ACM's 24-hour hackathon, TrojanHacks is back! TrojanHacks welcomes USC students of all experience levels, including beginners!
Our mission is to create a safe and collaborative environment for USC students to explore all their hacking dreams. Get ready for a weekend filled with workshops, hacking, and creative problem solving!
Schedule (PST):
Saturday, Nov. 19th:
| 10:00AM-11:00AM | Check-in with donuts & coffee |
| 11:00AM | Welcome Presentation |
| 11:15AM | Team matching |
| 11:30AM | Hacking begins! |
| 11:30AM | Intro to Web Development Workshop |
| 12:30PM | SQL vs NoSQL Workshop |
| 1:30PM | Making a Successful Hackathon Project Workshop |
| 5:00PM | Social |
| 6:00PM | Pizza Dinner |
Sunday, Nov. 20th:
| 11:30AM | Hacks due |
| 11:45AM | Demos and Judging |
| 1:30PM | Prize Ceremony |
Requirements
- Team sizes are limited to up to 4 students
- Start and complete your hack during the 24 hours of TrojanHacks starting Saturday, November 19 (11:30am), and ending Sunday, November 20 (11:30am)
- Make sure to create a DevPost profile for your hack and submit it by 11:30am on Sunday, November 20th.
- Include screenshots, pictures, and/or videos of your hack in your DevPost submission
- If your team is unable to present during the Project Demos (Sunday at 11:45am), we recommend a more detailed devpost submission. You can include lots of pictures, explanations, and screen records in your submission and mention anything you would want to say in front of the judges!
Prizes
Best Undergraduate Hack
Best Graduate Hack
ACM's Favorite Hack
Crowd Favorite Hack
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Victor Adamchik
USC Professor of Computer Science
David Kempe
USC Professor of Computer Science
Keith Burghardt
Computer Scientist at the USC Information Sciences Institute
Andrew Goodney
USC Professor of Computer Science
Judging Criteria
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Complexity
How difficult was it to produce the hack? Are the technical aspects of the hack complex or surface level? -
Functionality
Does the hack serve a useful purpose? Will the hack be useful for its target audience? -
Innovation
Does the hack bring a fresh new idea to the hacking community? Is the hack unique and groundbreaking? -
Design and User Experience
Is the hack polished? Is the hack intuitive to use and does it function well? -
Awesomeness
Overall WOW Factor.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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