# About — Beyond Intelligence

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About the hackathon

# Software that understands the person using it.

Modern AI is brilliant with tokens and detached from people. It can’t tell when someone is under strain, losing focus, or needs a different kind of help. Beyond Intelligence is a weekend to change that.

The brief

Build a product that reads human state and responds to it. Use behavioral signals from phones and laptops — typing rhythm, scrolling pace, interaction patterns — or physiological signals from wearables, and turn them into software that adapts.

Everything runs on the device. Raw signals stay with the person; only structured state, with consent, reaches anything else. Privacy isn’t a feature here — it’s the constraint you design around.

Ideas we’d love to see: focus-aware dev tools, AI assistants that adjust tone under stress, learning apps that pace to cognitive load, wellbeing tools that respect personal baselines.

What’s included

## Everything you need. Bring a laptop.

### Synheart SDKs & CLI

Core SDK, behavioral signal SDK, and mock signal streams — no hardware or account required.

### Mentors on the floor

Engineers from Synheart and Snapwre helping you scope, build, and debug all weekend.

### Meals & refreshments

Catered meals and continuous coffee so you can stay in flow.

### Judging & prizes

Projects are reviewed against Synheart’s challenge rubric. Prize tiers are announced before kickoff.

Who it’s for

## 60–80 Ethiopian builders, in person.

Beginners and seasoned engineers are both welcome. Come solo or with a team of 2–4.

- Software developers — mobile, web, and backend
- Machine learning and AI engineers
- Product and UI/UX designers
- CS students (AAU, AASTU, and beyond) and ALX fellows & alumni

The weekend

## Two days. One working product.

One weekend · exact dates announced soon. ALX Lideta Hub, 4th Floor · Addis Ababa. Final times may shift slightly.

### Saturday

09:00 – 19:00

1. 01Check-in & kickoff
2. 02SDK walkthrough
3. 03Team matching
4. 04Build sprint

### Sunday

09:00 – 18:00

1. 01Build sprint
2. 02Mentor reviews
3. 03Demos on stage
4. 04Awards

Who runs it

### Synheart

Human State Interface infrastructure. Provides the SDKs, docs, challenge rubric, and domain mentors.

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### Snapwre

Engineering studio for backend, AI, and telecom. Runs the event, technical coordination, and mentors.

60–80 seats · Free to attend

## Build the AI that knows how people are doing.

Applications take about two minutes. Selection is rolling, so earlier is better.

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