With the rapid advancement of technology, it is important to use its power in ways that benefit society. HackDavis challenges its participants to hack for social good, and create an opportunity for us to explore the intersection between technology and society.
On February 9-10, over 700 students, hackers, and creators will come together for 24 hours of hacking. For the 4th year in a row, we are bringing the most talented students in California to address the world’s most pressing issues. Participants can choose to build a project that solves a problem in one of three areas: Health, Environment, and Education.
Eligibility
Attendees have to be at least 18 years old.
Requirements
YOU MUST BE REGISTERED FOR AND CHECKED IN TO HACKDAVIS TO WORK ON A PROJECT / SUBMISSION.
- Maximum of four people per team.
- Your project must be completed entirely in the designated hacking window. You cannot work on your project before hacking begins (which is officially 12:00 PM PT on Saturday, February 9th, 2019).
- You must submit your project by 12:00 PM PT on Sunday, February 10th.
- You cannot steal another team's code in any way, shape, or form.
- The decisions that judges make are final.
Prizes
$10,810 in prizes
First Place (Overall)
Nintendo Switch for each member of the winning team
Second Place (Overall)
Apple AirPods for each member of the winning team
Most Technically Challenging Hack
DJI Tello Drone for each member of the winning team
Most Creative Hack
Fujifilm Instax Mini 9 and film for each member of the winning team
Best Health and Wellness Hack by Centene
Amazon Echo Spot for each member of the winning team
Best Education Hack
Amazon Fire Tablet 8 for each member of the winning team
Best Environment Hack
AKASO Brave 4 + Memory Card for each member of the winning team
Best Lifestyle Game Hack by AORUS
Each member of the winning team gets:
ASUS K7 Keyboard
ASUS H5 Headset
ASUS M3 Mouse
AMP500 Mousepad
Criteria:
Best application that gamifies an aspect of day to day life. Preferred if geared towards social good.
Best Beginner Hack
JBL Flip 4 for each member of the winning team
Criteria: at least half of the team must be first time hackers
Best Use of OSIsoft Data
(2)
$500 Amazon gift card for the winning team
$250 Amazon gift card for the second place team
Best Combined Use of OSIsoft API and Google Cloud Platform
$250 Amazon gift card for the winning team
Best Use of Hardware
U1213A Handheld Clamp Meter for each member of the winning team
Best Use of Twilio API
Sonos Play:1 for each member of the winning team
Best Sustainability Hack by IOTW
$600 scholarship and IOTW swag for the winning team
Prompt:
What applications can you build to promote sustainability and efficiency in these areas of technology? What problems can you help solve involving the realms listed below?
-Using IoT devices and interconnectivity (think: smart home)
-Mining for cryptocurrency (think: sustainable mining and use of electricity)
-Completing transactions in a marketplace (think: fintech)
-Data sharing or exchange (think: e-commerce)
Best International Education Hack by Services for International Students and Scholars
Everlane Modern Snap Backpack for each member of the winning team
Criteria:
Solves one of the following issues in international education:
- Improves access to study, internships, or research abroad
- Connects students, faculty, and/or staff from around the world
- Improves access to educational materials from around the world
- Improves quality of or student access to education in developing countries
Best Use of Snapkit
Snapchat Spectacles for each member of the winning team
Best Use of Google Cloud Platform
Google Home Mini + Titan Security Key for each member of the winning team
Best IoT Hack with Qualcomm Device
DragonBoard 410c for each member of the winning team
Best Domain Name with Domain.com
Raspberry Pi & PiHut Essential Kit for each member of the winning team
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Christopher Nitta
Lecturer / UC Davis
Mohammad Sadoghi
Professor / UC Davis
Thilo Gross
Professor / UC Davis
Phillip Rogaway
Professor / UC Davis
Andre Knoesen
Professor / UC Davis
Lindsay Poirier
Professor / UC Davis
David Bunch
Professor / UC Davis
David Woodruff
Professor / UC Davis
Adhiraj Somani
Engineering Manager / Sentry
Dave Gaines
CEO / Sacramento Autistic Spectrum and Special Needs Alliance
Dan Kurtz
Senior Software Engineer / Beyond12
Kelsey Hinton
Communications Manager / Community Water Center
Christina Zhu
Software Engineer / Amazon
Sridatt Bhamidipati
Software Engineer / LeanData
Esther Kwak
Amy Wang
Graduate Student / UC Berkeley
David Tomassi
Graduate Student / UC Davis
Schuyler Alschuler
Graduate Student / UC Davis
Ethan Wang
Graduate Student / UC Davis
Melissa Jones
Teaching Assistant / UC Davis
Xenia Tay
Founding Engineer / Agora Systems
Debasish Pratiher
Product Marketing and Application / Broadcom
Aaron Morais
Judging Criteria
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Technical Complexity
How technically impressive is the project? If competing in an API/hardware usage category, is the API/hardware used extensively? -
Polish
How complete is the project? Is it just on the design stage, coding stage, etc.? Ideally the project has 1 or more functionalities finished or close to finishing. -
Originality
Has this project been done before? Does this project make others think this is a really cool idea and question why they didn't think of it before? -
Usefulness
How beneficial will this project be to its target audience? How much will it impact their lives? Are people likely to use it often, and will they have a good experience when doing so?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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