Welcome to the fifteenth biannual HackRU, hosted at Rutgers University by USACS, the Undergraduate Student Alliance of Computer Scientists!
Prizes
$14,395 in prizes
1st Place Prize: Airpods
Each team member will receive a pair of Apple Airpods
*Requires a separate form to be filled out*
2nd Place Prize: JBL Speakers
Each team member will receive a wireless JBL speaker
*Requires a separate form to be filled out*
3rd Place Prize: NES mini
Each team member will receive a mini NES Classic Edition
*Requires a separate form to be filled out*
Best Failure to Launch
Each member of the team will receive a $25 amazon gift card
Best Rutgers Hack
Each member of the winning team will receive approximately $60 worth of Rutgers Swag
Best Magic Related or Humor Hack
Each member of one team will be given inflatable T-Rex costumes ($50/each) or a mini projector ($80/each and *requires a separate form to be filled out*)
Best Hardware Hack
Each team member will receive an Amazon Echo ($80/each *Requires a separate form to be filled out*)
Best AI Hack
Each team member will receive a Corsair RGB keyboard ($50/each) or a Keurig K-Mini ($85/each *Requires a separate form to be filled out*)
Best Solo Hack
The winner will receive a $50 Uber gift card
Best IoT Hack using a Qualcomm Device
Use a Qualcomm device, like the Dragonboard 410C, in your IoT project. Each winning team member will receive their own DragonBoard 410C.
Best use of Google Cloud Platform
Use Google Cloud Platform in your hack. Find a full list of GCP products & services at: https://cloud.google.com/products/. Each winning team member will receive a Google Home Mini, max 4 per team.
Best Domain Registered with Domain.com
Register a domain using Domain.com during the weekend. Each team may submit one entry per person on the team. Each winning team member will receive a Raspberry Pi & PiHut Essential Kit.
Best Use of Wolfram Language
Presented by Wolfram Research: Each team member will receive: One year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition plus one-year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Best Car App
(4)
Presented by Smartcar: Each team member will receive: an Echo Dot and a place in Smartcar's Garage Program
Best use of the Twilio API
Presented by Twilio: Each team member will receive: Sonos Speakers
Gartner HackRU Skill Challenge
Presented by Gartner: Each member of the winning team will receive a $125 AMEX gift card
For more info: https://bit.ly/2ETZQG7
Wakefern Challenge - Best Innovative Community/Tech Hack
(3)
Each team member will receive a $75 ShopRite gift card
Best Use of iCims API
Each team member will recieve a $100 AMEX gift card
Best Use of Snap Kit
Each Team member will receive a pair of Spectacles by Snapchat
Best Use of the Merck API
(4)
Each team member will receive a pair of Sony noise cancelling headphones (1st place), a Super NES Classic or an ADA Box kit (2nd or 3rd place)
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges

Lars Sorensen
Professor at Rutgers University

Deborah Silver
Professor at Rutgers University

Michael Beals
Professor at Rutgers University

Jingjin Yu
Professor at Rutgers University

Srinivas Narayana
Professor at Rutgers University

Alex Borgida
Professor at Rutgers University

Sakib Jalal
Production Engineer at Facebook

Carlin Au

Rob Spectre

Rangaraj Tirumala

Shantanu Laghate
Judging Criteria
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Functionality
How practical the hack is to use. -
Creativity
How original the hack is. The hack is independent from other thought, and came from unique strategy. -
Design
How the hack looks presentation wise. -
Technical Difficulty
The Technical Difficulty category encapsulates projects that exhibit a high degree of complexity.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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