Building High-Value Health Systems: Leveraging AI

On behalf of the Health Systems Innovation Lab…

HSIL Hackathon 2026 is back — and we want you there again.

The Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab (HSIL) Hackathon is returning back to Dalla Lana for it’s second year – bringing together global, interdisciplinary teams to design and prototype AI-enabled solutions for high-value health systems.

Hackathon dates: April 10–11, 2026
Applications open: Dec 8 – February 28th

This is the second year we’re running it with strong participation from Dalla Lana and IHPME, and we’re excited to welcome everyone back. Last year, our community had an impressive showing, with one of our teams advancing nearly to the final global round—a testament to the depth of talent across public health, policy, management, and health systems research.

Whether you’re a student, clinician, researcher, designer, engineer, or policy thinker, this is a unique opportunity to:

• Work in interdisciplinary teams
• Build real prototypes with pathways to scale
• Pitch to global judges, funders, and investors
• Compete for entry into HSIL’s Venture Incubation Program

Open to graduate students within UofT — join through the Toronto Hub