What is Hacklytics?

Hacklytics is a 36-hour data science-focused hackathon hosted by Data Science @ GT, the largest data science club at Georgia Tech. Each year, hackers across the world join us in creating innovative data-driven solutions to real problems.

Our goal is to equip you with hands-on data science experience and help you create impactful projects. At the same time, you can connect with hackers from various backgrounds, build a diverse network, and have fun!

Tracks:

  • Finance
  • Healthcare
  • Sports
  • Sustainability and Energy

Check out our website for more info!

Requirements

Project and Submission Requirements:

Only one member from each team must submit all of the following items:

A 2-minute demo video explaining the project and highlighting its main features. This can be submitted a URL to a video on YouTube/ Google Drive, etc. Please ensure that your video is listed as “Public.”

A brief project write-up outlining your ideation and development process. This can be submitted as a word document.

A link to your GitHub repository containing all the code for your project, with an (optional) ReadMe. Please ensure that your GitHub repository is public.

You also need to submit a Google form containing your Devpost link, Project name, team members' details, your chosen track, and your chosen challenge(s), a link to your video, and your write-up. The submission of this form along with the Devpost submission is REQUIRED for the project to be considered valid.

You must submit all materials to Devpost by 9:30 AM on Sunday, 2/11. No submissions will be accepted after this deadline!

Please see the participant submission packet for more details on how to submit your project!

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$20,000 in prizes
TBA
1 winner

Best Use of MongoDB Atlas
1 winner

M5GO IoT Starter Kit
MongoDB Atlas takes the leading modern database and makes it accessible in the cloud! Get started with a $50 credit for students or sign up for the Atlas free forever tier (no credit card required). Along with a suite of services and functionalities, you'll have everything you need to manage all of your data, and you can get a headstart with free resources from MongoDB University! Build a hack using MongoDB Atlas for a chance to win a M5GO IoT Starter Kit for you and each member of your team.

Best Use of Starknet
1 winner

Starknet Care Package for Coders
Starknet is redefining the very notion of Web3 by tackling one of the most intimidating technical challenges in the industry - scaling a blockchain while maintaining its security and decentralization.

Starknet was the first general purpose ZK-Rollup service on Ethereum in Feb. 2022, and has proved its potential to be a market leader. Essentially, it increases the processing speed, while reducing the cost of operating on the Ethereum blockchain.

As a result, we are seeing a variety of “traditional” tech businesses - payments / social media / AI / online gaming - now being integrated with blockchains using our technology.

Moreover, the Starknet community is a growing pool of global talent - from feisty college students to some of the most illustrious PhDs in the world.

Wanna be a part of this growing community? Let’s get you started!

https://book.starknet.io/
https://book.dojoengine.org/
https://www.gizatech.xyz/

Best Use of Taipy
1 winner

Wireless Headphones
Taipy is a powerful yet easy to use open-source Python library for creating full stack web applications! If you’re a Python developer, this library enables you to build interactive and dynamic graphical user interfaces and support them with data-driven backends. All of these functionalities are just a pip install taipy away and can cut your development time in half! Use Taipy in your hackathon project for a chance to win a set of Wireless Headphones for you and each of your team members, as well as a chance to have your project featured on the Taipy website!

Best .Tech Domain Name
1 winner

Blue Snowball Microphone & a Free .Tech Domain Name for Life!
Make your Team's Achievements timeless: Win a .Tech Domain Name for Life to Showcase and Expand Your Project, Plus 4 Blue Snowball Mics for Effortless Collaboration on Zoom, empowering you to build even more cool things together!

Best AI Application Built with Cloudflare
1 winner

Arduino Kit
Cloudflare is one of the world’s largest networks enabling hackers like you to build, deploy, and deliver trusted applications, no matter where you are! With Cloudflare, you’ll have all the building blocks to create a full-stack application; from C3 instance deployment to object storage. You can even run machine learning models in the cloud and leverage your AI functionality via API requests using Cloudlfare’s Workers AI! Enjoy Cloudflare’’s generous free tier to get started at no cost! This weekend, we want you to build an AI Application utilizing Cloudflare’s numerous services for a chance to win Arduino Student Kits for you and your team!

https://hackp.ac/cloudflare-workers

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Deepita Pai

Deepita Pai

Ansh Mehra

Ansh Mehra

Deep Dave

Deep Dave

Poornima Muthukumar

Poornima Muthukumar

Ankit Virmani

Ankit Virmani

Joshua Richard

Joshua Richard

Gautham Mohandas

Gautham Mohandas

Vinay Gupta

Vinay Gupta

Saloni Thakkar

Saloni Thakkar

Namrata Peddisetty

Namrata Peddisetty

Krishna Chaitanya Rao Kathala

Krishna Chaitanya Rao Kathala

Shivendra Srivatsava

Shivendra Srivatsava

Venkata Karthik Penikalapati

Venkata Karthik Penikalapati

Karan Gupta

Karan Gupta

Anuradha Bulusu

Anuradha Bulusu

Jonathan Stegall

Jonathan Stegall

Judging Criteria

  • Criteria
    Scope + technical depth Impact + utility Relevance Clarity of solution Creativity/innovativeness Accuracy Quality of demo video + presentation

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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