Adibvafa Fallahpour, 21
Adibvafa Fallahpour: The Visionary AI Hackathon Founder and Neuroscience Enthusiast
Adibvafa Fallahpour, a Computer Science and Neuroscience student at the University of Toronto (Class of ‘26) is the founder and co-chair of GenAI Genesis—Canada’s largest AI hackathon—and the leader of the Google Developer Group (GDG) at his university.
While preparing for the International Biology Olympiad, Adibvafa became fascinated with technology. This academic endeavor sparked a broader interest in computational thinking. A model of the human brain, the Hopfield Network, captivated him, inspiring him to teach himself Python and machine learning in order to build models on his own. As his skills grew, he began exploring collaborative tech spaces like hackathons to apply what he was learning.
At his first hackathon, Hack the 6ix in August 2023, he discovered a desire not only to participate, but to organize these environments after witnessing the energy of passionate, interdisciplinary teams. Recognizing Toronto's fragmented undergraduate AI community, he founded GenAI Genesis to unite student groups across campuses. Their inaugural event in March 2024 drew over 1,200 applicants. The 2025 iteration expanded to over 2,200 applicants from more than 25 countries, bringing together over 600 hackers, backed by major sponsors like Google, PwC, and AMD, and partners like the United Nations.
Adibvafa stands out for his expertise on both sides of the innovation equation – as a skilled hacker and a highly effective organizer. Among his favorite projects: making the entire city of Toronto searchable at New Builds and winning "Best Use of MATLAB" for a Python-based MATLAB learning game, without using any MATLAB!
His favorite programming language is Python, with PyTorch as his preferred framework, and he can't imagine training ML models without Weights & Biases to track experiments and metrics. When not organizing massive AI hackathons or coding, Adibvafa enjoys archery, video games, and reading. He holds a professional rat tickling certificate.
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Adibvafa Fallahpour, 21
Adibvafa Fallahpour: The Visionary AI Hackathon Founder and Neuroscience Enthusiast
Adibvafa Fallahpour, a Computer Science and Neuroscience student at the University of Toronto (Class of ‘26) is the founder and co-chair of GenAI Genesis—Canada’s largest AI hackathon—and the leader of the Google Developer Group (GDG) at his university.
While preparing for the International Biology Olympiad, Adibvafa became fascinated with technology. This academic endeavor sparked a broader interest in computational thinking. A model of the human brain, the Hopfield Network, captivated him, inspiring him to teach himself Python and machine learning in order to build models on his own. As his skills grew, he began exploring collaborative tech spaces like hackathons to apply what he was learning.
At his first hackathon, Hack the 6ix in August 2023, he discovered a desire not only to participate, but to organize these environments after witnessing the energy of passionate, interdisciplinary teams. Recognizing Toronto's fragmented undergraduate AI community, he founded GenAI Genesis to unite student groups across campuses. Their inaugural event in March 2024 drew over 1,200 applicants. The 2025 iteration expanded to over 2,200 applicants from more than 25 countries, bringing together over 600 hackers, backed by major sponsors like Google, PwC, and AMD, and partners like the United Nations.
Adibvafa stands out for his expertise on both sides of the innovation equation – as a skilled hacker and a highly effective organizer. Among his favorite projects: making the entire city of Toronto searchable at New Builds and winning "Best Use of MATLAB" for a Python-based MATLAB learning game, without using any MATLAB!
His favorite programming language is Python, with PyTorch as his preferred framework, and he can't imagine training ML models without Weights & Biases to track experiments and metrics. When not organizing massive AI hackathons or coding, Adibvafa enjoys archery, video games, and reading. He holds a professional rat tickling certificate.
