"An architect is like an airline pilot, who might not look busy all of the time but use decades of experience to constantly monitor the situation, taking immediate action if they see or hear something out of the ordinary." 

A group of senior IT professionals got together in 2015 to create a competition that is a one of a kind opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students. Find more information and details on the SITAC Registration page. Additional FAQs for students, mentors and volunteers available here.

The experience of the past several years of the competition have shown that the competition adds valuable job skills to the student's repertoire. Teams compete to develop an architectural solution for a real world problem, guided by practicing professionals from the industry.

SITAC 2026 will bring into focus the impact of AI in the designing of product and solution architectures. AI is rapidly transforming IT architecture design by enabling data-driven decision making, rapid scenario evaluation, and smarter aligment with organizational objectives. An AI assisted IT architecture design workflow leverages AI at each stage from requirements through deployment for efficiency and insight 

Visit the SITAC Past Events and Media Gallery pages for a peek into previous year's competitions.