Eligibility
Anyone currently attending middle school, high school, or university. Teams can have between 1 and 4 individuals.
Requirements
Make sure you select the prizes that apply to your hack. All projects must be submitted before 8 am on Sunday, February 9. Note: You may continue to work on your hack until 9 am on Sunday.
Prizes
Health Track
Projects based in health IT, public health, or bioinformatics. Prize: Fitbit Versa 2
Fintech Track
Projects that intersect with finance, banking or economics. Prize: Oculus Go
Maker Track
Projects that embody the DIY maker spirit. Prize: Creality Ender 3
Civic Track
Projects involving smart devices and the data they generate. Prize: UE Mega Boom 3
Garverick Memorial Hack
Best education-focused hack. Prize: Galaxy Buds
Best Hardware Hack
Each member will get a Korin ClickPack Pro for the best hardware-focused hack!
Most Aesthetic Hack
Each member will be given a Chromecast Ultra for the most aesthetic hack!
Best Game Hack
Each member will get a Logitech Gaming Mouse G502 the best game-focused hack!
Best Beginner Hack
Each member gets a Raspberry-Pi 4 for the best high school team!
CWRU Student Participation
Every member submitting a project in HackCWRU 2020 will be granted extra credits for EECS 132! Whoever attends will earn extra credits for MATH 122!
JPMorgan Chase Best Hack for Social Good
Each member gets an Oculus Go.
Hack on any social good topic that you’re passionate about!
Rockwell Diversity in Engineering/IOT Technologies
Complete the project that benefits highlights how engineering can benefit from or promote diversity.
OR
Complete a project utilizing the technologies that include software and hardware to solve problems in the “Industrial Internet of Things” space.
Starter pack of Iot devices
MLH: Best Domain Registered with Domain.com
Winners get Domain.com backpacks.
MLH: Best use of MongoDB Atlas
Branded MongoDB AirCharge Plus
MLH: Best Use of Google Cloud
Google Nest Mini
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Raymond Krajci
think[box]
Alex Derbes
GGHC
Andrew Covarrubias
VMWare
Anno van den Akker
SpaceX
James McGuffin-Cawley
Case Western Reserve University
Daniel Grisby
Yelp
Doug Meil
Explorys
Evan Krall
Yelp
Maria Kuznetsov
Target
Mehmet Koyuturk
Case Western Reserve University
Nick Brandt
ISSACS
Somya Ray
Case Western Reserve University
Matt Hoover
Embedded Planet
Matthew J. Trowbridge
Embedded Planet
Pawan K Divakarla
Progressive
Frank Qian
Case Western Reserve University
Judging Criteria
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Creativity
How original is the project? Does the hack us a tool or technology in a unique way? -
Practicality
How useful is this hack? Is there a realistic market for this product? Does this project achieve its goal? -
Technical Depth
How technically difficult is this project? Is the hack created with tools new to the hackers? -
Polish
How is the project presented? Does the hack work as expected? How does the project look? Does the hack have an intuitive user experience?
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