What is HackAI
HackAI is a student-run hackathon organized by the Artificial Intelligence Society at UTD, aiming to connect today's students with the knowledge and resources needed to build Artificial Intelligence related projects in the span of 24 hours.
Our Mission
We hope to demystify this specialized niche in computer science and bring it forward to students through an AI-related hackathon. We aim for our in-person event to provide both learning and competition opportunities and connect them to professionals who can further guide them in their AI journey.
Why HackAI
Sponsoring HackAI is a win-win opportunity. Your contribution can help participants complete company challenges while giving your company access to top tech talent, advertising opportunities, branding recognition, tech talk presentation time, product showcase, and even potential business challenge solutions.
Requirements
What to Build
Saints Challenge: Best AI/ML for health and social good
Brainiacs Challenge: Best AI/ML for Retail/Financial Hack
Athletes Challenge: Best AI/ML for Sports
Respell Creative Challenge: Best Use Generative AI
Richardson IQ Grand Challenge: Coolest Application of AI
Make sure to submit a description of your project, tech stack, link to source code, and/or any demo videos
Prizes
HackAI General
1st Place - Switch Oleds (RARE Splatoon skins for two of the four on purpose)
Saints Challenge
1st Place - Apple TV
Athletics Challenge
1st Place - Fitbit Inspire 2
Brainiacs Challenge
1st Place - Corsair Keyboard
Creatives Challenge
1st Place - Lego Bonsai Tree
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Geico
Judging Criteria
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All categories scored from 1-5
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Learning
Did the participant(s) learning something new? What lessons did the team learn during the hackathon -
Functional Prototype
Can the participant(s) create a functional prototype in the given time period of the hackathon -
Problem Statement - Solution Fit
How well does the solution solve the targeted problem statement -
Presentation
How well does the team present their project -
Aid of AI
How well does the project leverage AI technology -
Creativity
How “out of the box” was the team in solving the need? To what extent were existing tools reused and extended? How novel and innovative is the idea -
Teamwork
How well did the team work together to create their solution
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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