About the challenge

ACM-W is dedicated to improving the experiences of women in computing. This hackathon is designed to be a creative and collaborative space where you can innovate, learn, and share your passion for technology. We are excited for you to develop and present a technical project, MVP, or idea that is meaningful to you!

Get started

You've already done it! It's time to get hacking! Look through the handouts or through the website for inspiration. 

Requirements

What to Build

Anything you like, our goal is for everyone to learn something new this weekend! This can be anything from command line tool to an AI model to a complete website. What ever you build, make sure your passion and creativity shows!

What to Submit

We recommend submitting anything you plan on presenting during judging. This will probably be a powerpoint or a video, but feel free to also upload any code!

If you are submitting more than one file, please submit as a .zip.

Note that the judges will most likely not have time to go through your codebase, so make sure to include anything you want us to see the presentation or video!

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$100 in prizes
First Place
$60 in cash
1 winner

Second Place
$40 in cash
1 winner

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Dr. Monica Anderson

Dr. Monica Anderson
Associate Professor & Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Studies - Computer Science Department

Dr. Sinan Al-Ani

Dr. Sinan Al-Ani
UA Assistant Professor

Dr. Don Yessick

Dr. Don Yessick
Assistant Professor - Computer Science Department

Dr. Hongsheng He

Dr. Hongsheng He
Associate Professor - Computer Science Department

Dr. Xiaoyan Hong

Dr. Xiaoyan Hong
Associate Professor - Computer Science Department

Judging Criteria

  • Overall
    The judges will view all project on the same rubric no matter the track the team is on. One overall winner and runner up will be chosen.
  • Technical Execution: 25 pts
  • Creativity & Innovation: 20 pts
  • Impact & Usefulness: 20 pts
  • UI/UX: 15 pts
  • Presentation & Communication: 20 pts

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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