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HackBU 2023 is Binghamton University's 10th annual student-run hackathon. This year’s hackathon will be hosted from February 4th-5th, in person at Binghamton University's Innovative Technologies Complex.

For more information, see https://hackbu.org/2023/!

Requirements

Please add the name of the participants to your submission and link your code repository.

In order to be elegible for a prize, you must be present during the Open Expo to present your projects to the judges.

You may submit to no MORE than three opt-in categories.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$7,300 in prizes

#1 Best Hack

$300 Amazon gift card for every team member.

#2 Best Hack

$200 Amazon gift card for every team member.

#3 Best Hack

$150 Amazon gift card for every team member.

Best Newbie Hack

New to hackathons? This is a great place to start! Your team is eligible for this prize if every member has never been to a hackathon before.

$100 Amazon gift card for every team member.

Best Technical Hack

Show us your skills! This prize will go to the hack that impresses our judges the most with its scale, complexity, or sophistication.

$100 Amazon gift card for every team member.

Best Civic Engagement Hack Sponsored by J.P. Morgan

It’s time to make the world a better place, hackers! The hack with the potential to make the biggest positive impact on your (or any) community will receive this prize.

$200 Amazon gift card for every team member.

Best Building a Better Future Hack Sponsored by Raymond Corporation

This prize is for the hack that most effectively identifies and solves a problem facing the world today.

$125 Amazon gift card for every team member.

Best Geo Hack Sponsored by CAE

Build software which utilizes geo-based visuals to display data in a meaningful way, from a world view perspective. The scope of the location in question could be: global, based on a particular town / city, based on a country, etc.

$125 Amazon gift card for every team member.

Best Design (UI) Sponsored by RubyLaw

If you’ve got an eye for making beautiful, creative user interfaces, we want to see them! This prize will go to the hack with the most visually and mechanically impressive UI.

$125 Amazon gift card for every team member.

Best Valentine's Day Hack

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, we want to see your best love-themed hacks! This prize will go to the hack that spreads the love better than any other.

$100 Amazon gift card for every team member.

Best Security Hack

This hack goes to the most cybersecurity-conscious hack -- whether you developed your program to be secure by design, or developed a security tool, this category is for you!

$100 Amazon gift card for every team member.

Funniest Hack

This one’s not too complicated, just make us laugh! The hack that best leaves us chuckling, giggling, or even in tears from laughter will take home this hilarious prize.

$100 Amazon gift card for every team member.

Best Machine Learning Hack

Machine Learning is one of the fastest growing fields in tech, and we can’t wait to see how our hackers use it! Build and train your own ML model for any purpose and you could win this prize.

$100 Amazon gift card for every team member.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Thomas Horowitz

Thomas Horowitz
J.P. Morgan

Abigail McHugh

Abigail McHugh
J.P. Morgan

Jaron Rubenstien

Jaron Rubenstien
RubyLaw

Bill Reese

Bill Reese
CAE

Shawn Bailey

Shawn Bailey
CAE

Max Slocum

Max Slocum
AIS

Jayson Boubin

Jayson Boubin
Binghamton University

George Weinshenck

George Weinshenck
Binghamton University

Colin Fiutak

Colin Fiutak
Former HackBU President

Judging Criteria

  • Originality
  • Execution
  • Design
  • Technical Complexity
  • Utility/Impact
  • Relevance to Category

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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