The new 'Space Race' is fueling rapid technological development as humanity looks to make space travel safer, faster, and more efficient. At the forefront of this surge is machine learning and AI, which have already revolutionized the technology industry by sparking continuous innovation and yielding remarkable products.

Whether you're addressing pollution on Earth, classifying astronomical phenomena, managing space debris, the possibilities are limitless. Embrace the challenge to develop and deploy ML/AI models that tackle everyday issues and push the boundaries of what's possible in space.

Winners will receive a Sceptre 24-inch Curved 100 Hz Gaming Monitor!

Space travel can be physically, mentally, and emotionally damaging. Astronauts must train for microgravity or zero-gravity environments, prepare for long missions, and cope with separations from loved ones indefinitely. Thus, prioritizing their wellbeing is essential.

In this track, we challenge you to design a product or application that enhances wellness for astronauts – and anyone else! Whether you focus on fitness, exercise, journaling, or stress management, explore innovative avenues that blend technology and wellness. Create solutions that make healthy living accessible and engaging on Earth and beyond!

Winners will receive a Gotrax GXL V2 Series Electric Scooter.

Our greatest strength as humans lies in our ability to innovate. As we set our sights on exploring the stars, we must refine existing products and technologies to meet new demands and operational challenges. Today, the world is filled with countless established products and applications. But have you ever wished an app had a feature it lacked? Or thought you could design it better if you were the creator? Now's your chance to unleash the inner creator in you and turn those ideas into reality!

In this track, you can take existing products and applications and transform them into something entirely different. Add new features, reimagine interfaces, or discover novel uses – this track is all about pushing the boundaries and reimagining current reality

Winners will receive a Noise Cancelling Sony ULT WEAR Over-Ear Headphones.

We’re in search of bold new thinking. This is an invitation to solve the problem of medical error that harms millions of U.S. patients, kills approximately 250,000 patients, and costs billions of dollars every year. We’re calling on BostonHacks 2024 participants to envision the best technology-enabled patient safety solution that has the potential to avert patient harm and save lives.

You do not need to have any background in healthcare to participate! The best team will be awarded Beats Headphones. To be eligible to win, your project must align with one of the following five leading patient safety challenges facing health care across the continuum of care: Medication errors, procedural/surgical errors, errors during routine patient care (e.g. pressure ulcers, blood clots, falls), infections and diagnostic safety.

Learn more about the problem and get access to resources to help your hack here [https://www.patientsafetytech.com/patient-safety].

Make your Team's Achievements timeless: Win a .Tech Domain Name for Life to Showcase and Expand Your Project, Plus 4 Blue Snowball Mics for Effortless Collaboration on Zoom, empowering you to build even more cool things together!

Cloudflare is one of the world’s largest networks enabling hackers like you to build, deploy, and deliver trusted applications, no matter where you are! With Cloudflare, you’ll have all the building blocks to create a full-stack application; from C3 instance deployment to object storage. You can even run machine learning models in the cloud and leverage your AI functionality via API requests using Cloudlfare’s Workers AI! Enjoy Cloudflare’’s generous free tier to get started at no cost! This weekend, we want you to build an AI Application utilizing Cloudflare’s numerous services for a chance to win Arduino Student Kits for you and your team!

HashiCorp Terraform [https://www.hashicorp.com/community/mlh-hackers] is an infrastructure as code (IaC) tool that makes building, deploying, and managing your projects even easier! Whether you’re working in the cloud or using local resources, Terraform can make managing and configuring your application simple and organized. From deploying Machine Learning models to spinning up virtual containers for your web applications, Terraform supports a wide array of cloud providers and services, taking the guesswork out of your next hackathon project.

Dive into the documentation [https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform] and discover all the ways Terraform can take the way you hack to the next level!

Terraform’s community edition [https://developer.hashicorp.com/sign-up] is free to use with no credit card required! Utilize Terraform in your hackathon project this weekend for a chance to win wireless keyboards for you and each of your teammates!

Urban Refuge was originally designed by BU students for Syrian refugees in Amman in 2016, here is a short video [https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1kxEI5l_RY0hEbxZBjbznyXrfAnc1n8r1] about how we started. We map legal services, medical services, employment opportunities, and housing and social work programs to all those who need them, regardless of their legal status. We're looking for talented developers to create a new platform that will allow us to scale and expand to new cities and connect those in need to available services, all without tracking users.
Your mission: create a cutting-edge platform that visualizes data with GIS, but that's not all…
Challenges:
Data Visualization with GIS: Create interactive maps that visualize aid resources.
Privacy-First: Ensure users aren’t tracked.
Web Design & Hosting: Design a sleek, user-friendly site on a dummy URL.
User Contribution: Allow users to add data points, similar to “queering the map.”
Permission System: Implement controlled access for data updates.

BU students, here’s your chance to solve real-world problems for our campus! Develop an innovative solution that addresses a challenge facing BU or its students, improving student life, campus resources, or tackling a specific need.

Winners will receive $500 in gift cards and automatic admission into XC 475!

In the era of space exploration, astronauts face health challenges in zero-gravity environments. Design a rehabilitation system for muscle and bone health maintenance in space, incorporating resistance training, biofeedback, and personalized exercise tracking.
Objectives:
Design a zero-gravity-compatible rehab device.
Integrate biofeedback to adjust exercise intensity.
Create a user-friendly interface for tracking and recommendations.
Plan integration into daily space station life.
Bonus: Add VR/AR for immersive rehab or AI-driven analytics for personalized protocols.

Winners will receive a wireless keyboard.