Hornet Hacks 2.0 | Hack A Better Future

Spring 2025 Hornet Hacks 2.0

This competitive event is designed to bring together students with a passion for hacking and making an impact, encouraging them to develop and innovate using AI in the fields of Education, Finance, Healthcare, and Sustainability. Participants can choose one of the four fields to build in and will generate a solution to a problem in the industry that is AI enabled.

The competition is open to teams with a minimum of two member and a maximum of seven, allowing for various collaborative team efforts. Each team will have the opportunity to showcase their projects to a panel of judges, who will evaluate them based on innovation, applicability, technical proficiency, and potential impact. We will have $500 in cash prizes per industry field.

*Carlsen Center is in Library 1520: Go through main doors of the University Library, turn hard right and keep walking, up a short flight of stairs to our doors.

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The Schedule

Day 1: February 28th - 9 am to 8 pm

During Day 1 of the AI Hackathon you will be oriented to the competition and the guidelines for building and competing. If you do not have a team there will be time and space for team formation.

The Carlsen Center will be open to be used as workspace as well as scheduled meals with guest speakers from the industry.

Day 2: March 7th - 4 pm to 8 pm

The second day of the Hackathon will take place a week later. This will feature the final presentations where teams will present their solutions and creations in front of a panel of judges. Judges will select winners. Dinner will be provided at the event

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