ÖH Hackathon
The ÖH Hackathon is entering its fourth round:
By 20 to 22 November People are „hacking“ on various projects at the FHV.
All students are warmly invited to take part in the hackathon. The aim is to, within 48 hours – whether in a team or on your own – useful, creative or entertaining Prototypes / Projects implement.
The projects can be classified as Software, hardware, one Mixture of both or even just as Concept be implemented. It is therefore encouraged for students to team up with fellow students from other degree programmes to work together on an interdisciplinary project.
Don’t worry: Programming skills are NOT a prerequisite! You can also provide valuable support to your team with your design skills or good project ideas. So if you’ve had an idea in mind for a while but have just been waiting for the right push – now is the time
the perfect time to put them into practice! The The choice of technologies, designs and projects is entirely up to you. There are no rules regarding team composition either. If you haven’t formed a team by the start of the event, you’ll have the chance to get to know other participants at the kick-off and form a team together.
New this year:
In addition, there is the option to, voluntarily to work on a project related to sustainability. This is no prerequisite There is no entry fee, but you do have the opportunity to submit your project for a separate sustainability assessment. Additional prizes will be awarded for particularly innovative solutions in this area.
AI4Green Challenge: AI meets sustainability
This year, the ÖH Hackathon will also be supported by the research project AI4Green, supported by Interreg Bavaria–Austria, is supported. AI4Green develops AI-based solutions for more sustainable industrial processes. [ai4green.eu]
Does your hackathon idea combine artificial intelligence and sustainability?
Then you’ll automatically be part of the AI4Green Challenge!
Following the hackathon, a jury from the research project will select the the three best ideas, concepts or implementations that convincingly combine these two key elements. Your entries will be judged on the basis of the following three criteria Innovative content, Potential impact and Scalability. Whether it’s a fully developed concept or a working prototype: what matters is the potential of your approach!
You can look forward to some substantial prize money from the jury: €500 for first place, €400 for second place and €300 for third place.
Hint:
Students who are enrolled in the Course "Hackathon" must observe the following requirements (see also Course catalogue):
- Compulsory participation at the pre- and debriefing meetings
- Get yourself a Choice of topic the approval of your lecturers
Register for the hackathon
FAQ
A hackathon is a collaborative software development event that takes place online or in presence. The aim of a hackathon is to find software products or solutions for given problems within the given time in teams.
The hackathon is open to all students. You are also welcome to form interdisciplinary teams and work together on a project. The implementations don't have to be technical either. For example, if you want to explore an idea for a revolutionary call assistance system in nursing or a business concept, you are also welcome to work on these ideas.
Friday 20 November:
13:00: Registration and check-in (Foyer Hochschulstraße)
14:00: Kick-off of the ÖH Hackathon (Aula Achstraße)
18:00 h: free dinner for all participants
Saturday 21 November:
12:00: free lunch for all participants
18:00 h: free dinner for all participants
Sunday 22 November:
12:00: free lunch for all participants
14:00: Presentations of the projects (Room W212)
After 48 hours of hard work, you naturally want to present what you have achieved to the other participants. For this purpose, we will meet again in room W212, where each team will get 5 minutes for a short presentation of their project.