AIRON AI Use Case Hackathon — Expression of Interest

AIRON is launching AI Use Case Hackathons to bring together research-supporting professionals who want to explore, develop, and share practical AI use cases for research operations.

The hackathons will focus on real challenges in research management, research administration, funding, governance, reporting, strategy, partnerships, impact, and wider research support.

Please complete this short form to register your interest.

First name

Last name

Email

Organisation / institution

Country

1. Which area of research operations are you most connected to?

Research management

Research administration

Research funding / grant management

Research governance, compliance, or ethics

Research strategy or policy

Research impact and engagement

Partnerships and international collaboration

Researcher development / researcher support

Data, reporting, and institutional intelligence

Technology, systems, or digital transformation

If 'other'

2. What is your current level of experience with AI?

I am new to AI and want to learn

I have started experimenting with AI tools

I use AI in some parts of my work

I support AI adoption in my team or organisation

I have advanced experience with AI-enabled workflows

Other

If 'other'

3. What kind of AI use case would you be interested in developing or exploring?

4. Which hackathon themes are you most interested in?

Grant development and funding workflows

Research administration and reporting

Governance, compliance, ethics, and responsible AI

Research impact and engagement

Partnerships and international collaboration

Institutional strategy and intelligence

Researcher support and service improvement

Data, dashboards, and operational insights

AI literacy and workforce capability

I am open to any theme

5. How would you like to take part?

Join as a participant

Bring a use case or challenge to develop

Present an existing AI use case

Join a team and contribute ideas

Support as a facilitator or mentor

Represent a regional chapter or thematic group

Help promote the hackathon to my network

6. Are you interested in contributing your use case to the AIRON AI Use Case Library?

Yes

Maybe

Not at this stage

I would like more information

7. Preferred format

Online

In person

Hybrid

No preference

8. Preferred time zone / availability

9. Anything else you would like to share?

I agree that AIRON may contact me about the AI Use Case Hackathon and related AIRON activities. I understand that my information will only be used for AIRON community and programme communication.

I agree

AIRON AI Use Case Hackathon — Expression of Interest

First name

Last name

LinkedIn

Email

Organisation / institution

Country

1. Which area of research operations are you most connected to?

If 'other'

2. What is your current level of experience with AI?

If 'other'

3. What kind of AI use case would you be interested in developing or exploring?

4. Which hackathon themes are you most interested in?

5. How would you like to take part?

6. Are you interested in contributing your use case to the AIRON AI Use Case Library?

7. Preferred format

8. Preferred time zone / availability

9. Anything else you would like to share?

I agree that AIRON may contact me about the AI Use Case Hackathon and related AIRON activities. I understand that my information will only be used for AIRON community and programme communication.