Are you ready to change our solar system!? Plutohacks is a hackathon organized by Broward College's own IT & Engineering Department, and in this year we want to DESIGN OUR FUTURE. In our hackathon, we have workshops to help our hackers learn as much as they can during the weekend. Panels are also available to inspire projects and ideas...and don't forget about all the fun we will have with our games throughout the whole event!
This year, Plutohack's main tracks are focused on Innovative Technologies. Your solution to design our future efforts can be scoped to something global or local! Show us creative ways that we can help one another!
Prizes
Best Overall
The Best Overall category represents the pinnacle of achievement at our hackathon, where innovation, execution, and impact converge to recognize projects that are truly exceptional.
All projects submitted are automatically entered for the best overall category.
The Best Overall prize is $100 and an MSI G274CV Monitor per team member.
Best Innovative Technology - Theme Category
Your mission is to identify, develop, and present an innovative technology solution that pushes the boundaries of what is currently possible. Whether you're delving into emerging technologies, reimagining existing paradigms, or building entirely new platforms, we encourage you to dream big and take calculated risks.
The Best Innovative Technologies Hack prize is $100 per team member.
Crowd Favorite
This category is designed to empower everyone involved in the hackathon, to have a say in recognizing outstanding projects.
All projects submitted are automatically entered for the Crowd Favorite category.
The Crowd Favorite Hack prize is $100 per team member.
First Time Hack
This category is for beginner hackers. If this is your first hackathon, we encourage you to participate in this category! You can submit anything to this prize category as long as at least two members of your team are first-time hackers.
The First Time Hack prize is $100 per team member.
Microsoft - ✨Sponsor Challenge✨
Use MRTK3 to build something you wish you would have learned in high school.
The winning teams get a 1:1 mentoring with a MSFT engineer and some MSFT swag.
UKG - ✨Sponsor Challenge✨
Utilize any GenAI to enhance the well-being and/or work of Employees and Frontline Line Workers.
The UKG Challenge prize is $500 per team member.
And an exclusive chance for the winning team to visit UKG Weston Headquarters. Furthermore, the winning team will also be given the opportunity to interview for an upcoming Tech Star cohort, which is a UKG internship program within the esteemed Product Engineering Department!
Miami Dolphins - ✨Sponsor Challenge✨
The Dolphins challenges you to create something that solves an issue or improves/augments the fan experience of a sports club, team, or league (Ex: Miami Dolphins, NFL). Whether that be an application or device we want to see your creativity to develop something that is innovative and unique but also fun! We would also love to see your use of a sports API and creating something from the data. Please keep accessibility in mind when building your project.
The Miami Dolphins Challenge prize is surprise!!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Misha Lukova
Solutions Architect / Broward College
Annie Myers
President & CFO / Premier Paradise Properties
Steven Travers
VP & CIO / Broward Health
Hermes H. Abrantes
Teacher / Nova High School
Charlie Ward
VP Technology / UKG
Denise Mendez
Microsoft
Zachri Hall
Web Developer / Miami Dolphins
Kimberly Fine
Magic Leap
Judging Criteria
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Originality
Originality, does it do something entirely novel, or at least take a fresh approach to an old problem? -
Execution
Is the hack usable in its current state? Is the user experience smooth? Does everything appear to work? Is it well designed? -
Usefulness
Is the hack practical? Is it something people would actually use? Does it fulfill a real need people have? -
Presentation
How well was the project presented? Did it make the hack more compelling? Did it give a good idea of its purpose?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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