Welcome to BigRed//Hacks, the first large-scale, student-run hackathon at Cornell University. Across three days, join students from all across the northeast to build the coolest and most innovative projects, meet amazing people, and win prizes along the way!
Eligibility
Participants at BigRed//Hacks are limited to those who have officially registered on EventBrite. All participants should sign in at the registration booth at the start of the event and receive a wristband.
Teams may be formed until the deadline for the project submission, and may contain one to four people.
Requirements
Submission must be an original piece of software, where a significant portion of the code and functionality was designed and written by the team members.
No part of the submission may be created outside of the 36 hour hackathon window, and any external code, images, or content must be equally available to all participants, licensed with permission to use, and follow all applicable laws.
Submissions must follow all applicable laws, may not promote copyright infringement, and may not be obscene or made with the purpose to marginalize or offend any group of people.
Prizes
First Place
Google Glass for each member
1 Year Mathematica Subscription
6 Months Codeship Premium Subscription
Second Place
Oculus SDK for each member
1 Year Mathematica Subscription
3 Months Free Codeship Premium
Third Place
Sphero for each member
1 Year Mathematica Subscription
3 Months Free Codeship Premium
Newbie Prize
Teams where all members are first-time hackers are eligible.
Dell Monitors for each member.
"So Cool It Should Be Illegal"
Presented by WilmerHale
Fitbit Zips for each team member
Best Use of Bloomberg API
Presented by Bloomberg LP
Fit Bits for each team member
Best Use of Microsoft Service
Presented by Microsoft
Nokia 1520 Windows Phones for each team member
Best User Experience
Presented by Goldman Sachs. Each member of the winning team will receive Bose Bluetooth Speakers.
Best Hack Pertaining to Location Services
Presented by Yext. Each member of the winning team will receive speakers.
Reinventing with Rhine
Presented by Speare for best use of Rhine API.
6 Months API Access
Best Hotel Hack
Presented by Priceline. Each member of winning team will receive an iPad Mini.
Best Hardware Hack
Presented by Oracle and BigRed//Hacks to the team with the best hardware hack.
Winners receive Oracle swag and Pebble Smartwatches for each team member.
Best Use of Leapmotion
Presented by Major League Hacking, winning team gets a Leap Motion for each member.
Best Use of Myo Controller
Presented by Major League Hacking. Winning team members get Myo Gesture Control Armbands.
Most Secure
Presented by Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs Favorite Pick
Presented by Goldman Sachs
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Rahul Shah
Speare/Rhine
Nick Landry
Microsoft
Steve Maier
Microsoft
Michael Cummings
Microsoft
Allison McHenry
Priceline
Murali Gadde
Priceline
Eric Goldberg
Priceline
Christopher Mariani
Priceline
Jim Chen
Priceline
Jonathan Tayler
Priceline
Daniel Zielinski
General
jkweinberg
General
Dave Jagoda
General
Timothy Wing
Goldman Sachs
Phillip Tischler
General
Devin Kennedy
General
Justin Quartiere
Goldman Sachs
Holly Wiberg
Speare/Rhine
Alisha Sojar
Speare/Rhine
Nilabja Chattopadhyay
Oracle
Paul Gingras
Oracle
Walker White
General
Erik Anderson
General
Charles Van Loan
General
David Bindel
General
François Guimbretière
General
Jason Baumgartner
Capital One
Sophia Zhao
Capital One
James Kresge
Capital One
Deepak Bapat
Yext
Stephen Gutz
Yext
Ross Tate
General
Jeff Stein
WilmerHale
Ray Fortna
General
Michael Bohlander
General
Anthony Rotoli
Microsoft
Shy Ruparel
Newbie
Jon Gottfried
Newbie
Chelsea
Bloomberg
Leon
Testing
Bart Selman
General
Erik Anderson
Judging Criteria
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Creativity
Is the idea original and unique, or just a copy of something that already exists? -
Technical Difficulty
How difficult was the project to build? Of the technologies used, were they used well? -
Aesthetics
Does the project look put together and complete? How is the user experience? -
Potential
Could you see this project being used in the future beyond the hackathon, or is it just a one-time deal? -
Demonstration
How well did the team demonstrate their project?
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