HackMerced is UC Merced’s fourth hackathon. A hackathon is a essentially a competition where you are given 36 hours to think, design, build, and present a cool app of your choice! At our the event as soon as you arrive you will be given the resources (food, hardware, swag, and mentorship) that you can take to produce an amazing hack.
Eligibility
Individuals over the age of 18 attending college or Students from the ages 14 - 18 who have signed a parental consent waiver.
Prizes
$4,950 in prizes
AgFoodTech
(3)
First Place:
4 x SIMREX X300C Camera-equipped drones
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Runner Up:
$25 Amazon Gift Card for each team member
Social Good
(2)
First Place:
4 x Amazon Fire HD Tablets
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Runner Up:
$25 Amazon Gift Card for each team member
Entreprenuership
(2)
First Place:
4 x ENACFIRE E18 Wireless Earbuds
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Runner Up:
$25 Amazon Gift Card for each team member
CSxA Award
(3)
First Place:
$250 dollars to your team or charity of your choice
Best Social Media Prize
(2)
First Place:
4 x LUXCOMS RGB Gaming Mouse Pads
Guaranteed Interview per member on team for an Internship
Best Beginner Hack
First Place:
2 x Makey Makey Classic Kits
Best Game
(2)
First Place:
2 x MM830 Mice
2 x MK730 Keyboards
4 x MH703 Earbuds
Wolfram Alpha API
First Place: 4x year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition and Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Best Use of Snap Kit
First Place: 4 x Casio Calculator Watches
Best use of Google Cloud Platform
First Place: 4 x Google Home Mini
Best Domain Registered with Domain.com
First Place: 4 x Raspberry Pis & PiHut Essential Kits
Best IoT Hack using a Qualcomm Device
First Place: 4 x DragonBoard 410Cs
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges

Lisa Yeo
Assistant Professor @ UC Merced

Alexander Petersen
Assistant Professor @ UC Merced

Matthew Lange
Research Scientist @ UC Davis

Danny Royer
VP Technology @ Bowles Farming

Mindy Bottini
VP Finance @ Prosomnus

Stuart Rawling
Director, Business Development @ Schneider Electric

Gene Panferov
Director, Business Development @ SIGBT LLC

Deo Halili
Product Manager @ Robert Half

Shubham Naik
Senior Software Engineer @ Ancestry

Jay Poovakan
CEO @ Craze

Maxime Moison
Software Engineer @ Yelp

Brian Hungerman
Executive Director @ HackMerced

Adrian Darian
Engineering Director @ HackMerced

Bizet Rodriguez
Intern @ CITRIS, UC Merced

Shawn Liang
Intern @ CITRIS, UC Merced
Judging Criteria
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How You Will Be Judged
Your product will be judged based on 7 concepts: demo, design, complexity, viability, pitch, uniqueness, and utility.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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