hackUMBC 2023 will transform you into any story in the world from September 23rd-24th (in-person) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County!
hackUMBC is a weekend for students of all skill levels to broaden their talents. Your challenge is to make a fantastic project in just 24 hours. You will have access to hands-on workshops and demos from our sponsors and presenters, as well as exciting talks about the awesome things happening right now with computer science and technology - not to mention all of the shirts, stickers, and swag!
hackUMBC begins with just a weekend, but we hope you're ready to learn new skills, make friends, and foster ideas here that flourish.
Ready to apply? You'll need a laptop and your fanciest thinking cap - everything else is on us.
Learn more here @ hackUMBC.tech. This step is mandatory
Requirements
Create your Devpost submission on our hackUMBC 2023 Devpost before the submission draft due timeperiod is up (Sunday, September 24th 11 AM EST)
Finalize your Devpost submission on our hackUMBC 2023 Devpost before the hacking period ends (Sunday, September 24th 12 PM EST)
- Every team can only have a max of 4 members
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Every team can only submit one project. Multiple submissions per team will not be allowed.
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Every submission must include a GitHub link to any code written for the hack unless previous arrangements were made with the Organizers.
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Every submission must be in person and be able to complete a demo in 2 minutes
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Projects that are not here in person to demo will not be judged.
Prizes
First Overall
Nintendo Switch – OLED Model
Second Overall
ASUS TUF Gaming 27" 1080P Gaming Monitor - Full HD, 165Hz (Supports 144Hz), 1ms, Extreme Low Motion Blur, Free Sync Premium
Third Overall
Razer Viper Ultimate Hyperspeed Lightweight Wireless Gaming Mouse & RGB Charging Dock
Best First Time Hacker
Super Starter Kit with UNO R3
Best Health/Environmental Hack
Fitbit Health & Fitness Tracker
Most Engaging Demo
Anker Soundcore Bluetooth Speaker
Best Design Challenge
Get a chance to win a Wacom Intuos Graphics Drawing Tablet, using the hackUMBC 2023 assets. Your design may be featured on our Instagram account.
The design must use at least 1 asset, and be using the cinema theme. You are welcome to use other colors off of the palette, but make sure the majority of the colors on the design incorporate the palette! The design must have a space open where we can add in pictures from the event.
The design should be a square, so it fits well on Instagram posts.
Submit your design with the blank, as well as one with pictures added in. We look forward to seeing what activities you participated in this weekend in some photos!
Access the assets here ! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1nV-3tCMl1kj3l9zTonfasUsV1gNillPu?usp=sharing
Submit Here: https://link.hackumbc.tech/design-sub
Best Entrepreneur Idea Challenge
Do you have an entrepreneurial idea that you always wanted to explore? Well, you come to the right place! To encourage you to start thinking and think deeper, we will be selecting two of our favorite entrepreneurial ideas and they will Win a Rocketbook Smart Notebook to help you in your everyday life.
Submission Link: https://link.hackumbc.tech/idea-sub
Funniest Meme of Organizer Challenge
Make the funniest / goofiest meme of an organizer using the pictures in this folder: https://link.hackumbc.tech/memes
and get the chance to win a Fujifilm Instax Instant Camera
Y'all will be the judge of this one!!
Submit your meme to this form:
You may only submit one meme, if you submit more than one, you will be disqualified.
* There will be no resubmissions *
Submission Link: https://link.hackumbc.tech/meme-sub
Best Use of FinTech - T. Rowe Price
Portable Monitor
Best Digital Forensics Hack - CipherTech
$100 Amazon Gift Card & Amazing Swag Bags
Best Practical Use of AI/ML - IntelliGenesis
Drones
IntelliGenesis is excited to sponsor the “Best Practical use of Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning” prize category. We are looking for an innovative and clever use of AI/ML. But that’s not all! AI/ML is rapidly invading every facet of our lives, so we want to see how you make it useful. Our prize will go to the team that does the best job of implementing a practical tool that uses AI/ML to solve a real-world problem. Good luck!
Best Social Hack - Booz Allen
You win a swag backpack from Booz Allen
Best Use of Circle
Prize: Circle Branded Hardware Wallet
With Circle, you can embed secure wallets into your app in just minutes. Circle Web3 wallets are compatible with multiple blockchains and are supported by over a dozen programming language SDKs. Circle’s programmable wallets will enable you to add secure transactions to your hackathon project using RESTful APIs, with options for both user and developer controlled transactions. If your hackathon idea involves in-app purchases, user to user payments, app to user payments, or all of the above, integrating Circle programmable wallets to your Web2 or Web3 tech-stack may be the perfect solution. Sign up for a developer account and start using Circle’s APIs today, for a chance to win a Circle Branded Hardware Wallet for you and each of your teammates!
Most Creative Use of GitHub
GitHub Octocat Puzzle & 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!
Best Use of MATLAB
Prize: Wireless YoYo Speaker
MATLAB and Simulink are computational tools used at over 100,000 businesses, government and university sites in over 190 countries. Use MATLAB and/or Simulink exclusively or integrate them into another tool for your next hack to win an exclusive MathWorks branded Wireless YoYo Speaker! You can also claim a free MATLAB software license to get started.
Best Use of MongoDB Atlas
Prize: M5G0 IoT Starter Kit
MongoDB Atlas takes the leading modern database and makes it accessible in the cloud! Get started with a $50 credit for students or sign up for the Atlas free forever tier (no credit card required). Along with a suite of services and functionalities, you'll have everything you need to manage all of your data! Build a hack using MongoDB Atlas for a chance to win a M5GO IoT Starter Kit for you and each member of your team.
Best Use of Soroban
Prize: Anker 337 Power Bank
Soroban is an open-source Rust-based developer-friendly smart contracts platform built for scalability. It is interoperable with the layer-1 Stellar blockchain and benefits from the network’s existing global reach and access. With Soroban, developers have the freedom to create applications as borderless as the internet.
Best Use of Streamlit
Prize: Pimoroni PicoSystem Programmable Gaming System
Want to take your Python skills to the next level? Streamlit is an open-source Python library that makes it easy to build and share 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 a Pimoroni PicoSystem programmable gaming system for you and each member of your team.
Best Use of Hedera
Prize: Glorious Modular Compact Mechanical Keyboard
Hedera is a next generation blockchain technology that’s accessible from familiar programming languages like Java and JavaScript. Their goal? To make Web3 development even more accessible to hackers like you! Build a project on Hedera's test network for a chance to win amazing Glorious Modular Compact Mechanical Keyboards for you and your team!
Devpost Achievements
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