Hack Beyond the Possible!
hackCWRU V is Cleveland’s premier annual student run hackathon at Case Western Reserve University. This year, 300+ student hackers from universities and high schools around the globe will fock to our campus for 36 straight hours of innovation and collaboration. Student projects range from webapps to hardware hacks and aim to tackle real world problems in fields like healthcare and fintech. Located in University Circle, at HackCWRU students will have access to the famous Sears Think[Box], a seven-story makerspace, and the support of likeminded peers and mentors. Join us in supporting student innovation for a truly special event!
Prizes
$7,400 in prizes
First Place Winner
Summary: The overall first place winners of hackCWRU V
Prize: Nintendo Switch & Super Mario Odyssey
Runner Up
Summary: The runner-ups for hackCWRU V
Prize: Amazon Echo Show
Maker Track Winner
Summary: Awarded to the winners of the Maker track
Prize: Leatherman Wave
Civic Track Winner
Summary: Awarded to the winners of the Civic track
Prize: Drone with Wide Angle Camera & Raspberry Pi Kit
Sponsor: Rockwell Automation
Fintech Track Winner
Summary: Awarded to the winners of the Fintech track
Prize: $100
Health Track Winner
Summary: Awarded to the winners of the Health track
Prize: Fitbit Charge 2 Heart Rate + Fitness Wristband
Best Use of Rockwell API
Summary: Awarded to the hack which best utilizes the Rockwell API
Prize: Raspberry Pi Kits
Sponsor: Rockwell Automation
Best STEM Education for Women
Summary: Although women fill close to half of all jobs in the US economy, they hold less than 25% of STEM jobs. Let’s find a way to increase this number! Develop a creative mobile app, web app, or interactive game that inspires more women to pursue STEM and computer science degrees.
Prize: Bose SoundLink Color Bluetooth Speaker II
Sponsor: JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Garverick Memorial Prize
Summary: Awarded to the best hardware hack
Prize: Fluke 117 Multimeter
Most Musical Hack
Summary: Awarded to the most musical hack
Prize: Teenage Engineering Arcade Pocket Operator
Most Ridiculous Hack
Summary: Awarded to the hack dubbed most ridiculous by the judges
Prize: Inflatable T-Rex costume
Most Artistic Hack
Summary: Awarded to the most artistic hack
Prize: Wacom Intuos Drawing Tablet
Best Startup Pitch
Summary:Awarded to the best startup idea
Prize: TBD
Sponsor: Plug and Play Ventures
Best IoT Hack Using a Qualcomm Device
Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c + Power Source
Amazon Web Services - Best Use of AWS
$250 AWS Credit
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Raspberry Pi & PiHut Essential Kit
Best hackCWRU V Media Post
Summary: Awarded to the best social media post related to hackCWRU V!
Prize: Amazon Echo Dot
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Vipin Gupta
EVP & CIO Key Community Bank at KeyCorp
James McGuffin-Cawley
Dean of Case School of Engineering
Larry Sears
Founder of Hexagram, Inc.
Katherine Cass
Release Manager & Developer at Salesforce
Ian Charnas
Manager of think[box]
Soumya Ray
Associate EECS Professor at Case Western Reserve University
Doug Meil
IBM Distinguished Engineer, Watson Health
Nick Barendt
President, Barendt and Associates, LLC
Carmen Fontana
Senior Project Manager, Centric Consulting
Larissa Marcich
Software Developer & Consultant, ThoughtWorks
Alexis Abramson
Case Western Reserve University EECS Department Chair
Judging Criteria
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Creativity/Originality
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Usefulness/Practicality
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Technical Depth
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Polish
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Submissions
Please fill out this form along with your submission: https://goo.gl/forms/cF8UxsVRtgNb4G4N2