HackNJIT 2024 is the 11th installment of the New Jersey Institute of Technology Association for Computing Machinery's (NJIT ACM) annual hackathon. Join us for a 24 hour session of learning, creating, and using the latest that tech has to offer.

Requirements

Your Devpost submission should fall under the following requirements:
- Reasonable GitHub commits between start of hackathon and submission due
- Under a listed category (all submissions are automatically considered for main prize)

Our theme is "Steampunk" - there is a separate category for "Best Themed Hack". We encourage you to bring your best hack forward!

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Prizes

$3,200 in prizes
First Place
1 winner

For the "Best in Show", $1500 split across the team!

MLH Winner Pin

Second Place
1 winner

For the "2nd Place Runner Up", $1000 split across the team!

MLH Winner Pin

Third Place
1 winner

For the "3rd Place Runner Up", $500 split across the team!

MLH Winner Pin

Best Themed Hack
1 winner

For the best hack following the "Steampunk" theme!

Best First-Year Hack
1 winner

For the best hack composed of teams of more than 50% freshmen.

[MLH] Best .Tech Domain Name
1 winner

#### Blue Snowball Microphone & a Free .Tech Domain Name for up to 10 years!

Make your Team's Achievements timeless: Win a .Tech Domain Name for up to 10 years to Showcase and Expand Your Project, Plus 4 Blue Snowball Mics for Effortless Collaboration on Zoom, empowering you to build even more cool things together!

Get coupon code from MLH Table!

[Build with .Tech →](https://get.tech/mlh)

[MLH] Best AI Application Built with Cloudflare
1 winner

#### Arduino Kit

Cloudflare is one of the world's largest networks enabling hackers like you to build, deploy, and deliver trusted applications, no matter where you are! With Cloudflare, you'll have all the building blocks to create a full-stack application; from C3 (create Cloudflare command line) instance deployment to object storage. You can even run GenAI (LLMs, text to image, Voice to text etc..) in the cloud and leverage your AI functionality via API requests using Cloudlfare's Workers AI! Enjoy Cloudflare''s generous free tier to get started at no cost! This weekend, we want you to build an AI Application utilizing Cloudflare's numerous services for a chance to win Arduino Kits for you and your team!

[Build with Cloudflare →](https://mlh.link/cloudflare)

[MLH] Most Creative Adobe Express Add-On
1 winner

#### Wacom Wireless Drawing Tablet & JBL Go3 Speaker

[Adobe Express](https://mlh.link/adobe-xp) is an AI-first, all-in-one content creation app that makes it fast, easy and fun to design and share videos, images, PDFs, flyers, TikToks, logos and more. Best of all, it's free to get started.

[Add-ons in Adobe Express](https://mlh.link/adobe-xp-addons) are simply extensions and integrations that are built upon very powerful APIs. These APIs provide access to the user's document, connections to third-party tools, and so much more. You can extend the functionality of Adobe Express using add-ons to unlock new capabilities and workflows. [Check out these add-ons](https://mlh.link/adobe-xp-inspo) to see what other cool ideas developers have implemented!

For this hackathon, we want you to build a creative add-on for Adobe Express. Users are looking for add-ons that involve assets like stickers or icons, work with presentations and data visualization, and work in roles like marketing and  e-commerce. [Build an Adobe Express add-on](https://mlh.link/adobe-xp-tutorial) this weekend for a chance to win a Wacom Wireless Drawing Tablet and JBL Go3 Speaker for you and each member of your team!

*You can also submit to this prize category if you have a prototype idea for an add-on or have a partially completed add-on. As long as you've built with Adobe Express, we want to see your hack!

[Build with Adobe Express →](https://mlh.link/adobe-xp-MLH)

[MLH] Best Use of Terraform
1 winner

#### Keychron K8 Wireless Keyboard

HashiCorp Terraform is a source available infrastructure as code (IaC) tool that makes building, deploying, and managing your projects even easier! Whether you're working in the cloud or using local resources, Terraform can make managing and configuring your application simple and organized. From deploying Machine Learning models to spinning up virtual containers for your web applications, Terraform supports a wide array of cloud providers and services, taking the guesswork out of your next hackathon project. [Dive into the documentation](https://mlh.link/terraform-docs) and discover all the ways Terraform can take the way you hack to the next level!

[Terraform's community edition](https://mlh.link/hashicorp-signup) is free to use with no credit card required! Utilize Terraform in your hackathon project this weekend for a chance to win some awesome Hashicorp prizes for you and each of your teammates!

[Build with Terraform →](https://mlh.link/hashicorp)

[MLH] Best Use of Midnight
1 winner

#### JBL Tune 510BT Wireless Headphones

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!

[Build with Midnight →](https://mlh.link/midnight)

Star Micronics
1 winner

Given a dataset of transaction, create a predictive model that gains insights based on that dataset.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Keita Oshiro

Keita Oshiro
Professor - NJIT

Adam Spryszynski

Adam Spryszynski
Professor - NJIT

Mark Chuisano

Mark Chuisano
Professor - NJIT

Christian Gutierrez

Christian Gutierrez
Alumni - NJIT

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity
    Be creative! Make something cool!
  • Innovativeness
    Do something no one has done before or build on a novel concept!
  • Functionality
    How well does it work or how functional is it?

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