HopperHacks is a day-long, social good-focused hackathon to encourage students to make an impact on relevant issues that are facing societies around the world today, such as mental/physical health, education, and the environment, all by applying their technical skills. This hackathon is hosted by Stony Brook University's ACM-W chapter, Women in Computer Science (WiCS). WiCS's mission as an organization is to bridge the gap between women and men in computer science, and we work to extend that to all minority groups. Spring 2022 will be WiCS's 7th annual hackathon, and will be held both in-person at the Stony Brook Union Ballroom as well as online!
If you have any questions, please contact us at wics@cs.stonybrook.edu or check out our official website here.
Prizes
$11,430 in prizes
Best Beginner Hack
Is this your first time attending a hackathon or creating a hack? Everybody starts somewhere! If at least half of the team are first-time hackers, we encourage you to submit your creations! This award will be given to the team that has never been to a hackathon before and had to learn many things from scratch.
Up to 4 team members will receive:
• Yescom 6pk Hexagon Light
• $250 DigitalOcean credit per team
This prize is kindly sponsored by our tiered sponsors and DigitalOcean
Best Health Hack
This award will be given to the best healthcare hack. This category is open-ended, so we encourage you to use your imagination to develop anything related to medicine, physical and/or mental health, or even the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Up to 4 team members will receive:
• Ultrean AirFryer
• $250 DigitalOcean credit per team
• 1-year subscription to Wolfram|One Personal Edition
• 1-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
This prize is kindly sponsored by our tiered sponsors and DigitalOcean + Wolfram Language
Best Environmental Hack
This award will be given to the best environmental hack. This category is open-ended, so we encourage you to use your imagination to develop anything ranging from sustainability efforts to wildlife conservation!
Up to 4 team members will receive:
• Bonsai Tree Kit + Soil
• $250 DigitalOcean credit per team
• 1-year subscription to Wolfram|One Personal Edition
• 1-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
This prize is kindly sponsored by our tiered sponsors and DigitalOcean + Wolfram Language
Best Diversity & Inclusion Hack
WiCS is an organization whose mission is to foster diversity and inclusion and provide support to women in the field of computing. This award will be given to the team with the hack that best promotes our mission.
Up to 4 team members will receive:
• HyperX Cloud II - Gaming Headset
• $250 DigitalOcean credit per team
• 1-year subscription to Wolfram|One Personal Edition
• 1-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
This prize is kindly sponsored by our tiered sponsors and HyperX, DigitalOcean, + Wolfram Language
Best Finance Hack
This award will be given to the best finance hack. This category is open-ended, so we encourage you to use your imagination to develop anything related to personal finance, blockchain, and more!
Up to 4 team members will receive:
• Razer Omata Chroma Gaming Keyboard w/ Detachable Wrist
• $250 DigitalOcean credit per team
• 1-year subscription to Wolfram|One Personal Edition
• 1-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
This prize is kindly sponsored by our tiered sponsors and DigitalOcean + Wolfram Language
Best Entertainment Hack
Games or other forms of art have been very useful, especially in teaching people a new topic or skill. This award will be given to the best entertainment hack.
Up to 4 team members will receive:
• Auking Mini Projector
• $250 DigitalOcean credit per team
• 1-year subscription to Wolfram|One Personal Edition
• 1-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
This prize is kindly sponsored by our tiered sponsors and DigitalOcean + Wolfram Language
Most Creative Use of Twilio
Twilio allows you to incorporate mobile messaging, phone calls and a ton of other awesome communication features right into your hackathon project using web service APIs. Are you building an e-commerce website and want to send text notifications or email confirmations once an order is completed? Or maybe your application needs to verify users based on their mobile numbers? Twilio makes all this possible and more. Build a hack that simplifies your life using any one of Twilio’s APIs for a chance to win!
Up to 4 team members will receive:
• Twilio Swag Box and programmable TinkerGen GameGo Console
• $250 DigitalOcean credit per team
This prize is kindly sponsored by Twilio and DigitalOcean
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Yuliya Astapova
Data Scientist @ NYC Department of Education / Stony Brook University WiCS Alumni
Jo Gao
Software Developer @ Feather Systems / Stony Brook University WiCS Alumni
Arpita Abrol
Software Engineer @ Disney Streaming / Stony Brook University WiCS Alumni
Niranjan Balasubramanian
Professor @ SBU Computer Science Department
Jacquelyn Zen
Product Designer @ Peacock TV, NBCUniversal / Stony Brook University WiCS Alumni
Annie Liu
Professor @ SBU Computer Science Department
Mendy Wu
Software Engineer @ Google / Stony Brook University WiCS Alumni
Kitty Liu
TTS Production Support Analyst @ Citi / Stony Brook University WiCS Alumni
Jason Huang
Graduate CS Student @ Columbia University / Stony Brook University Alumni
Melanie Logan
Technology Associate @ Morgan Stanley / Stony Brook University WiCS Alumni
Yang Yang
Software Engineer @ Citrix / Stony Brook University WiCS Alumni
Shubham Jain
Professor @ SBU Computer Science Department
Joe Nash
Developer Educator @ Twilio
Lizzie Siegle
Developer Evangelist lll @ Twilio
Judging Criteria
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Innovation
How effective is the solution to the target audience? How impressive was the project technically? Was the technical problem the team tackled difficult? Did it use a particularly original technique or various components? -
Design
Is the product visually appealing? Did the team create an aesthetically preferable user experience? Does the team have an accessible platform for the audience? -
Practicality
Is the product economically and socially feasible? Does the function of the project work? Does the project address the problem they are trying to solve? Is the solution accessible and sustainable in the long term? -
Prototype
Is your prototype comprehensive and able to communicate your entire project? Is the prototype functional and able to show the ideal outcome of the solution? -
Presentation
Does the presentation effectively showcase the project? Is there any contradiction between the demonstration and the explanation of the product? Did the presentation sufficiently outline all details about the project?
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