About the challenge
The WiE x ESSS Hackathon challenges you to create an interactive, beneficial, and innovative tool that improves the university student experience. Whether you tackle academic organization or personal well-being, your project must be engaging and leverage APIs for real-world functionality. Creativity, strong planning, and a clear presentation are just as important as the code itself!
Requirements
What to Submit
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Devpost Submission: Upload a short project description, GitHub link, and visuals (screenshots/video).
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Presentation: Prepare a 3-minute pitch explaining the purpose, functionality (showing interactivity and API use), and future expansion plan.
Prizes
Creative Winner
Best use of creativity with project idea, design, and execution
Technology Winner
Best use of technology incorporated
Practicality Winner
Most useful for university students
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Matthew Stewart
Lecturer @ SFU
Colton Koop
SoC Logic Design Engineer @ Intel
Jen Gu
SoC Design Engineer @ Intel
Samin Moradkhan
SoC Design Engineer @ Intel
Kaleigh Toering
Software Developer @ Safe Software
Laura Flood
Product Designer @ LMI Technologies
Judging Criteria
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Creativity Innovation and Uniqueness of Solution
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Functionality
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Impact
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Problem and Theme
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Quality of Pitch
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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