Prize: iPad 9th Gen

Prize: Dell Ultrasharp Monitors with USB C Hub

Prize: Beats Solo 3 Headphones

First Place: Polaroid Now Generation 2 Instant Camera Bundle

Second Place: $100 Amazon gift card

Showcase your innovation by building solutions that leverage AI, Web3, or Quantum technologies. Focus on creating projects with real-world applications and the potential to become business-ready. This track celebrates transformative ideas that blend cutting-edge technology with practicality, paving the way for future industries.

Prizes: 1st place $1000; 2nd place $700; 3rd place $300

This track recognizes the best application of Google Cloud services in your project. Whether it’s using tools like BigQuery, App Engine, or Vertex AI, demonstrate how you’ve effectively leveraged Google Cloud to enhance your solution. The prize will be awarded to the team with the most practical and innovative implementation.

Prize: Fitbit Inspire 3

This hack leaves us scratching our heads, wondering, "Why?" It achieves the miraculous feat of being impressively pointless. This creation solves non-existent problems, making us marvel at the sheer creativity behind its futility. It's the perfect blend of brilliance and absurdity, worthy of recognition for its utter uselessness.

Prize: McHacks/McGill Swag

The ultimate business-savvy hack. This prize celebrates the project with the most polished, persuasive, and innovative pitch. Whether it's a groundbreaking solution, a bold market disruption, or an idea that makes you say, “Why didn’t I think of that?”, this hack wins for combining ingenuity with entrepreneurial flair. The “Smith” in you knows: it’s not just about the idea, it’s how you sell it.

Prize: QHacks/Queens University Swag

Hackathon projects have now evolved into nothing more than ChatGPT wrappers with aesthetic front ends built with Cursor AI. This hack is for those who have reached their free token limits. To be eligible, your hack must not make an API call to any existing generative AI model. From a simple HTML website to an AR mobile app, transport yourself back to the age before LLMs and image generation.

Prize: DJUNGELSKOG from IKEA

From data visualization to predictive modeling and beyond, this prize recognizes the most innovative and impactful use of data to solve real-world problems. Whether through insightful analysis, effective storytelling, or groundbreaking machine learning applications, this hack leverages data to address pressing challenges and create tangible benefits.

Prize: Anker Soundcore 2 Portable Speaker

This category invites participants to develop innovative technological solutions that address pressing challenges within Canada's computer science landscape. Projects will be judged on innovation and alignment to CS-Can's mission (https://cscan-infocan.ca/mission-and-origins/).

Participants are encouraged to consider Canada's unique cultural, economic, and environmental contexts, ensuring that their solutions are tailored to ensuring excellence in research, innovation and education across all aspects of computer science.

Prize: 3D Printing Pen

This prize celebrates the team that demonstrates the most innovative and effective use of the TeejLab API in their project. Make sure to attend TeejLab 101 to get a head start and maximize your chances!

Prize: Pi Zero 2W Kit & One Year of Free Access to the TeejLab Platform

Showcase your skills by using AWS in a innovative way, whether it's using serverless architecture like Lambda, security with services like KMS, or storage with S3 and DynamoDB. Projects that showcase the power of cloud or DevOps can also be applicable for this category.

Prize: AWS Vouchers and YubiKeys

Winners will receive an extended trial + token top up. Voiceflow is also open to running a showcase interview with the winners and projects if it's a fit!

Prize: Voiceflow Extended Trial and Tokens

This prize honours the hack that’s as sleek as it is functional. From intuitive user interfaces to stunning visuals and seamless experiences, this hack embodies the perfect fusion of form and function. Just like great design, it’s all about balance, and your creation nailed it. For your effort in making innovation look effortless, enjoy some swag that’s as stylish and practical as your hack!

Prize: Lululemon Swag

This prize goes to the hack that truly captures the spirit of innovation and imagination. Whether it’s an unexpected twist on existing tech, a solution as rare as a legendary find, or an idea so unique it feels like discovering a hidden gem, this hack stands out as one-of-a-kind. For a creation this creative, it’s only fitting to reward you with something equally collectible and fun. Keep leveling up!

Prize: Pokemon Tins

Every expert was once a beginner, and this prize celebrates the bold first steps into the world of hacking. Awarded to a team where at least half the members are first-time hackers, this category honours creativity, effort, and the willingness to dive headfirst into the unknown. Whether it’s a simple idea executed beautifully or an ambitious project full of potential, this hack shows that every great journey starts with a first line of code.

Prize: Desktop Charging Stations

This prize goes to the hack that’s undeniably brilliant but somehow too out-of-the-box for traditional norms. Whether it’s a chaotic codebase held together by sheer willpower or an idea that’s so niche it confuses more than it impresses, this hack screams “unconventional genius.” It’s the kind of project that Waterloo CS might not know how to handle, but we love it for its raw creativity and bold defiance of the usual rules.

Prize: Waterloo Geese Plushes

Participate in workshops and activities to win Squishmallows! Every workshop and activity will have a winner, no need to wait until the end of the hackathon.

Prize: Squishmallows