SteelHacks is an event hosted at the University of Pittsburgh, through the School of Computing and Information, for students at colleges & universities across the US who are passionate about getting their hands dirty using technology and design.

This year is the sixth annual Steelhacks hackathon. Each year students from around the Pittsburgh area and beyond come together to hack and make cool stuff.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$2,750 in prizes
Best Beginner hack (BNYMelon)
5 winners

If you have more than 2 1st time hackers opt into this prize

Best use of Google Cloud
1 winner

Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: g.co/cloud. Each winning team member will receive a Google Nest Mini.

Best Domain Name from Domain.com
1 winner

Register a domain using Domain.com during the weekend. Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. Each winning team member will receive a Domain.com branded backpack.

Best Automation Hack with UiPath
1 winner

Build or add automation to your hack using UiPath! Each winning team member will receive a Limited Edition UiPath Branded Backpack and an opportunity to interview for a UiPath Internship in 2020 with high recommendation!

1st Place
5 winners

2nd Place
5 winners

3rd place
5 winners

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Matthew Varughese

Matthew Varughese
University of Pittsburgh

Sumanyu Gupta

Sumanyu Gupta
Dick's Sporting Goods

Constantinos Costa

Constantinos Costa
University of Pittsburgh

Luis Oliveira

Luis Oliveira
University of Pittsburgh

Wilkie

Wilkie
University of Pittsburgh

Sherif Khattab

Sherif Khattab
University of Pittsburgh

Unna Narayanan

Unna Narayanan
Deloitte

Judging Criteria

  • Technical Difficulty
  • Originality
  • Progress
  • User Experience

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