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What is WayneHacks?

WayneHacks is a 24-hour in-person hackathon at Wayne State University. This event is open to all majors and skill levels, so whether you're a seasoned developer or curious beginner, we welcome you to join us for this exciting event. Prizes will also be awarded to the best projects, so be ready!

 

You will need to create an account with us in order to apply using your school email.

 

Register

To participate, you must register and apply at https://waynehacks.com/

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Questions?

Contact us at scd@wayne.edu

 

Requirements

  • Upload all project files to a GitHub repository and make your last push before noon Sunday, January 19.

  • At least one check-in for each of your teammates during the span of the event. Check-in(s) start Saturday, January 18 at 9 AM in the venue location.

  • Upload your project to DevPost by 12:30 PM on Sunday, January 19.

  • A 3-5 minute presentation video and link it in the repo/submission. 

  • GitHub repository needs a README file with the following information: 

    • Link to video presentation

    • Project Information 

      • Title 

      • Summary 

      • Contributors list 

    • Navigating the repo 

      • Where to find the notebooks, data, code, etc. in the repository.

      • An explanation of what the key files are.

      • Instructions on how to run your project.

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Prizes

$1,400 in prizes
1st Place
1 winner

2nd Place
1 winner

3rd Place
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Ashish Joon
Full Stack .Net developer

Vyas Bhuman

Vyas Bhuman

Avinash Bawane

Avinash Bawane
Senior Software Engineer, Apple Inc.

Shashank Palakurthi

Shashank Palakurthi

Jared Grogan
Associate Professor of Teaching in Professional and Technical Writing Research at Wayne State University

Misba Khair

Misba Khair
Redwood Developer

Nusrat Shaheen

Nusrat Shaheen
Oracle HCM Cloud Solution Architect

Sunny Jaiswal

Sunny Jaiswal
Oracle HCM Cloud Solution Architect

Albert Lie
Cofounder & CTO @ Forward Labs, ex-Tech Lead @ Xendit (YC S15)

Deepak Bhaskaran

Deepak Bhaskaran

Doug Witten

Doug Witten
Assistant Professor - Teaching Computer Science at Wayne State University

Judging Criteria

  • Functionality
    Does the product function as intended? Is it robust and easy to interact with?
  • Innovation
    Does the product introduce a new approach or perspective?
  • Presentation Criteria
    Did the presentation have Intro, Problem Statement, Product, Learning, and Demo? Did they submit properly (through given instructions?)
  • Presentation Quality
    Ability​ ​for​ ​the​ ​judges​ ​to​​ ​understand​ the​ ​desired​ ​functionality​, ​and​ ​see​ ​that​ ​the functionality​ ​is​ ​behaving​ ​as​ ​expected.
  • Design
    Is the product aesthetically pleasing? Does the design of the product elevate its message?

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