The world's best interdisciplinary hackathon, held at Caltech in Pasadena, CA! Meet hackers from all over the world and create projects to solve problems at the intersections of fields ranging from education to games/entertainment using anything from hardware to machine learning, all while having a sensational time!!
Eligibility
Hacktech is a hackathon organized for students by students. Teams should have a maximum of four students.
Prizes
$33,460 in prizes
Best Artificial Intelligence & Computer Vision Hack
Use artificial intelligence or computer vision in your hack! Each winning team member will receive a Snaptain S5C WiFi FPV Drone
Best Environment & Sustainability Hack
Make an innovative hack that protects the environment or contributes to a more sustainable future! Each winning team member will receive 32-ounce Hydro Flask and a reusable and collapsible coffee cup.
Best Entertainment Hack
Dazzle us with hacks involving the entertainment/media industry, or invent a new puzzle, game, or experience! Each winning team member will receive a JBL Portable Bluetooth Speaker
Best Social Good Hack
Hack at the intersection of society and technology! Educate the community, assist a non-profit, or make anything else that benefits the community at large! Each winning team member will receive an Amazon Fire 7 tablet and an ELEGOO Penguin Bot Kit.
[Pinnacle] Best Overall Hack
Best team out of winning hacks of the four interdisciplinary prize categories will get an all-expenses-paid ticket for Pinnacle, the Olympics of Hackathons.
[eBay] Best Hack Using eBay’s APIs
(3)
eBay makes it easy to buy and sell on eBay from anywhere online. We want to see innovation and creativity, and will award awesome prizes for the best use of the eBay APIs. Please note that you will need an eBay Developer Account in order to access the eBay APIs. Don’t have one? We’ve got you covered; join us at our workshop on Friday @ 9pm to get a temporary Hacktech account!
Each 1st Place team member will win: Apple Watch and $100 eBay Gift Card
Each 2nd Place team member will win: Airpods Pro and $100 eBay Gift Card
Each 3rd Place team member will win: $100 eBay Gift Card
[Office Ally] Challenge 1: Refining the Patient Matching Algorithm
(2)
See our Prizes doc for more details! Each 1st Place winning team member receives: Apple Airpods. Each runner up team member receives: Mophie Wireless Chargers
[Office Ally] Challenge 2: Deepvariant and SNP Identification
See our Prizes doc for more details! Each 1st Place winning team member receives: Apple Airpods. Each runner up team member receives: Mophie Wireless Chargers.
[Google Cloud] Best Use of Google Cloud
(2)
Use any Google Cloud product in your project (Firebase counts!) See full list of products here: g.co/cloud. Each member of the FIRST PLACE winning team receives: Cloud Patagonia Backpack, Cloud Pillow, Acrylic Trophy, Cloud Water Bottle, and Google Nest Mini. Each member of the 2nd team receives Nest Minis.
[iD Tech] Inspiring the Next Generation of Tech
(3)
Description: The prize will be awarded to a project that supports our goal of emboldening young students to shape the future. An ideal project will aid in educating the next generation and making tech experiences more accessible. The key here is Education and Accessibility. Each winning team member will receive: Pi-Top sets (with pi-top, pulse, and raspberry pi), and "Coding Our Future" T-Shirt.
[Citadel] Best Hack Using Machine Learning
Make a hack that uses machine learning! Preference is given to hacks that use ML for a finance-related project. Each winning team member will receive an Away Suitcase.
[Keystone Strategy] Best Data-based Development Story
Creating transformative, data-driven insights is Keystone’s mission. This objective will task you to do the same by turning your own data into a story. As you complete other objectives, you will likely (read: hopefully) use version control. This is your starting dataset. What insights and stories can you tell from your own development?
Each winning team member will receive: Keychron K2 Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
[Esri] Best Use of Esri Technology
$1K awarded to the team with the best use of Esri technology!
[Facebook] Best Hack That Gives People a Voice
(2)
The best hack that gives people or groups a voice, or lets them express themselves in the most authentic ways. Each winning team member will receive a Facebook Backpack
[Domain.com/MLH] Best Domain Registered with Domain.com
Domain.com provides all the domain services you need from registration to hosting to SSL certificates and beyond. Each hacker will receive a FREE domain name and year of domain privacy from Domain.com for their project this weekend, as well as Domain.com backpacks! Each winning team member will also receive a MLH 2020 Hackathon Season medal.
[UiPath/MLH] Best UiPath Automation Hack
Build an automation hack using UiPath! Each winning team member will receive a UiPath/MLH Branded Backpack and an opportunity to interview for a UiPath Internship in 2020 with high recommendation!
[MongoDB Atlas/MLH] Best use of MongoDB Atlas
Create a hack using MongoDB Atlas to host a database in the cloud! Automate the provisioning and deployment process with ease, while focusing all your efforts on your hack. Projects built using MongoDB Atlas will be eligible to win an AirCharge Plus.
[MLH] Best COVID-19 Awareness & Prevention Hack
Build a project that helps educate people about best practices for preventing the spread of novel coronavirus, nCOV-19/COVID-19, & staying healthy. MLH will donate $20 for each project in this category to the CDP COVID-19 Response Fund, and winning team members will get special recognition.
Most "Extra" Hack
Winning team with the most "over the top" hack will get some super "extra" sunglasses.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Josh Chen
Software Engineer, Microsoft
Will Heltsley
VP of Propulsion Engineering, SpaceX
Drew Brauer
Advisor, Southern California Edison
Claire Ralph
Director, Caltech Career Development Center
Mary Wahl
Senior Data Scientist, Microsoft
Ankur Dahiya
Engineering Manager, Flexport
Edward Chen
Research Scientist, HRL Laboratories
Ping Chen
Software Engineer, BallerTV
Chan Koh
Product Manager, BallerTV
Collin Murphy
Software Engineer, BallerTV
Varun Shanker
Student Body President, Caltech
Katherine Breeden
Professor, Harvey Mudd College
Gene Chuang
CTO, P.volve
Louison Dumont
Founder, BitProof
Felicia Hunt
Caltech
Aaron Feldman
Software Engineer, Facebook
Alice Su
Software Engineer, Facebook
Anne Chen
Software Engineer, Facebook
Bryan Yu
Software Engineer, Facebook
Andrew Kang
Software Engineer, Facebook
Rosemary Macedo
Chief Investment Officer, QS Investors
Eli Gregory
Software Engineer, Esri
Allan Laframboise
Software Engineer, Esri
Karan Kewsani
Chief Architect, Bluebeam
Ethan Rubinson
Employee at eBay
Raphael Tsow
Employee at eBay
Hye Joon Lee
Employee at eBay and Caltech RCG
Emma He
Citadel Securities Software Engineer
Eugene Bulkin
Citadel Software Engineer
Courtney Schwass
Regional Manager
Jay Wu
Chief Technology Officer, Office Ally
David Liljeblad
Development Deployment Manager, Office Ally
John Scheeler
Associate at Keystone Strategy
Peter Adelson
Senior Associate at Keystone Strategy
Ellora Sarkar
Consultant at Keystone Strategy
Judging Criteria
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Usability
How usable is your hack in its current state? Strive to create a functioning project even if it doesn't have a ton of features! -
Interdisciplinary
Does your hack combine principles from across different fields? Live up to our theme and make a hack that explore the intersection of computer science with other fields! -
Creativity
How creative is your hack? Try to approach the problem you are trying to solve from a novel angle! -
Polish
Is your hack polished? Create a hack that looks as great as it functions!
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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