Citrus Hack is where hundreds of students from all over the world come together and form teams, aiming to build a project of their own from scratch over the duration of 24 hours. This year, Citrus Hack is going hybrid. Citrus Hack is focused on the brilliant partnership between education and competition.
Requirements
Participants:
Admitted students can hack, please apply at citrushack.com to be eligible to hack.
Teams:
Team membership is capped at 4 members.
Submissions:
- In person:
- Github link containing all your code (or Figma etc, for UI/UX).
- Deployed site if applicable.
- Title should follow the format "[IP] Title of Project"
- Online:
- 2-3 Minute Video demoing project
- Github link containing all your code (or Figma etc, for UI/UX).
- Deployed site if applicable.
- Mention you are an online submission.
- Title should follow the format "[O] Title of Project"
Prizes
1st Place - Oculus Quest 2
2nd Place - Apple TV 4K 64 GB
3rd Place - 4DV4 Drone with 1080P Camera
UI/UX - Wacom Drawing Tablet
Best Hardware - Arduino Bot Bundle
Best Theme - Lego Bonsai Tree
Best Beginner - Mini Projector
Organizer's Pick - Orange Squishmallow
Student's Choice - Discord Nitro
Best Sustainability - Hurtle Renegade Scooter
Best Health & Wellness - THE NORTH FACE Backpack
Best Cybersecurity - Tile Mate Essentials (4 pack)
Best Joke - Dinosaur Night Light
Best Entertainment - Divoom Tivoo Retro BT Speaker
Sketch License
Wolfram Award
[MLH] Dream Big and Create More Cheers with AB InBev - Anker Wireless Charger Bundle
AB InBev is all about bringing people together and creating more cheers for a better world! Using whatever tools, hardware and/or software at your disposal, build a hack that leads us into a brighter future for a chance to win some amazing prizes for you and your team.
Remember, AB inBev is looking for innovative projects that can possibly change the world in a positive way! We can't wait to see what you come up with.
[MLH] Best Domain Name from Domain.com - PowerSquare Qi Wireless Phone Charger
Register a .Tech domain name using Domain.com during the weekend for your chance to win a PowerSquare Qi Wireless Phone Charger for you and each member of your team! Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. The more creative the domain the better!
[MLH] Most Creative Use of GitHub - GitHub Octocat Statue, Plushy & Sticker bundle
GitHub is one of the best ways to collaborate, push code, get feedback, and show the world what you’ve built during a hackathon. To take it a step further, GitHub is now offering you access to industry tools, events & learning resources through something called GitHub Global Campus. Win this weekend’s Most Creative Use of GitHub prize category, first by signing up for GitHub Global Campus and second by using a GitHub repository to host your hackathon project’s code! Make sure your use of GitHub stands out with a detailed ReadMe page, meaningful pull requests and collaboration history, and even a GitHub pages deployment!
[MLH] Best use of Google Cloud - Google Cloud Swag Bag or Backpack
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. Winners located in the US will receive a Google Cloud Swag Bag complete with a beanie, pillow, journal, socks & lanyards. Winners outside of the US will receive a Google branded backpack.
[MLH] Most Creative Use of Twilio - Twilio Swag Box & GameGo Console
Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using a web service API. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe you'd like to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any Twilio API for a chance to win some awesome prizes! Get started with $50 in free credit!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Elmer Thomas
Educator @ Twilio
Dr. Paea Le Pendu
UCR Professor
Dr. Craig Schroeder
UCR Professor
Dr. Fuad Jamour
UCR Professor
Jed Schwendiman
Assistant Dean for Development
Jia Chen
Assistant Teaching Professor @ UCR
Allan Knight
Assistant Teaching Professor @ UCR
Miguel Gutierrez
UCR PhD Candidate
Cristina Lawson
CS Master's Student @ UCR
Diane Shan
BCOE LC Treasurer
Jonathan Trinh
Graduate @ UCI
Chloe Georgiou
IEEE Vice President
Minsoo Kim
Cyber@UCR Treasurer
Siddharta Dutta
Cyber@UCR Outreach Director
Charles Hong
Competitive Programming Chair
Elaine Lin
Design@UCR Communications Director
Mitha Senthilkumar
VEXU Lead at SWE@UCR
Tim Jenkins
Founder @ Table Needs
Elise Lin
Penetration Test @ Accenture
Katie Fukuda
SDE @ Amazon
Kanin Liang
Incoming SWE Intern @ Disney Streaming
Michael O'Dea
Former IEEE@UCR Chair
Neo Marin
Former IEEE@UCR Program Chair
Sunny Zeng
Former IEEE@UCR Program Chair
Alex Chen
Former IEEE@UCR Webmaster
Roy Feng
Former ACM@UCR President
Jino Sirivatanarat
Former ACM@UCR Vice President
Brandon To
Former ACM@UCR Treasurer
Jason Lin
Former Cyber@UCR Board Member
Aramis Masarati
Former Cyber@UCR Treasurer
Danial Beg
Former Citrus Hack Director
Elmer Thomas
Twilio
Judging Criteria
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Complexity
How complex is your project in terms of functionality and/or design? -
"Wow" Factor
Is the concept of the project something that you've never seen before? Is the execution of the project done in a unique fashion? -
Polish
Does the project look like it's ready for deployment? Is the project robust from the backend to the end-user? -
Effort
Does the team's pitch exude passion for the idea they worked on all day? Did they experiment with unfamiliar technologies?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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