Welcome to the thirteenth biannual HackRU, hosted at Rutgers University by USACS, the Undergraduate Student Alliance of Computer Scientists!
Eligibility
Students who have registered for HackRU and checked-in to the event are eligible to participate. As per MLH regulations, all hackers must currently be a student or have graduated within the last school year.
All participants are only allowed to be a part of one team and submit one project. The max amount of people for a team is 4 people all being over 18 years in age. Participants will risk disqualification if they don't adhere to these guidelines.
Prizes
$4,960 in prizes
1st Place
3D Pen
2nd Place
Snapchat Spectacles
3rd Place
Nintendo 2DS
Best Hardware Hack
Awarded to hackers who create the best hack that utilizes MLH's hardware.
Winners will receive a Fire Tablet 7
Best Rutgers Hack
Awarded to hackers who create a hack that shows their Rutgers spirit. Winners will receive a Hoodie & Rutgers Cap
Best Solo Hack
Awarded to a hacker that utilizes their own skills to create a hack. Winner will receive a Headset & Amazon Gift Card
Best Survival Hack
Awarded to hackers that create the best hack that helps others. Winners will receive a Battery Pack with Flashlight & Multitool
Amazon Web Services - Best Use of AWS
$250 Amazon Web Services Credit
Best Domain Name from Domain.com
Raspberry Pi & PiHut Essential Kit
Best Use of Twilio API
(2)
Merge VR/AR Goggles Virtual Reality Headset
Best Healthcare Hack from Knowledgent
Amazon Echo Dot
Best Fintech Award from BNY Mellon
Amazon Echo
Most Innovative Analysis from Vitech
$3000 Amazon Gift Card
Best Use of MongoDB, Atlas or Stitch
$50 Amazon Gift Card and Shirt
Best Financial Hack from Capital One
$250 Amazon Gift Card
Insurance App Made Easy from Prudential
Apple AIrPods
Is Your Data Good Enough? from Prudential
Amazon Prime Gift Cards
Best Use of Natural Language Processing from Gartner
Amazon Echo Dot and Laptop Bag
Best Use of Blockchain AI/ML, Social Apps, or Robotics & Sensors from RBC
(2)
Parrot Drone
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges

Lars Sorensen
CS Professor

Antonio Miranda
CS Professor

Alex Borgida
CS Professor

Emmanuel Baah
Rutgers Alum and Former Hacker

Vince Xie
Software Development Engineer at Amazon

Carlin Au
Wants Maui to board my boat and restore the heart of Te Fiti

Toni Au
Front End Engineer at Wedgewood Communications

David Le
Research Assistant at Rutgers University in ECE

Timotius Sitoris
Web Developer at NYHackathons

Diana Navarro
Software Engineer at Tumblr

Doug Rudolph
Software Engineer at BuzzFeed
Judging Criteria
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TBA
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