Hey Hackers! Welcome to the 6th iteration of Hoya Hacks, hosted at Georgetown University (and over the internet!). Please sign up through our registration form - NOT just on Devpost! Due to high demand, all applicants after 12/15/2020 will receive swag boxes on a first-come, first serve basis.

This year, Hoya Hacks will be completely virtual. This means that all students - starting from high school - are welcome to participate! We're preparing our schedule & events to accommodate different time zones, and your merch will be mailed prior to the hackathon.

For more information, please visit our website

Eligibility

You must be enrolled at a high school, an university or college (graduate or undergraduate).

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$1,940 in prizes

First Place

Second Place

Third Place

Best Domain Registered with Domain.com

Register a .tech, .space, or .online domain name using Domain.com during the weekend. Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. Each winning team member will receive a PowerSquare Qi Wireless Phone Charger & Domain.com Backpack.

Best Use of Google Cloud (2)

Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: g.co/cloud. Each winning team member will receive a Google Branded Parkland Academy Backpack.

Best Hardware Hack Sponsored by Digi-Key (2)

Using your preferred hardware or hardware emulator, build a hack for your chance to win a Grove Beginner Kit, with Arduino Uno R3 included. We select two winning teams for this category. Each winning team member will receive a prize!

Best Use of CockroachDB

Build your hackathon project on CockroachDB's open source and indestructible SQL database. Utilize CockroachDB in your hack for a chance to win a 3D printing pen for each team member. What's more, ALL projects submitted that use CockroachDB will receive a free t-shirt!

Best Data Visualization

User choice on Data Visualization/Analysis software. Winner will receive a drawing tablet.

Staying Sane at Home

Best Project addressing Mental Health concerns during the Pandemic. Winner will receive a powerbank.

Environmental

Best Use of Software or Hardware to help the environment. Winner will receive a 1080p webcam.

Journalism

Create a program that rates the credibility of news and other sources. Winner will receive a Raspberry Pi Kit.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Joshua Meredith

Joshua Meredith

Judd Nicholson

Judd Nicholson

Linda Buckley

Linda Buckley

Nitin Vaidya

Nitin Vaidya

Aldo Taboada

Aldo Taboada

Aliaksandr Shulyak

Aliaksandr Shulyak

Alisa Kanga

Alisa Kanga

Annette Nicholson

Annette Nicholson

Ashok Chandrasekaran

Ashok Chandrasekaran

Ali Ragimov

Ali Ragimov

Bayo Oresegun

Bayo Oresegun

Charlie Leonhardt

Charlie Leonhardt

Chuck Brooks

Chuck Brooks

Chris Smith

Chris Smith

Emma Craswell

Emma Craswell

Henry Sienkiewicz

Henry Sienkiewicz

Jason Clock

Jason Clock

John Steitz

John Steitz

Kate Fazini

Kate Fazini

Ken Mayer

Ken Mayer

Kliu Kovkin

Kliu Kovkin

Kirsh Munot

Kirsh Munot

Maliharsh Khatri

Maliharsh Khatri

Matthew Gonter

Matthew Gonter

Maura Imparato

Maura Imparato

Mikah Sellers

Mikah Sellers

Orkhan Farvor

Orkhan Farvor

Parul Bhargava

Parul Bhargava

Paul Pick-Alaus

Paul Pick-Alaus

Peter Barbee

Peter Barbee

Ted Okeefe

Ted Okeefe

Terry Yarbrough

Terry Yarbrough

Wes Lewis

Wes Lewis

Judging Criteria

  • Software

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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