# Hackathon for COSIMA Workshop 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Workshops\ **Tags:** cosima, workshop, hackathon\ **Created:** [23 April 2026 00:11 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/hackathon-for-cosima-workshop-2026/6302 "2026-04-23T00:11:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![navidcy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/navidcy/32/101_2.png) [@navidcy](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/navidcy)\ **Post date:** [23 April 2026 00:11 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/hackathon-for-cosima-workshop-2026/6302/1 "2026-04-23T00:11:37Z")
Hi COSIMA, For the [Annual Workshop this year (16-20 Nov in Hobart)](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/cosima-working-group-announce/238/180) we have two ideas for the main theme of the **Hackathon days** (Mon-Tue) and we wanted to put them here to get feelers. 1. ACCESS-OM3 model evaluation šŸ« 2. Coding with Generative AI (some training + a day of hacking using AI) šŸ¤– 3. ML in Earth Sciences training + hacking (similar to that during the ACCESS Workshop 2025) using PyEarthTools etc šŸŒŽ Please fill in the poll below. Also if you have other Hackathon theme ideas feel free to post them below! _Poll ([view on site](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/hackathon-for-cosima-workshop-2026/6302/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![adele-morrison](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/adele-morrison/32/90_2.png) [@adele-morrison](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/adele-morrison)\ **Post date:** [23 April 2026 01:09 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/hackathon-for-cosima-workshop-2026/6302/2 "2026-04-23T01:09:12Z")
I think we need a poll. You can only add one emoji response, not multiple. ---
**Author:** ![navidcy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/navidcy/32/101_2.png) [@navidcy](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/navidcy)\ **Post date:** [23 April 2026 01:13 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/hackathon-for-cosima-workshop-2026/6302/3 "2026-04-23T01:13:43Z")
Good point; done! ---
**Author:** ![Sanaa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/sanaa/32/2354_2.png) [@Sanaa](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Sanaa)\ **Post date:** [23 April 2026 03:31 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/hackathon-for-cosima-workshop-2026/6302/4 "2026-04-23T03:31:04Z")
A couple of additional ideas that I think could be useful to the community: Deep learning in general and applications for data assimilation (or data fusion). For example, a hackathon where the focus is on using sparse in-situ observations and combining them with large-scale models. This is a problem common across all communities: ocean, land, and atmosphere. A focus on foundation models (which are also deep learning), and a hackathon on adapting them for downstream tasks (Iā€™m not familiar with foundation models for the ocean, but Iā€™m sure there will be a few). My personal opinion: donā€™t make it specific to GenAI; better to keep it open to deep learning more broadly, as GenAI fits naturally within foundation models and can also be relevant to data assimilation workflows. Developing GenAI from scratch would probably not be practical for a hackathon, but adapting existing models, e.g. foundation models or other deep learning models, would be much more feasible. ---
**Author:** ![navidcy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/navidcy/32/101_2.png) [@navidcy](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/navidcy)\ **Post date:** [23 April 2026 03:36 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/hackathon-for-cosima-workshop-2026/6302/5 "2026-04-23T03:36:11Z")
Perhaps I was too specific with ā€œGenerative AIā€. I mean using all these LLMs that are around to help with coding. My worry tho is that most of them require payed subscriptions to be used with VS Code or other tools so Iā€™m not sure how it will happen. But perhaps Iā€™m missing something? ---
**Author:** ![Sanaa](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.access-hive.org.au/sanaa/32/2354_2.png) [@Sanaa](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/u/Sanaa)\ **Post date:** [23 April 2026 03:44 UTC](https://forum.access-hive.org.au/t/hackathon-for-cosima-workshop-2026/6302/6 "2026-04-23T03:44:17Z")
Oh, I see. My brain was thinking about GenAI for science, not LLMs, I meant developing generative diffusion models or Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs). Having a session where people share their experiences with different AI tools for research, coding and writing.. would be greate to include at every opportunity