VCU's 6th Annual Hackathon
RamHacks is a 24-hour programming marathon for innovative developers to design and implement a software or hardware application of their choice. Specific themes and challenges provided by our sponsors will be presented to competitors. This will be the 6th Hackathon organized at the VCU College of Engineering.
SCHEDULE:
Saturday, September 28, 2019
09:00 a.m. - Registration
10:00 a.m. - Opening Ceremony & Keynote Speech
10:30 a.m. - Team Formation
11:00 a.m. - Hacking Begins
12:00 p.m. - Gold Sponsored Lunch
03:00 p.m. - Tech Talk: CoStar
04:30 p.m. - Tech Talk: Newport News Shipbuilding
06:00 p.m. - Platinum Sponsored Dinner
07:00 p.m. - Tech Talk: Altria
Sunday, September 29, 2019
12:00 a.m. - Silver Sponsored Midnight Snack
08:00 a.m. - Silver Sponsored Breakfast
11:00 a.m. - Hacking Ends
12:00 p.m. - Gold Sponsored Lunch
01:00 p.m. - Expo and Judging Begins
03:00 p.m. - Closing Ceremony
Prizes
$13,000 in prizes
1st Place Overall Prize: Cash Prize!
Cash Prize of $2,000 to the winning team.
2nd Place Overall Prize: Cash Prize! (2)
Cash Prize of $1,000 to two winning teams!
3rd Place Overall Prize: Cash Prize! (3)
Cash Prize of $500 to three winning teams!
CoStar Challenge Prize
Best use of Data Science in commercial real estate
Newport News Shipbuilding Challenge Prize
Newport News Shipbuilding is going through a digital transformation with a focus on the craftsmen of the future. The Shipyard’s goal is to increase craftsmen safety through the use of digital wearables, augmented reality, IoT, machine learning, and other advanced technologies. Your solution should focus on at least one of the following five areas: - Falls/slips/trips - Exposure to harmful substances or environments i.e. gases - Electrocution - Caught-in/Between (People who may be wedged between two items and can’t escape. Footing gets caught, stuck in a very confined space that doesn’t allow much maneuverability. - Fires Your challenge is to develop a solution to reduce injuries in regards to the categories above. You have full creative authority, however keep in mind that Newport News Shipbuilding has a multitude of different work force individuals. Some are familiar with the newest and fastest technologies while others still use flip phones. Be mindful of your potential audience.
Markel Challenge Prize
The most innovative use of IoT to improve safety
Altria Challenge Prize
Altria’s challenge this year revolves around Virtual Reality and it’s open ended! We have Google cardboard headsets for teams to develop with (1 per team). You can pick any data sets or APIs to work with. You are encouraged to be as innovative as possible. Our goal is not to tie you down. Rather, we want to see what’s possible in the realm of VR using your imagination and creativity. For example, how are we interacting and interpreting data today, how can this be optimized with VR? We have Airpods to give away for the top team of four or fewer members and a variety of Amazon gift cards for the runner ups. Happy hacking and don’t forget to come talk to us about our awesome internship opportunities at well!
Capital One Challenge Prize
Best financial hack
UDig Challenge Prize
Best use of natural language processing
AMC Technology Challenge Prize
Application with the most creative ways to keep the user engaged
CGI Federal Challenge Prize
Best creative visualization of a dataset
CarMax
The Sold Sign Squeeze: The "sold" sign we put on cars doesn't necessarily indicate that it's actually sold (like when it's on hold), and often stays on the car for days after it is off hold, preventing people from test-driving and potentially buying. How can you solve this problem with Technology?
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Challenge Prize
We need a reservation system to reserve rooms, parking spaces, etc., so the system itself can take an “object” to reserve and have separate rules for each object type.
In the case of rooms, we use different groups to manage them and that has created clutter.
For parking spaces, we have reserved spots that often are unused due to people being out of the office.
We want to be able to manage these with one flexible solution.
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Domain.com branded backpack for each team member.
Best use of Google Cloud
Google Home Minis for each team member
Best Automation Hack with UiPath
Build an automation hack using UiPath! Each winning team member will receive a UiPath/MLH Branded Backpack and DROCON Drone!
Best use of MongoDB Atlas
Create a hack using MongoDB Atlas to host a database in the cloud! Automate the provisioning and deployment process with ease, while focusing all your efforts on your hack. Projects built using MongoDB Atlas will be eligible to win an AirCharge Plus per team member.
MLH Prizes
Best domain registered with domain.com
Best automation hack with UiPath
Best use of Google Cloud
Best use of MongoDB Atlas
Best use of Transposit
Best use of Blockstack
Best Web 3.0 hack using Waves platform
Eligibility
Attendees must be enrolled in a college or university, and must agree to the MLH Code of Conduct. Are you a UX enthusiast with design on the brain and art in your heart? Maybe you’ve got mad business skills and an entrepreneurial spirit? This event is about so much more than programming, so register!
Judges
Steven Vondruska
Costar Group
Jeff Tatum
Newport News Shipbuilding
Kevin Harrup
Altria
Michael Souders
Markel Corporation
Thaddeus Madison Jr
Capital One
Josh Bartels
UDig
Ashraf Al Gumaei
Carmax
Reginal Bryant
Federal Reserve of Richmond
Romain Lheritier
IPPON
Lorelea Moore
AMC Technology
Jeff Hughes
CGI Federal
Kuldip Acharya
Captech
James Cecil
UNOS
Judging Criteria
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Creativity
We want your idea to be creative and original! -
Business Viability
Can this idea be implemented in the real world? How feasible is your product? -
Technical Difficulty
Technical complexity of your hack. -
Pitch
Are you prepared? How organized and well explained is your pitch?