UB Hacking is University at Buffalo's official student-run hackathon. Students are invited to gather at our event to create cool and innovative projects within 24 hours and showcase their achievements. Just bring your laptop (and other personal hygiene products) and we'll prepare the food and swag for a memorable weekend!
To learn more, visit ubhacking.com.
Prizes
UB Hacking First Place
The first place team will receive a total of $1,000.
UB Hacking Second Place
The second place team will receive a total of $500.
UB Hacking Third Place
The third place team will receive a total of $250.
Best Freshman Hack
The Best Freshman Hack team will receive a total prize of $200 and will be awarded to a team made up of only freshmen!
Lead-a-Newbie Prize
The Lead-a-Newbie team will receive a total prize of $200 and will be awarded to a team where over half of the members have never been to a hackathon before!
M&T Bank - Best Hack for a Voice-Enabled Digital Assistant
M&T is offering $250 Amazon gift cards per team member for the Best Hack for a Voice-Enabled Digital Assistant!
ACV Auctions - Best Mobile VR App
Samsung Gear VR Headsets for each team member!
ValueCentric - Best Health/Lifestyle Hack
ValueCentric will be providing a $400 gift card (Amazon and Best Buy) for the winning team!
Wegmans - Best Use of the Wegmans API
Wegmans will be providing a $250 gift card for the winning team!
Fidelis Care - Best Hack in Healthcare
Fidelis Care will be providing a $100 Visa gift card for the team with the best hack in healthcare.
Twilio - Best Use of Twilio API
The best use of Twilio will receive drones for all team members!
Facebook - Best Hack that aligns with Facebook’s mission
The winning team will receive Facebook branded solar backpacks for each team member!
Best use of Algolia
Casio CA-506C-5A Calculator Watch for each team member
Best use of Google Cloud Platform
Google Home Minis for each team member
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Raspberry Pi & PiHut Essential Kit for each team member
Best IoT Hack Using a Qualcomm Device
410C Dragonboard for each team member
[Weekly Challenge] Best Chat Bot using Botkit & Cisco Webex Teams
Power banks for each team member
Best use of HERE.com
Hacker gear and swag from HERE.com
[Weekly Challenge] Best use of Clarifai’s API
Hacker gear from Clarifai for each team member
[Weekly Challenge] Snap Kit Weekly Challenge
Spectacles by Snapchat for each team member
[Weekly Challenge] Best Social Good Hack from Fidelity
$50 Gift Cards from Fidelity for each team member
Best use of Authorize.net
LS20 Gaming Headsets for each team member
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Sarah Tanbakuchi
M&T Bank
Steve Webb
M&T Bank
Sonny Sonnenstein
M&T Bank
Mark Hjalmarson
M&T Bank
Reid Gershbein
ACV Auctions
Keith Carolus
ACV Auctions
Jon Goodrum
ACV Auctions
David Thiemecke
Charlie Campanella
Alan Hunt
UB CSE Professor
Ethan Blanton
UB CSE Professor
Jennifer Winikus
UB CSE Professor
A. Erdem Sariyuce
Jaroslaw Zola
Matt Stock
Judging Criteria
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Demoing
When demoing, make sure to talk about the technologies used, what challenges you encountered when creating the project, what you learned, and why you're passionate about the project!
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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