest your own.

Suggest a Project

Meet the Organizers

Angela R. Laird
Angela R. Laird
FIU
David N. Kennedy
David N. Kennedy
UMass Chan Medical School
Katherine L. Bottenhorn
Katherine L. Bottenhorn
FIU
Chloe L. Hampson
Chloe L. Hampson
FIU