Media Release

Mangaluru, Oct 12: The Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Srinivas Institute of Technology, Mangaluru, organized Codeathon 3.0 on October 6, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The oneday intra-college hackathon was conducted to foster technical skills, innovation, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities among students. The event witnessed enthusiastic participation from 84 teams. The inaugural function was presided over by Dr. Srisha H S, Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, with Dr. Shankar K S, Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, as the Chief Guest.

The dignitaries encouraged participants to approach challenges creatively and develop practical solutions. The hackathon featured Circuit and Non-Circuit tracks, providing students with an opportunity to demonstrate their technical knowledge and innovative thinking.

The event was conducted in partnership with Aykan, Mangaluru. Aykan contributed to the event through sponsorship and technical participation, with Nilesh, Software Engineer, and Shashanka K, Senior Software Engineer, both from Aykan, serving as judges. Aykan works in the areas of application engineering, application modernization and AI-driven workflow automation, helping businesses build, modernize and automate software systems.

The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering and Department of Marine Engineering supported the event through their valuable contributions to the framing of problem statements and the judging process. The judging panel included Professor Sathish Kumar K (Department of EC&E), Professor Flavita Janis Pinto (Department of EC&E), Professor Madhusudhan S (Department of AIML), and Professor Vivek Vijay Kumar (Department of Marine Engineering). Sahyadri College of Engineering, Mangaluru, with Professor Srinivas contributing as a judge for the event.

The event was coordinated by student coordinators Chirag Bantwal and Lisha Shetty, under the guidance of staff coordinators Prof Alwyn Edison Mendonca and ProfDikshit M Borkar.

The competition concluded with the recognition of teams that demonstrated outstanding technical abilityand innovative thinking. In the Circuit Track, Team Seablings secured 1st Place in the CAD category, while Team Techbots secured 1st Place in the EC category. In the NonCircuit Track, Team Alt F4 secured 1st Place, while Team CodeZilla secured 2nd Place.

Codeathon 3.0 provided students with a platform to apply their technical knowledge to challenging problems and develop innovative solutions. The event also promoted interdisciplinary collaboration and interaction between students, faculty, and industry professionals. The participation of teams, along with the support of the collaborating departments and industry partners, contributed to the successful conduct of the event and strengthened the department’s culture of innovation, technical excellence, and collaborative learning.