Use the tools and resources provided by Think[box] and our awesome sponsors to create a great project.
HackCWRU is Cleveland’s premier student organized hackathon hosted at Case
Western Reserve University. This year 350+ budding engineers, designers, and hackers from Universities and high schools alike will come together and showcase their skills in CWRU’s Sears Think[box] - the largest open-access innovation center at any University in the world. Fully equipped with 3D printers, laser cutters, soldering kits, and more, our attendees develop a wide range of projects from web applications to hardware based solutions with the goal of solving problems at the enterprise and consumer level.
Eligibility
Anyone currently attending middle school, high school, or university. Teams can have between 1 and 4 individuals.
Requirements
Make sure you select the prizes that apply to your hack. All projects must be submitted before 8am on Sunday, Feburary 17. Note: You may continue to work on your hack until 9am on Sunday.
How to enter
Register at hack.cwru.edu!
Join the Slack here!
Judges
Larry Sears
Founder of Hexagram, Inc.
Ian Charnas
Manager of think[box]
James McGuffin-Cawley
Associate Dean for Research at Case Western Reserve University
Jing Li
Associate Chair of Computer Science, CWRU
Xyla Foxlin
Founder of Parihug
Nick Barndt
President, Barendt and Associates, LLC
Dina Benayad-Cheriff
Apple
Andrew Covarrubias
Intel
Raymond Krajci
think[box]
Katherine Cass
Salesforce
Daniel Grigsby
Yelp
Evren Gurkan-Cavusoglu
Case Western Reserve University EECS Professor
Anno van den Akker
Netronome
Chaz Braman
Centric Consulting
Maria Kuznetsov
Target
Richard Bachmann
Case Western Reserve University Mechanical Engineering Professor
Michael Fu
Case Western Reserve University EECS Professor
Tom Elemko
Everykey
Ryan May
Intwine Connect
Judging Criteria
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Creativity
How original is the project? Does the hack us a tool or technology in a unique way? -
Practicality
How useful is this hack? Is there a realistic market for this product? Does this project achieve its goal? -
Technical Depth
How technically difficult is this project? Is the hack created with tools new to the hackers? -
Polish
How is the project presented? Does the hack work as expected? How does the project look? Does the hack have an intuitive user experience?