Program Day 1:
Wednesday 16 September 2026

Location
Swinburne's Virtual Universe
Advanced Technologies Centre 427-451 Burwood Road, Hawthorn, VIC 3122

2:15 pm

Event registration

3:00 pm

Explore The Virtual Universe
Enjoy a 3D tour and learn how it was made with AI.

3:30 pm

Welcome and Introduction
The Hackathon opens by connecting the past with the future. On the opening afternoon, you will meet your team and hear from guest speakers on the topics of AI scams, identity verification and authentication challenges. There will also be a friendly AI detection quiz (with team points and fun prizes up for grabs).

3:40 pm

Guest Speakers

Alan Turing, the Imitation Game, and Beyond
Dominique Carlon
ADM+S Research Fellow
Swinburne University of Technology

Authentic Imitations and Imitated Authenticity in Practice
Ben Shaw
ADM+S & Swinburne University of Technology Alumni
Infoexchange/AskIzzy/Assembly Four

The Human and Machine in Scams
Dejan Tatić
Institute for Cognition and Behaviour
Vienna University of Economics and Business

4:25 pm

State of Detection – Video and Image Quiz
Hanxun (Curtis) Huang
ADM+S Research Fellow
University of Melbourne

Join your team and compete for points and prizes

5:00 pm

Hackathon briefing and Day 1 wrap up

5:30 pm

(Optional) Dinner
Join your team and talk with the guests speakers over a meal at the Hawthorn Hotel

7:00 pm

End of Day 1

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