What is CSYA Hacks?

CSYA Hacks is a multi-faceted, three-day hackathon where high-school students will apply their innovative and developmental skills to solve real problems. This is the first year of CSYA Hacks, in which each participant will identify a prevalent issue in modern healthcare and develop a creative and practical solution. CSYA Hacks is split into three sectors: Ideathon, Novice Hackathon, and Advanced Hackathon.

CSYA Hacks not only provides a platform for students to showcase their skills and creativity but also fosters a learning-oriented environment; throughout the hackathon, CSYA Hacks will host guest professors to share their knowledge in machine learning and healthcare. 

At the conclusion of the event, an experienced panel of judges will evaluate the projects based on their creativity, feasibility, impact potential, and overall presentation. Prizes and recognition will be awarded to the teams with the most innovative and impactful solutions.

 

Which sector is best for me?

Ideathon: The Ideathon provides students with the opportunity to showcase and present their ideas. Judging will be based on creativity, effectiveness, feasibility and presentation.

Novice: The Novice hackathon is intended for new programmers with less than a year of experience in programming, but are still interested in implementing their ideas. Submissions are expected to be a working prototype. Judging will be based on creativity, implementation, and presentation.

Advanced: The Advanced hackathon is for experienced programmers with 1 or more years of experience in programming. Submissions are expected to be a final working product. The advanced hackathon has a larger prize pool due to the elevated expectations. Judging will be based on creativity, implementation, and presentation.

 

How to participate?

All competitors must complete the following steps

  1. Register here on Devpost

  2. Join our Discord server here

 

What do I need to know?

Who can participate? 

Any high school student aged 13 to 19 only.

Where? 

It's an online event, so you can participate from anywhere in the world.

When?

The event will run from July 29 - 31.

Team Size:

Go solo or form a team with 2-4 members. If you don't have a team, don't worry, we can help match you with one.

Entry fee: 

None! It's completely free to participate.

Requirements

WHAT TO SUBMIT FOR HACKATHON

  • Provide a link to your code repository.
  • Create a video that introduces your target problem and demonstrates your submission. The video should be less than 2 minutes in length. Upload the video to YouTube and set its visibility as public or unlisted.
  • Submit your project on DevPost following the usual process.
  • Clearly indicate whether your project is being submitted into the novice track or advanced track.

 

WHAT TO SUBMIT FOR IDEATHON

  • Create a video that is less than 2 minutes long, introducing the target problem and presenting your idea. Remember to upload the video to YouTube and choose either public or unlisted visibility.
  • Submit your project on DevPost following the standard procedure.
  • Clearly indicate your submission is for the ideathon.

Submission deadline: Monday, july 31 at 3:00pm PDT

 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$115,058 in prizes
1st Place Advanced Hackathon Division
1 winner

1. $300 Amazon Gift Card
Per member of Team:
2. 5-Year Taskade Premium Membership ($480)
3. 1-Year WolframOne Personal Edition + 1-year WolframAlpha Pro Edition ($375)
4. 1-Year Brilliant Membership ($162)
5. 1-month Echo3D Modeling Software ($100)
6. 1-Year .xyz domain ($9)
7. 1-Month Interview Cake Full Course ($149)
8. 1Password Premium Plan ($60)

1st Place Beginner Hackathon Division
1 winner

1. $150 Amazon Gift Card
Per member of Team:
2. 5-Year Taskade Premium Membership ($480)
3. 1-Year WolframOne Personal Edition + 1-year WolframAlpha Pro Edition ($375)
4. 1-Year Brilliant Membership ($162)
5. 1-month Echo3D Modeling Software ($100)
6. 1-Year .xyz domain ($9)
7. 1-Month Interview Cake Full Course ($149)
8. 1Password Premium Plan ($60)

1st Place Ideathon Division
1 winner

1. $150 Amazon Gift Card
Per member of Team:
2. 5-Year Taskade Premium Membership ($480)
3. 1-Year WolframOne Personal Edition + 1-year WolframAlpha Pro Edition ($375)
4. 1-Year Brilliant Membership ($162)
5. 1-Month Echo3D Modeling Software ($100)
6. 1-Year .xyz domain ($9)
7. 1-Month Interview Cake Full Course ($149)
8. Stickermule Voucher ($20)
9. 1Password Premium Plan ($60)

2nd Place Advanced Hackathon Divison
1 winner

Per member of Team:
1. 1-Year WolframOne Personal Edition + 1-Year WolframAlpha Pro Edition ($375)
2. 1-Year Taskade Premium Membership ($96)
3. 1-Year Brilliant Membership ($162)
4. 1-Month Echo3D Modeling Software ($100)
5. 1-Year .xyz domain ($9)
6. 1-Month Interview Cake Full Course ($149)
7. 1Password Premium Plan ($60)

2nd Place Beginner Hackathon Division
1 winner

Per member of Team:
1. 1-Year Taskade Premium Membership ($96)
2. 1-Year Brilliant Membership ($162)
3. 1-Month Echo3D Modeling Software ($100)
4. 1-Year .xyz domain ($9)
5. 1-Month Interview Cake Full Course ($149)

2nd Place Ideathon Division
1 winner

Per member of Team:
1. 1-Year Taskade Premium Membership ($96)
2. 1-Year Brilliant Membership ($162)
3. 1-Month Echo3D Modeling Software ($100)
4. 1-Year .xyz domain ($9)
5. 1-Month Interview Cake Full Course ($149)
6. 1Password Premium Plan ($60)

3rd Place Advanced Hackathon Division
1 winner

Per member of Team:
1. 1-Year Taskade Premium Membership ($96)
2. 1-Year Brilliant Membership ($162)
3. 1-Month Echo3D Modeling Software ($100)
4. 1-Year .xyz domain ($9)
5. 1-Month Interview Cake Full Course ($149)
6. 1Password Premium Plan ($60)

3rd Place Beginner Hackathon Division
1 winner

Per member of Team:
1. 1-Year Taskade Premium Membership ($96)
2. 1-Year Brilliant Membership ($162)
3. 1-Month Echo3D Modeling Software ($100)
4. 1-Year .xyz domain ($9)
5. 1-Month Interview Cake Full Course ($149)

3rd Place Ideathon Division
1 winner

Per member of Team:
1. 1-Year Taskade Premium Membership ($96)
2. 1-Year Brilliant Membership ($162)
3. 1-Month Echo3D Modeling Software ($100)
4. 1-Year .xyz domain ($9)
5. 1-Month Interview Cake Full Course ($149)
6. 1Password Premium Plan ($60)

Top 5 (Each Division)
6 winners

Per member of Team:
1. 1-Year Taskade Premium Membership ($96)
2. 1-Year Brilliant Membership ($162)
3. 1-Month Echo3D Modeling Software ($100)
4. 1-Year .xyz domain ($9)
5. 1-Month Interview Cake Full Course ($149)
6. 1Password Premium Plan ($60)

Top 20 (Each Division)
45 winners

Per member of Team:
1. 1-Year Taskade Premium Membership ($96)
2. 1-Month Echo3D Modeling Software $(100)
3. 1-Year .xyz domain ($9)
4. 1-Month Interview Cake Full Course ($149)
5. 1Password Premium Plan ($60)

Random Raffle Winner
1 winner

$150 Amazon Gift Card

All Participants
150 winners

1. 1Password Premium Plan ($60)

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Executive Board

Executive Board
Computer Science Youth of America

Suraj Dharmapuram

Suraj Dharmapuram
Sr. Software Engineer, Google

Dominic Damoah

Dominic Damoah
CTO, Vie Inc.

Zhaowei Tan

Zhaowei Tan
Assistant Professor, University of California Riverside

Harry Kim

Harry Kim
Sr. Software Engineer, Savi Controls LLC

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity and Innovation
    How unique and original is the idea presented?
  • Impact
    What potential impact does the idea have on addressing healthcare challenges?
  • Feasibility
    Is the idea technically feasible and realistic to implement?
  • Presentation
    How effectively is the product pitch or prototype conveyed in the video?
  • User Experience
    How user-friendly and intuitive is the proposed solution?
  • Potential for Scalability
    Does the idea have the potential to scale and reach a wide audience?
  • Overall Quality
    The overall quality and polish of the submission.

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