About the challenge
BatchHacks is a hackathaon for students. It is an open ended hackathon. Participants are welcome to submit anything code related that they would like, from ML to Data Visualization to games.
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404 Found is sponsored and hosted by Batch 09.
Requirements
What to Build
Anything!
- GitHub Repository:
- Share a link to your GitHub repository containing all the source code, documentation, and any other relevant materials. Ensure your code is well-documented to help judges understand your implementation.
- Project demo link, if applicable. Every project should submit a github link. Include specific instructions for how to use the project.
- Submission Video:
- You must include a video (up to 3 minutes) demonstrating your project. This video should walk through your project, highlighting its features, functionality, and user interface. Mention the technologies used and how it addresses the topic of social good.
- Upload the video to a platform like YouTube or Vimeo and provide the link in your submission.
Prizes
Prizes TBD
Est $200 Value Per Person
Looking for sponsors
Devpost Achievements
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Judges
Batch 09
Organizer
Yichen Wang
Quantitative Associate with SMBC Group
Premsankar Alwarsamy
Engineering Manager/Docusign
Priyanka Thakur
Assistance Vice President at Citi
Nikita Klimov
Sr. Software QA Engineer at ADP, Inc.
Zahir Sayyed
Broadcom/VMware
Saurabh Yadav
Enterprise Support Lead - Amazon Web Services Inc., USA
Adel Basli
Data Science & AI team Leader at Label Insight
Prachit Kurani
Sr. Software Quality Manager at Dover fueling Solutions
Darshan Kapashi
Co-Founder, Software Engineer @ Socratic AI
Ravi Kumar
Senior Technical Account Manager @ AWS
Jiani Wang
Software Engineer, Meta
Jiaxi Yang
Software Engineer, Meta
Chirag Kumar
CTO at Lumion Labs (http://www.trylumion.com/)
Jyoti Shah
Director at ADP Technologies
Amit Dhiman
Technical Lead at HCL America
Gaurav Malik
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Manu Kumar Misra
Principal Software Engineer, at Walmart Global Technologies
Vikranth Kumar Shivaa
Founding Engineer at Fig
Udaya Veeramreddygari
Lead Software Engineer
Akshay Talathi
Vice President of Software Development @ Goldman Sachs Bank USA
Kaarthikeyan subramanian
Sr. Product Manager @ Microsoft
Michael H
Systems engineer at Bun
Shubham Gade
AI/ML Ops Engineer at EnerSys Delaware Inc
Jay Bharat Mehta
Senior Software Engineer @ Snowflake
Yanpeng (Cole) Leng
Co-Founder @ Citable; AI Product Researcher @ Harvard
Pratik Gupta
Stripe, Senior Engineering Leader
Nicoy Morrison
Electrical Project Engineer, Helm Electric
Deep Shah
Chief Architect, Socratic AI
Vikas Kumar Mittal
Principal Software Engineer (Walmart Tech)
Premal Bhatt
Wellington Management Company LLP, Lead System Analyst (Vice President)
Bedil Karimov
EPAM Systems, Senior Systems Engineer
Suresh Kumar Palus
Lead Software Engineer, Paramount Streaming
Judging Criteria
- Technical Complexity
How technically challenging was the project to implement? Use of advanced algorithms, hardware integration, or deep system-level knowledge Novel or effective use of frameworks, APIs, or libraries Non-trivial backend or infrastructure work - Innovation & Creativity
Is the idea original, clever, or implemented in a novel way? Uncommon or unexpected solution to a problem Creative use of technology (e.g., ML in a non-obvious context) Fresh take on a common issue - Impact & Usefulness
Does this solve a real problem? Who benefits? Clear value proposition and potential user base Relevance to current societal, personal, or technological problems Consideration of ethical or accessibility aspects - Execution & Polish
How well-built and user-ready is the project? Clean UI/UX and error-free functionality Thoughtful design decisions, responsive frontend Working demo over theoretical promises - Presentation & Clarity
How effectively did the team communicate their project? Clear, concise explanation of goals and implementation Professionalism in pitch/demo (live or recorded) Visuals, diagrams, or interface screenshots support clarity
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