Huskie Hack 2015

Winners will be announced soon

Sep 27, 2015

Northern Illinois University, 1425 W Lincoln Hwy, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA

$5,570 in prizes
Best Hack - 1st Place (4)

This award allows the team of four to chose from 1 Pebble Watch, 1 Ollie for Android, 1 Sphero, or Parrot Mini Drone.
2nd Place Best Hack (4)

Surface 3
3rd Place Best Hack (4)

Parrot Mini Drones
Sector Winners - 1st Place (16)

8 Lilypad Pro Kits and 8 Leap Motions - for the 4 team winners to choose from
Sector Winners - 2nd Place (16)

Participants will receive a collection of Hack movies, and a "Meh" Hoodie Sweatshirt. Movies include:
Sneakers Movie
Hackers 20th Edition
War Games
The Net
Sector Winners - 3rd Place (16)

Arduino Uno ultimate Starte Kit with Book
Best High School Team (4)

Google Chromecast Streaming Media
Best NIU Hack (4)

Google Chromecast Streaming Media
Where's Waldo (3)

Canakit Raspberry Pi 2
Most Purple (2)

Raspberry Pi Camera Kit
Bring Toastmasters Out of the Stone Age (4)

Canakit Raspberry Pi or Lillypad
Illinois Award (4)

Raspeberry Pi 2, Arduino, or Canakit

Huskie Hack 2015 - Hacking for Social Good

Get ready for fun, challenge, and innovation at NIU's first ever hackathon! More than 350 students are expected to converge on NIU's campus for 24 hours of brainstorming, coding and design - all aimed at solving problems for area hospitals, schools, libraries, museums, municipalities, and public safety agencies.

Students from NIU will be joined by undergraduates from other nearby universities and community colleges, as well as a select number of high school students. Faculty, industry, and alumni mentors will work with teams, leveling the playing field for those with limited coding or hackathon experience.

Expect food, fun, and swag as participants address and create solutions to real regional challenges Watch the excitement as groups compete for prizes to create ideas, plans, and actual applications or hardware, fueled by free food (and VERY little sleep.)

View full rules

Eligibility

Any team can participate by submitting a challenge for consideration. Must be an eligible student with an active student id card upon check-in, registered with Huskie Hack 2015, and in a team of no more than four individuals.

Requirements

Hackers are to provide a complete package with a description of the project and the following:

Sector submitting under

Title

Name of Challenge

Purpose

And then sell it!

Should include specific code information, API or open data sources accessed, and any particular challenges encountered during the construction of the project.

Judges

Nicholas Karonis
NIU Computer Science Chair

Mike Papka
Computer Science Department

John Winans
Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships

Stephen Haliczer
Division of Information Technology

Herb Kuryliw
Division of Information Technology

Brett Coryell
Northern Illinois University Chief Information Officer

Drew Bjerken
Northern Illinois University Chief Information Security Officer

Dr. Gary Chen, ISYE
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

Dr. Ji-Chul Ryu, MEE
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

Dr. Michael Haji-Sheikh
College of Engineering and Engineering Technology

Alicia Schatteman
Northern Illinois University Department of Public Affairs

Diana Robinson
Northern Illinois University, Director of the Center for Governmental Studies

Judging Criteria

Innovation
How new is this idea? This could be a radical innovation or a meaningful new take on an existing product or service.
Impact
Does the app have the ability to make its users’ lives better, for example by helping them save more, make better financial decisions, or reduce debt?
Design
How easy is the app to use? How does the app look?