FiskHacks is the first ever hackathon to call HBCUs in Tennessee its home. It is an initiative by students at Fisk University to train college and high school students, from minority groups, with technology-related skill sets in an effort to diversify the workforce. After the success of our first event on Spring 2016, we are back with the second hackathon this fall. About 200 students from various schools in the US will be competing to become better programmers under the mentorship of professionals from leading tech companies.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$2,520 in prizes
Best Use of AWS Prize: 1 TB Hard Drives
4 winners

Best Domain Name from Domain.com Prize: Domain.com Swag Bags
4 winners

Watch Dogs 2 Best Device Privacy Hack
4 winners

Everything is part of the internet of things now - from your phone to your fitness band to your thermostat. Build a hack that utilizes private data being collected from your devices, and show how you can turn potential vulnerabilities into something constructive.

#HackHarrasment Best Hack Against Online Harassment
4 winners

Use your tech skills for good and hack online harassment

First Place
4 winners

MLH First Place Medal

Second Place
4 winners

MLH Second Place Medal

Third Place
4 winners

MLH Third Place Medal

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Sheng Wu

Sheng Wu
Software Engineer, Google

Max

Max
Software Engineer, Eventbrite

Sheng Wu

Sheng Wu
Software Engineer, Google

Lei Qian

Lei Qian
Professor, Fisk University

Judging Criteria

  • FiskHacks Judging
    Presentation: 10% User Experience: 10% Final Polishing: 20% Creativity: 20% Challenging: 40%

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