🎉 PAI Palooza Hackathon AZ — Presented by Microsoft
⚡ 3 Days. Thermal Innovation. Cloud-Scale Thinking.
Welcome to PAI Palooza Arizona, where the region’s top minds come together to build real solutions for the infrastructure powering tomorrow’s digital world. Home to industry giants like Intel and TSMC and one of the largest data center markets in the U.S., Arizona is ground zero for innovation in semiconductors, cloud computing, and energy systems.
This 3-day hackathon invites engineers, founders, data scientists, and AI builders to prototype smarter, more sustainable systems — and unlock new possibilities in thermal energy, cloud infrastructure, and AI optimization.
🔥 Hackathon Theme:
Energy x Cloud x AI — Rethink the Infrastructure Behind the Internet
Arizona is the engine room of the modern world. Your mission:
🌡️ Build better ways to manage thermal energy
☁️ Optimize for cloud-scale infrastructure
🧠 Apply AI to power, predict, and prevent
🌱 Design solutions that scale efficiently — for datacenters, semiconductors, and society
💡 What to Build
🌡️ Thermal Intelligence Systems
AI-powered cooling optimization for servers or chips
Predictive models for thermal load & energy efficiency
Real-time dashboards to manage energy flow in data facilities
🔌 Energy Grid + Cloud Infra Tools
LLMs to automate reporting for uptime, outages, and cooling costs
Smart contracts for energy usage reconciliation across facilities
APIs that interface with renewable energy hardware or monitoring tools
📦 Supply Chain & Ops Apps
Track parts, chips, and inventory across fab sites
Automate compliance & safety checks with AI
Internal tools for chip manufacturers and datacenter operators
💥 Featured Challenge Projects
⚡ ZephyrPay – github.com/lyfted-engineering/zephyrpay
Crypto-native payment system built for IRL spaces — fork it to build tokenized access to energy, loyalty systems for sustainability, or internal grid access tools.
🧠 Bobby App – github.com/urbantech/bobbyapp
Immersive AI RPG engine — remix it into an educational simulation on grid load balancing, server room optimization, or climate-aware strategy games.
🧠 Why Arizona?
🌎 2nd largest data center market in the U.S. (Phoenix)
🧱 Global semiconductor capital with Intel, TSMC, Microchip HQs
🏗️ $65B+ invested in chip + infra buildout since 2020
🧠 Deep engineering talent across ASU, UArizona, and beyond
🛠️ How to Win
✅ Use GitHub Copilot to boost development
☁️ Deploy your project on Microsoft Azure
🤖 Integrate OpenAI for insights, automation, or UX
🎯 Tackle a real-world energy or infrastructure challenge
🏆 Impress engineers, investors, and ecosystem leaders
🗓️ Schedule – Arizona Edition
Friday @ 4:20 PM – Kickoff, Challenge Demos, Team Formation, Happy Hour
Saturday – Build Day: Infra Mentors, Energy Experts, Pizza + Pair Programming
Sunday @ 5:20 PM – Demos, Judging, Prizes, and Showcase 🏆
🎯 Who Should Join?
🧑🏭 Infrastructure engineers & ops leads
🧠 Data scientists + energy modelers
🧑💻 Backend + cloud developers
🌡️ Hardware + firmware hackers
💡 Founders, PMs, and clean tech innovators
🏭 Chip + fab professionals looking to prototype tools
📍 Location & RSVP
📍 60 E Rio Salado Pkwy #1200, Tempe, AZ
🎟️ Register Now: https://lu.ma/paipalooza
🌐 More Info: www.paipalooza.ai
Let’s build solutions that scale — thermally, computationally, and globally.
Arizona’s infrastructure is already powering the future. Let’s make it smarter.
⚡🌡️🧠☁️💡