EMP HACKFEST

EmP Hackfest Hackathon Founder and Event Chair

I first participated in a hackathon in 10th grade. Although the theme was very broad, being disaster relief, I was awed by the variety of problems and solutions addressed. Some teams created websites to inform what actions need to be taken when disasters occur, whereas others created gadgets that help rescue cars after hurricanes. Inspired by the creativity and innovation, I aimed to host my own hackathons. Knowing that the main deterrence of people joining hackathons were the lack of previous knowledge, I invited student and adult speakers to host programming workshops, so participants don't need any prior knowledge. Additionally, adults guided the newer teams to ensure everyone was on the right track and could produce a project.

1ST EMP HACKFEST - HEALTH-IT

January 15-18, 2021

Our first hackathon focused on the theme of health, where participants choose any health-related problem to create a solution for. Solutions ranged from creating websites to encourage exercising to AI predictions of catheter placement in lungs!

There were 72 participants, making up 21 teams.

You can view all projects here: https://health-it.devpost.com/

2ND EMP HACKFEST - ECOHACK

Sep 4-6, 2021

Our second hackathon was based off the theme of the environment. Participants could choose problems in the environment to remedy, where solutions ranged from games that teach the player what is recyclable to water filter models!

There were 90 participants, making up 23 teams.

You can view all projects here: ecohack.devpost.com/

3RD EMP HACKFEST - EDUHACK

Aug 26-29, 2022

Our third hackathon was based off the theme of education. Participants chose problems varying from improving school safety to making studying more enjoyable!

There were 127 participants, making up 32 teams.

If you would like to revisit a ceremony or workshop, you can find them on
our youtube channel: bit.ly/eduhack-yt

To view the projects: eduhack-emp.devpost.com

EmP HackFest: Past Events