ProfHacks is a 24-hour hackathon with approximately 300 participants. The event will take place on February 26th, 2022, at the Rowan Engineering Hall, in Glassboro, NJ. The event emphasizes collaboration between teams, professionalism, and innovation. Be sure to register at https://profhacks.com/

Requirements

Please submit all code developed in a .zip file as well as some pictures or your hack. 

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Prizes

$1,800 in prizes
First Place - Sphero BOLT Robot Ball
1 winner

Prizes for best overall hack

Second Place - 15" Portable Monitor
1 winner

Prizes for the second best overall hack

Third Place - 3D Printing Pen
1 winner

Prizes for third best overall hack

Track Prize - Soldering Kit
1 winner

Prizes for winning one of the three available tracks

Track Prize - Rocketbook
1 winner

Prizes for winning one of the three available tracks

Track Prize - XOOL Precision Screwdriver Set
1 winner

Prizes for winning one of the three available tracks

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Ghulam Rasool

Ghulam Rasool
Rowan University

Nick Felker

Nick Felker
Google

Chris Dietsch

Chris Dietsch
IEEE

Jason Fisch

Jason Fisch
Rowan Alumni

Ardit Pranvoku

Ardit Pranvoku
Rowan University

Karly Naphy

Karly Naphy
Lockheed Martin

Protima Banerjee

Protima Banerjee
Lockheed Martin

Will Cronin

Will Cronin
Rowan Alumni

Judging Criteria

  • Technical Complexity
    How complex is this project? Do they use more than one technology? Scoring: (Easy)1-5(Difficult)
  • Polish
    Does the hack work the way they intended it to? Does it work well and have a nice design? Scoring: (Rough)1-5(Polished)
  • Originality
    Is this something unique or can you buy it in a store or can you download the software? Scoring: (Done Often)1-5(Original)
  • Usefulness
    Will this improve people’s lives? Is there a need for this product? Scoring: (Unuseful)1-5(Useful)

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