4th EmP HackFest - WebHack

WebHack has concluded
Thank you to all our participants!

WebHack was hosted in 2023 from February 24th to February 26th. It was our fourth event. The theme was:
Internet Access and Safety

There were 86 participants, making up 23 teams.

WebHack devpost: https://webhack.devpost.com/

Winners
Division 1
Section 1
1st - 1H Rick Zhou, Dhruv Saini, Tara Saini
2nd - 1B Makonede, jayandjeff, daytrip
3rd - 1C Thomas Zhang, Hugo Wang

Section 2
1st - 1D Robert Zhou, Brandon Liu, Michael Wang, Christopher Peng
2nd - 1G Kylin Wu, Ryan Wang, Andrew Chen, Andrew Ma
3rd - 1K Lucia Liao, Thomas Liao, Simon Zhu

Division 2
1st - 2B Taj Khandekar, Aditi Agarwal
2nd - 2E Aditya Shah, Arvick Chandnani
3rd - 2C Dharveen Suntheresen, Karan Khanolkar, Arjun Cattamanchi, Erim Evren, Cesar Perez

Sponsor Winners
Most Educational - 1L Srihith Chennareddy, Zeyu Li, Parnitha Parachuri, Tony Han, Harry Yang
Wolfram Language Prize 1 - 1E Andrew Chen, Mark Su, Ethan Zhou, Raymond Li
Wolfram Language Prize 2 - 1F Suvan Pal, Parthiv Mothipati, Anshul Raghav
Wolfram Language Prize 3 - 1N Richard Zhang, Felix Pang, Eason Deng, Jayden Tu
Wolfram Language Prize 4 - 2F Daniel Yin, Joshua DeClark, William Wang
Outstanding Code - 2E Aditya Shah, Arvick Chandnani

Participant Nominated Awards
Top Tier Teammate:
Aditya Shah, Simon Zhu, Yug Maheshwari, Tara Saini, Makonede, and Arjun Cattamanchi

Level Headed Leader:
Lucia Liao, Cesar Perez, Dhruv Saini, Tara Saini, and Parnitha Parachuri

Exceptional Enthusiasm:
Parnitha Parachuri, Dharveen Suntheresen, Thomas Zhang, Andrew Chen, and Joshua Carl deClark

Illustrious Innovator:
Thomas Liao, Harry Yang, Erin Evren, JingQi Li, and Nihanth Jay

Programming Prodigy:
Simon Zhu, Tony Han, Matthew Zhang, and Arjun Cattamanchi

Steadfast Student:
Akhil Yanamandra, Advaith Sriram, Miles Shi, and Karan Khanolkar​
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Mentor Nominated Award:
Harry Yang, Thomas Zhang, Matthew Zhang, Aryaman Agnihotri

Sponsors

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is a Hackathon?
  • It is an event where participants interested in programming work in teams to solve a real-world problem in small groups for a short period of time.
    • You are not allowed to start working on your project before the event starts
  • ​Here are resources for information on hackathons:
    • An article on what a hackathon is
    • An article on how to prepare for a hackathon
    • A recording of our old Q&A Session, and its presentation slides
• What are the main parts of a Hackathon?
  • Introduction: introduce the topic and schedule of the event
  • Work Time: teams brainstorm, research, and work on their project 
  • Workshops: participants learn about topics related to creating a product
  • Presentations: participants present their finished products to judges
  • Awards Ceremony: winners are announced
• What if I do not have a group?
  • ​You can sign up with a group of 2-5 participants, or sign up without a group
  • No solo participants will be allowed
  • If you sign up without a group, you will be grouped with other random participants in your division (6-8th grade, and 9-12th grade)
    • If you sign up with a group that is smaller than 5 people, you can choose to have us add more students to your group
• How are workshops set up?
  • Workshops are hour-long, live (virtual) presentations that can help you with your project.
  • Workshops help teach:
    • Technical skills: Coding in a certain language, setting up a website, and more!
    • Soft Skills: Communicating your app to others, learning about careers in STEM, and more!
• What can I use to submit my project?
  • The submission platform is to be announced. 
• What are the awards?
  • ​1st place: $80 in amazon gift cards for the whole team
  • 2nd place: $60 in amazon gift cards for the whole team
  • ​3rd place: $40 in amazon gift cards for the whole team
• What do I gain by participating in a hackathon?
  • Participants will develop vital 21st-century skills,  grow as student leaders
  • You will see into the inner workings of the real STEM workplace
  • You will experience the essential process of designing and project-building.
• How can I learn more about the Hackfest?
  • Join our Discord!
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • ​emp.hackathon@gmail.com