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This week-long celebration of all things tech features workshops, speaker panels, and a hackathon to end all hackathons. Whether you're just getting started in the world of programming or you're a seasoned pro, DevFest has something for you.
Come join us and learn new skills, discover cutting-edge technologies, and build amazing projects.
Prizes
First Place Award (General)
Nintendo Switch (1 per member)
Runner-up Award (General)
Airpods 4 (1 per member)
Best Project (Emerging Technologies Track)
Mini Drone (1 per member)
Best Project (Health & Accessibility Track)
HydroFlask (1 per member)
Best Project (Nutrition & Sustainability)
SodaStream (1 per member)
Best Project (Data Analysis)
Poker Set (1 per member)
Best Project (Software Dev/Design) (Sponsored by Warp)
Sponsored by WARP (TBA)
Popular Vote Award
Amazon Echo Pop (1 per member)
Rules: Only DevFest participants eligible to vote!
Best Beginner Project Award
Anker Portable Charger (1 per member)
Rules: Beginner teams are defined as teams where at least 50% of team members have never participated in a hackathon before.
“But I’m not a (W)rapper” (Sponsored by Modal Labs)
Llama body pillow + $1000 Modal Labs credits. Projects are required to use Modal Labs' API.
Best Use of Verbwire (Sponsored by Verbwire)
Sponsored by Verbwire (TBA)
Projects are required to use Verbwire's API. Full rules: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NsbsX5bFCCwGRPy_3fC2vbblVFDY7Zs4/view?usp=sharing
Best AI Agent Project (Sponsored by Anote)
Logitech AI Mice (1 per member)
In order to be considered for this track, your project must either: 1. Use AI agents in development, 2. Build an AI agent, 3. Build a tool to help with AI agents
Best Use of Groq (Sponsored by Groq)
Sponsored by Groq (TBA)
Projects are required to use Groq's API (further details https://console.groq.com/docs/quickstart)
Best use of Memenome API (Sponsored by Memenome)
Sponsored by Memenome API (TBA)
Goofy ahh product (Sponsored by Memenome)
Provided by Memenome
Sauce Labs Hot Sauce Raffle
Sauce Labs Swag Bag
Sauce Labs empowers you to develop, test, and deliver top-tier web and mobile apps quickly and efficiently. Their unified platform makes automated testing and error monitoring easy to do, enabling you to save time building your hackathon project! Let Sauce Labs help resolve any issues with your code so you can get back to building an award winning hack. Make sure your project is hackathon-tested by signing up for a Sauce Labs account!
To spice things up even more, we're running the Sauce Labs Hot Sauce naming raffle and selecting up to 4 individual winners at this event. To qualify come up with a cool hot sauce name and submit it to the Sauce Labs raffle form for a chance to win a cool prize!
Form Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-8rbqiVv3XTVNplBDGZlu3YCcevLUWiN4tWWmg51iWl7fuw/viewform
Best Use of Streamlit
Arduino Tiny ML Kit (1 per member)
Want to take your Python skills to the next level? Streamlit is an open-source Python library that makes it easy to share and build custom web apps for machine learning, data science, and more. Instead of writing Python scripts without a UI, you can create a beautiful web app, complete with widgets and data visualizations, and deploy it for free to the Streamlit Community Cloud. You can even build a fully functional LLM-powered app with just 25 lines of code! Hack with Streamlit this weekend for your chance to win an Arduino Tiny ML Kit for you and each member of your team.
Best Use of Midnight
JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Headphones (1 per member)
Midnight is a data protection blockchain that offers programmable data protection capabilities powered by zero-knowledge technology to address the delicate balance between data protection, ownership, and utilization. This ensures that developers can leverage blockchain technology without exposing confidential information or losing control over their data.
To build on Midnight, all you need is familiarity with TypeScript or a similar JavaScript based library. The service is free to use and their developer documentation has all the information you need to get started. Build a DApp using Midnight this weekend for a chance to win wireless headphones for you and each of your team mates!
Best Use of Gen AI
Mechanical Keyboard & Fitbit (1 per member)
Generative AI is rapidly changing the landscape of software development. This category challenges you to build novel applications that leverage the power of Generative AI APIs. Think outside the box and integrate cutting-edge AI models to create innovative solutions with real-world impact.
To participate, utilize publicly available Generative AI APIs (like those from OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face, Llama, IBM Watson, or Google Gemini) to develop a unique and functional application. This could include:
AI-powered creative tools: Design an app that allows users to generate unique marketing copy, translate languages in real-time, or create personalized learning experiences.
Intelligent assistants and automation: Build a chatbot that can provide insightful customer support, or a system that automates complex tasks using natural language processing.
Next-generation content creation platforms: Develop a platform that empowers users to generate high-quality images, write different kinds of creative text formats, or compose original music with AI assistance.
This is your chance to get hands on with cutting edge tech, put your skills on display, and of course, win some awesome prizes!
Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry
GoDaddy Registry is giving you everything you need to be the best hacker no matter where you are. Register your domain name with GoDaddy Registry for a chance to win some amazing prizes!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Morgan Young
Founder & CEO @ That Linkedin Girl & innovateHer.io, APM @ Shopify
Rian Corcino
Founder @ Synergy
Nikita Chepuri
Product Manager @ Microsoft
Ellen Guo
Quant Trader @ Jane Street
Dhwani Khatter
National Channel Systems Engineer @ Palo Alto Networks
Lily Ke
Software Engineer @ Meta
Abhishek Chaudhary
ML Research Engineer @ S&P Global
Dimple Bhanushali
Director of Operations
Ciara Cade
Founder @ The Tech Cadets
Natan Vidra
Founder & CEO @ Anote
Judging Criteria
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Completeness
The extent to which the hack has been tangibly created. Hacks with working webpages, GitHub repositories, and (if needed) prototypes are strongly favored. -
Capability of solving a real-world problem
How feasible is the hack in solving the problem it is targeting, and how well does it do so? -
Creativity
How original is the solution compared to other hacks and products available on the market?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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