Dates

The hackathon will start at 8am on Saturday, March 2nd, and end at 5pm on Sunday, March 3rd.

Eligibility

Open to all undergraduate and graduate students, irrespective of their geographic location with an .edu email address.

Guidelines

1. Teams composition: Teams can consist of 1-4 individuals.

2. Registration fees: Participation is free of charge.

3. Focus of solutions: Each team's project should aim to meet the needs of one of the patient organizations listed on our page.

4. Scope definition: Part of the challenge involves defining the scope of your solution -- see below for some guidelines. We encourage teams to start this process prior to the event.

5. Expert support: Doctors, statisticians, and biomedical scientists will be available for office hours on-site and/or via Zoom for drop in-sessions. This is to assist teams with inquiries about specific diseases or computational methods during the event.

6. Research integrity: All research norms must be strictly followed. Any previously published research used in your final deliverable must be appropriately cited. Participants are welcome to use any public datasets and we will give directions to some useful ones. Personally solicited or yet-to-be-published private data not provided by hackathon organizers should not be used or presented at any point in the deliverable.

Judging Criteria and Winner Selection

To be released 2 weeks before the hackathon (February 17, 2024)

Prizes

To be released 1 week before the hackathon (February 24, 2024)