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HackSwift is the premier hackathon hosted by HackSwift, a non-profit committed to inspiring, educating, and fostering collaboration among the upcoming generation of innovators. Our main objective for this hackathon is to create a semi-competitive environment where participants can unleash their creativity, emphasizing inclusivity and accessibility. Throughout the event, we'll provide diverse workshops, catering to participants of all experience levels—whether you're a coding novice or an experienced programmer, you're more than welcome to be part of the excitement!

Hackathon schedule is still working in progress, and will be posted few week(s) before hackathon

Scheduled Workshops include: Scaling your Hackathon Project into a Startup, FIRST robotics workshop, how single cell RNA sequencing can be used to uncover the underlying mechanisms behind cancer progression, Create a Convolutional Neural Network for Image Classification

This hackathons theme is "Streamlining Solutions for Global Challenges". This theme encourages participants to develop software solutions that not only address global issues but also emphasize efficiency in terms of resource usage, speed, and scalability.

However it is not mandatory to follow this theme, and the final judgement will mainly be on creativity, uniqueness, impact, and more individual categories.

Requirements

WHAT TO BUILD

Unleash your creativity! Build anything that showcases innovation with no strict rules—consider it a blank canvas for your groundbreaking ideas. We'll support you with Hack Club approved workshops and enlightening sessions featuring guest speakers throughout the hackathon.

Feel free to create a website, app, Discord bot, hardware integrated with technology, etc.

New projects only (all code must be written during the hacking time frame).

Cross-submissions to other hackathons are permitted.

Every member on your Devpost submission must be registered for the hackathon.

Participants can only work on one team and project throughout the duration of this hackathon.

WHAT TO SUBMIT

Demo Video of your project (Maximum 5 Minutes)
Github Repository
Post projects on Devtranet & document your project on the scrapbook
Detailed written explanation. (Submitted via DevPost)
- Inspiration
- What it does
- How we built it
- Challenges we ran into
- Accomplishments that we're proud of
- What we learned
- What's next
Optional: Link to Live Demo of Your Project

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$40,501 in prizes

1st Place

1 winner

$400 CASH
1password ($59.88)
Desmos giftcard ($45)
AoPs $25 coupon
Axure ($504)
Custom Certopus Certificate that can be uploaded to LinkedIn ($15)
Nordpass ($240)
$10,000 in AWS Credits

2nd Place

1 winner

$200 CASH
1password ($59.88)
AoPs $25 coupon
Axure ($504)
Custom Certopus Certificate that can be uploaded to LinkedIn ($15)

3rd Place

1 winner

$100 CASH
1password ($59.88)
AoPs $25 coupon
Custom Certopus Certificate that can be uploaded to LinkedIn ($15)

Most Creative

1 winner

$50 CASH
1password ($59.88)
AoPs $25 coupon
Custom Certopus Certificate that can be uploaded to LinkedIn ($15)

Most Innovative

1 winner

$50 CASH
1password ($59.88)
Custom Certopus Certificate for Linkedin & Resume ($15)

Honorable Mentions

61 winners

InterviewCake Access ($249)
.XYZ domain for all participants ($10)
echo3D 1 month Pro FREE ($99)
Algoverse $100 Course credits

Judges

Hackswift Team
Anping Huang, Kaanand Prakash

Runde Yang
AI startup founder and product enthusiast, Cornell University

Max Nechaev
Tech Lead at Snoonu, Founder of Mastee

Ashutosh Tripathi
Senior Engineering Manager @ CLARA analytics, Author and Tech professional, Leader, Cloud & AI enthusiast

Vadzim Zylevich
Software Engineer, Team Lead @ Maersk

Yingjing Lu
Software Engineer at Amazon, Carnegie Mellon University

Viacheslav Shago
Senior Software Engineer, Sberbank, Backend Developer, Game Developer

Ivan Lemeshev
Senior Software Engineer at Unity

Andrei Rogalenko
Software Engineer / Java Developer / Database Developer / Architect / Fintech expert

Shreyas Labhsetwar
Graduate Student Researcher, UC San Diego

Devam Dave
Graduate Student Researcher, UC San Diego

Selena Wang
Software Engineer and Project Lead at Bloomberg. AI open source contributor, champion for women in tech, innovative product enthusiast.

Smit Bhavin Dagli
Software Engineer at Salesforce, Abnormal Security and ChestnutFi, UC Berkeley CS grad

Avi Singh
Product Design leader & founder, focused on AI to improve and enrich society

Shreyans Kushwaha
Staff Software Engineer at Cruise | Robotics | Carnegie Mellon University

Tejaswi Agarwal
Senior Engineer at Uber Technologies, Expertise in distributed systems and real-time infrastructure for AI.

Koushik Kumar Ganeeb
Architect and Principal Engineer, at Salesforce

Judging Criteria

Unique
Does the project introduce a novel concept? Does it offer a fresh experience or streamline an existing process?
Feasibility
Can this idea be practically implemented? Does it have real-world applications? Is it a viable solution with the potential for widespread adoption?
Presentation
Is the project presented convincingly and with enthusiasm? Is the concept communicated clearly and approached in an accessible manner?
Technical Complexity
Does the project incorporate advanced technologies or intricate systems? How applicable are the proposed solutions in addressing relevant challenges?
User Interface and Design
Is the UI design intuitive and user-friendly? Does the design contribute to an enhanced user experience and increased engagement?