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If you’ve ever built AI that looks great in the lab but breaks in the wild, this hackathon was for you.
The AITEX Summit Fall 2025 Hackathon didn’t chase trends or pitch prototypes for applause. It brought together some of the world’s sharpest engineers, researchers, and product builders to answer a much more complicated question: What can we actually deploy right now, and who’s already doing it?
With over 30 judges from 15 countries and entries that addressed accessibility, translation, disaster response, and web performance, this event wasn’t about hype. It was about execution.
What Rose to the Top and Why It Mattered
Out of dozens of submissions, three projects stood out by addressing real pain points with solutions that work today, not five years from now.
VisionAi
Imagine diagnosing your entire website the way a doctor reads a full-body scan. VisionAi does just that. By combining computer vision with LLM-powered analysis, it scans pages for design issues, accessibility gaps, and SEO friction, offering fix-it-now recommendations without the need for plugins or guesswork.
SlideRevive
Most learners have been there: staring at cluttered, unreadable slides that are supposed to explain complex ideas. SlideRevive changes that. Using Gemini 1.5 Pro and structured JSON pipelines, it transforms messy PDFs into clean, themed PowerPoint decks, removing accessibility barriers in education with zero manual reformatting.
Video Translation Tool
This tool transforms videos into global content by combining Whisper, Google Translate, and AI voice synthesis for automated dubbing in 100+ languages. It slashes translation costs for creators and educators looking to scale.
Though only three projects placed, a special commendation goes to RescueMind, which impressed with its use of Groq’s GPT-OSS and real-time community data to help emergency teams craft disaster plans in minutes, not hours.
The Judges Who Made It More Than a Competition
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Behind the scenes, top IT experts didn’t just judge, they mentored, challenged, and refined ideas into real-world tools.
Out of more than 30 judges, nine were honored for raising the bar in terms of technical, strategic, and ethical excellence. Here’s how they shaped the event:
The Builders
The Builders were the hands-on experts who helped teams turn ambitious ideas into functional, scalable solutions.
- Timur Rakhmatullin – Outstanding Mentor Award
With over 15 years of experience in backend systems, Timur helped teams navigate complex infrastructure with clarity and calm.
- Ivan Drokin – Innovation Pioneer Award
A former ML lead and prolific patent-holder, Ivan pushed participants to think deeper and build brighter.
- Anatoly Bobunov – Technical Excellence Award
Known for reducing fintech test cycles from hours to minutes, Anatoly ensured robustness wasn’t an afterthought.
The Guides
The Guides brought strategic vision and real-world perspective, helping teams align their ideas with user needs and market realities.
- Sergiu Metgher – Ethics Advocate Award
A CEO and PhD candidate in AI governance, Sergiu’s feedback kept innovation aligned with accountability.
- Ali Hajizade – Strategic Insight Award
With 17 years of experience in international communications, Ali helped teams align technology with market realities and user behavior.
- Kateryna Halan – User-Centric Advocate Award
At Disney, she builds intuitive interfaces. At AITEX, she kept teams focused on accessibility and empathy.
The Translators
The Translators bridged the gap between innovation and implementation, ensuring ideas made sense across industries, cultures, and use cases.
- Diyaz Yespayev – Industry Bridge Award
Diyaz turned buzzwords into measurable outcomes, helping teams evaluate impact through an enterprise lens.
- Oleksandr Tserkovnyi – Visionary Impact Award
A full-stack engineer and founder who scaled a travel startup to $2 million in revenue, Oleksandr helped projects dream big while staying grounded.
- Vadim Goncharov – Real-World Impact Award
From cache optimization to auto-proctoring AI, Vadim knows what shipping looks like. His guidance turned good ideas into viable launches.
Why This Hackathon Stood Out
AI professionals aren’t chasing the future; they’re solving real problems now.
This hackathon showcased tools ready for real-world use, vetted by practitioners and judged by leaders focused on ethics, usability, and impact.
The AITEX Summit Fall 2025 Hackathon wasn’t a stage. It was a proving ground.
For developers, investors, and tech leaders paying attention, this was a clear signal:
The future of AI isn’t just bright, it’s usable.
