About SerenityHacks

Get ready to unleash your innovation at the intersection of tech and wellness! Join Toronto Metropolitan University's Women in Computer Science and Metropolitan Open Source Society for a memorable 33-hour in-person hackathon where AI and open-source converge to develop innovative software solutions that champion wellness. 

  • When? January 27-28, 2024 
  • Where? The Daphne Cockwell Complex on TMU's Campus. 

 

Getting Started 

Applications are now closed.

Join the SerenityHacks 2024 Discord server, where you can stay informed, connect with fellow hackers and access more resources.

 

What's in it for you?

  • Innovate & Collaborate - Turn your ideas into reality and solve real-world problems
  • Learn - Partake in immersive workshops about Conversational AI and Open-Source Tech
  • Free food - Stay nourished as you craft your winning solution 
  • Have fun - Partake in exciting challenges for a chance to win prizes
  • Win - Compete to win one of four grand prizes
  • Network - Meet and showcase your talent to judges from Wealthsimple, RBC, and TMU Academia 

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Prizes

$CAD 1,568 in prizes
Best Overall Solution
1 winner

Best Use of Open Source
1 winner

Best Pitch
1 winner

Best Use of AI
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Banish Narang

Banish Narang
Software Development Engineer III/GoDaddy

Fulya Demirkan

Fulya Demirkan
Senior Software Developer/RBC

Dr. Yegeneh Bahoo

Dr. Yegeneh Bahoo
Assistant Professor/Toronto Metropolitan University

Gina Skocaj

Gina Skocaj
Community Engagement Associate/Wealthsimple

Dr. Marcus Santos

Dr. Marcus Santos
Executive Academic Director, Cyber Studies/Toronto Metropolitan University

Jenny Long

Jenny Long
DevOps Engineer/Telus

Judging Criteria

  • Team Criteria
    Each team must not exceed 4 members.
  • Code of Conduct
    Be respectful and supportive of each other. No NSFW content. No hate speech or bullying of any kind.
  • Open Source License
    All submissions have to be with an open-source license attached. GPL 3.0 is preferred (Other valid licenses include MIT, BSD, Apache, etc.)
  • Source Code
    All source code must be submitted through a Google form with a link to the repository (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, etc.)
  • Ideation
    Teams can use an idea they had before the event.
  • Originality
    All submissions must consist of original work. Any unoriginal artwork used for the software must be acquired legally with license terms followed (proper crediting, etc.). AI artwork is permitted as long as the tool used is credited.

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