MakeUC is the University of Cincinnati's fall hackathon hosted by IEEE@UC. This 24-hour hackathon allows you to connect with other students, network with industry partners, and gain access to lots of free resources to help you create a great project. We focus on both software and/or hardware projects and are open to all majors and experience levels.
To officially participate in MakeUC and be eligible for prizes you must be officially registered by visiting https://makeuc.io/registration!
We cannot wait to see what you create at MakeUC!
Requirements
Please remember to fill out this form to have your project be judged!!
Prizes
First Place Overall
Prizes include: Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen), Nintendo Switch, Nasa Artemis Lego set, OAKEROO G5.0 Electric Scooter, Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ Plus tablet
Second Place Overall
Prizes include: Fitbit Charge 6, VIZIO 40 inch tv, Texas Instruments TI-Nspire CX II CAS, 3.2 cubic-foot mini fridge with freezer
Third Place Overall
Prizes include: YIHUA hot air rework and soldering station, Vilros Raspberry Pi starter kit, AULA F75 75% mechanical RGB gaming keyboard, Beats Solo Buds
Best Green Tech Hack
Green technology projects can be eco-friendly or implement an idea to help reduce damage to the environment.
Prizes include: House of Marley Get Together Mini speaker, pair of Motorola 35-mile-range two-way radios, North Face Jester backpack, SanDisk 1 TB portable SSD
Best Education Hack
Education projects aim to improve the accessibility of information or upgrade students' learning experiences.
Prizes include: Wingspan Board Game (2018 version), SanDisk 1 TB portable SSD, Elgato Wave Neo Microphone, Anker MagGo power bank
Best Social Issues Hack
Social issue projects use technology to raise awareness and find solutions to issues such as discrimination.
Prizes include: PS5 DualSense wireless controller, Xbox Core wireless controller, JBL Tune 720BT headphones, set of 4 Apple airtags, SanDisk 1 TB portable SSD
Best Security Hack
Security projects demonstrate security concerns/pitfalls, implement solutions to existing weaknesses, and more.
Prizes include: SanDisk 1 TB portable SSD, Raspberry Pi 5 8 GB, Sceptre Gaming Monitor (24-inch/1080p), Elgato Stream Deck Mini
Kinetic Vision Challenge: 3D Printing, 3D Modeling
Prize is team's choice of a Bambu Lab A1 mini 3D printer to share or a $50 Microcenter gift card for each member on the team
Best Hardware Hack
An amazing hardware kit from Seeed Studio!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Lindsay Riegler
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Yashwanth Jetti
SLN Systems
Scott Fasone
Kinetic Vision
Swapnil Patil
Capital One
Sevinthi Kali Sankar Nagarajan
HCL America
Sandip Gami
Pluto TV
Kevin Shah
Comcast
Pradyumna Shukla
Capital One
Sainag Nethala
Splunk - A Cisco Company
Premkumar Reddy
Srinivas Reddy Kosna
Vibhas Mohan Zanpure
Judging Criteria
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Concept Caliber
How unique, relevant, or impactful is the overall solution/concept that the project attempts to implement? -
Implementation Attempt
How effectively, creatively, and/or completely was the project idea developed and prototyped? -
Demonstration Ability
How well did the team demonstrate the success, failures, and/or limitations of their project? How well does the project solve an explained problem or accomplish a desired goal? -
Presentation Professionalism
How well does the project submission follow directions (correct video length, provides all required information, etc)? How well did the team present their project (grammar, manners, organization, etc)?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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