Come hack with us!
HackRPI is the first intercollegiate hackathon series hosted at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, completely organized and run by RPI students. We will be hosting 500 hackers from the Northeast and beyond for 24 hours. Students begin working on their hacks on Saturday at 12:30pm and have until Sunday afternoon to complete their hack. All final submissions must be made here, on DevPost, before the end of hacking at 12:30pm on Sunday November 15.
Updates during the event will be posted to http://status.hackrpi.com
| Saturday, November 14 | 11:30 AM | Buses Arrive |
| 12:00 PM | Opening Ceremonies | |
| 12:30 PM | Hacking Begins, Team Formation | |
| 1:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 2:00 PM | Tech Talk 1: TripAdvisor | |
| 3:00 PM | Sponsor Scavenger Hunt | |
| 3:00 PM | Tech Talk 2: Microsoft | |
| 4:00 PM | Pitch Competition | |
| 5:00 PM | Tech Talk 3: Tata Consultancy Services | |
| 6:00 PM | High School Hacker Meetup | |
| 7:30 PM | Tech Talk 4: TripAdvisor | |
| 8:00 PM | Dinner | |
| Sunday, November 15 | 12:00 AM | Midnight Snack |
| 7:30 AM | Breakfast | |
| 11:45 AM | Lunch | |
| 12:30 PM | Hacking Ends | |
| 12:45 AM | Expo A | |
| 2:00 PM | Expo B | |
| 3:30 PM | Closing Ceremonies | |
| 4:30 PM | Buses Depart |
Eligibility
You must be in either high school or college. Graduated students (<1 year) will be accepted on a case by case basis.
Teams should be between 1-4 people to qualify for all prizes. Teams of 5 are acceptable but not recommended.
Requirements
There is no theme for HackRPI. Build whatever your imagination desires!
Prizes
Best Data Science Hack
Dell Venue 10 Tablet (1 for each team member, 4 max)
Best Web Application Hack
Sonos Speaker (1 for each member of team, 4 max )
Best Humanitarian or Health Hack
XBOX One OR Playstation Bundle (1 for each member, 4 max)
Best Hardware Hack
SSD Internal Hard Drive (1 for each team member, 4 max)
Best Video Game / VR Hack
Best Mobile Application Hack
Apple Watch (1 for each team member, 4 max)
Most Creative Use of the Bose SoundTouch API
SoundTouch 10 speakers
Awarded by Bose
Best Microsoft Hack
4 Asus Vivo Tabs for incorporating at least one of the following into your hack:
- A Microsoft API (for example: Project Oxford, Bing, Office, and OneNote)
- Kinect (loaners available)
- Microsoft Azure cloud (we’re giving free passes out all weekend)
- OR create a Windows Universal app
Awarded by Microsoft
Best use of TripAdvisor API
Trip to Boston office awarded to each member.
Awarded by TripAdvisor
Bloomberg Prize
Sphero and gift card to a local restaurant
Best User Experience
Amazon Echos
Awarded by Goldman Sachs
Best Use of Google API
Bose SoundLink Mini 2. Awarded by Google
Best Name
Best High School Hack
Funniest Hack
Most Polished Hack
Best RPI Hack
Best Beginner Hack
Data Science Runner Up
Humanitarian Runner Up
Video Game / VR Runner Up
Hardware Runner Up
Web Runner Up
Most Likely To Commercially Succeed
Amazon gift cards
Awarded by GCOM Software
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
You can register at status.hackrpi.com
Judges
Akash Binjrajka
Goldman Sachs
Jeffrey Wai
Goldman Sachs
Judging Criteria
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Best Data Science Hack
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Best Mobile Hack
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Best Web Application Hack
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Best Health/Humanitarian Hack
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Best Hardware Hack
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Best Beginner Hack
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