Welcome to the HackBU hackathon, Binghamton University's third annual hackathon! We hope you're excited for a great weekend! After 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, all teams are allowed to start working on their hacks. Hacking will end at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday morning, with all submissions due then.
Eligibility
- You must be at HackBU to work on a project for submission.
- You cannot work on your project before the event begins.
- You cannot steal another team's source code.
- The decision of judges is final for determining prizes and awards.
- Please comply with all instructions from HackBU organizers.
Prizes
First Place
Dell Venue 8 tablets, provided by MLH (1 per winner)
Bluetooth Foldable Keyboard (1 per winner)
$100 Team Dinner
Google Cardboard (1 per winner)
Second Place
Jambox Mini (1 per winner)
Google Cardboard (1 per winner)
Third Place
Amazon FireTV Stick/Google Chromcast (1 per winner)
Nano RC Quadcopter (1 per winner)
Google Cardboard (1 per winner)
Best Design
Best Hardware Hack
Funniest Hack
Best Valentine's Day Hack
"It Just Works"
Best Beginner Hack
Best use of AWS
1 TB HDD, provided by Amazon (1 per winner)
Best Domain Name Registered with Domain.com
Domain.com swag bag, including SparkFun RedBoard
Best Media-Related Hack (Viacom)
(3)
Prize TBA
Best Algorithmic Hack (ACM)
Prize TBA
Most Innovative Hack (GE)
Awarded to the team solving a common problem in the most unconventional way, which reflects GE’s commitment to solving complex problems at a global scale.
Prize TBA
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
Submit a project to ChallengePost as groups of up to four students. Ask an organizer if you have any questions.
Judges
Carl Domingo
Provider of Happiness, MLH
Nick Walsh
Debugger of Code, MLH
Kevin Johnson
Software Engineer, Bloomberg LP
Kimberly Martin
People Operations, Hudson River Trading
Mike Popoloski
Algo Engineer, Hudson River Trading
Shannon Lee
Core Developer, Hudson River Trading
Emily Goetz
Jr. Software Engineer, Viacom
Sarah Hoch
IT Leadership Program, GE Power
Albin George
GE
George Weinschenk
Binghamton University Professor
Patrick Madden
Binghamton University Professor
Judging Criteria
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Execution
Is the product functional? Does it accomplish its goal? Does it work as is, or does it require additional resources (code or data)? How easy is the product to use? How does the product look and feel? -
Technical Impressiveness
How technically difficult was the hack to implement? How much did it rely on open source libraries and APIs? -
Innovation
Is this a creative solution to a problem? Is this a new solution to a problem? Does the product innovate on design, user experience, or technical solutions?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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