Kennesaw State University Hackathon 2021

HPCC Systems is a sponsor this event as part of our academic program. It is hosted by the College of Computing and Software Engineering at KSU.

We also took part in this event in 2017, 2018 and 2019. For more information about how it went, read our blog post: Fly on the wall - Our first Hackathon.

Date of the event	March 19th-26th 2021
Location	Virtual
Cost	Free
Eligibility	This event is open to all KSU CCSE students (ACS, BASIT, IT, CS, SWE, and CGDD) who have passed their first few programming courses. Graduate students who have exempted all transitional courses or have passed at least three 5000 transition courses are also eligible.
Registration	KSU Registration Page
HPCC Systems Challenge Information	This GitHub link includes all details you need for this challenge.
Challenge	Missing Children Trends
The ADAM^TM Program	Learn more about The ADAM Program
Data Source	1- GA missing kids report for Jan 2021 2- Sex offenders registered in GA 3- All US Cities/Counties lat, long, and fips points
Data Dictionary	Data Dictionary
General Instructions	Please follow all the guidelines specified by the data provider. Provide a brief design/tech document describing the proposed solution (2-3 pages max). Provide the bio of all participants and their roles on the project. Use the HPCC Systems platform for executing the solution.
Rating Criteria	Innovation involved Understanding of Big Data patterns and its application to HPCC Systems. Team work and execution Presentation quality
Mentors available during the Hackathon	The following mentors will be available to help you through Discord Arjuna Chala, Dan Camper, Jerry Jacob, Jeremy Clements, Bahar Fardanian
Discord Channel	HPCC channel link

What can I do to prepare?

We have many resources available for you to use to familiarize yourself with our technology and how to use it. If you are new to us, then take some time to find out about HPCC Systems and what we do. Find out how HPCC Systems works, what ECL is and take a look at what goes on in our community.

Watch a quick overview video about HPCC Systems
CloudIDE is our online cluster ready to use, just create a login and help is provided under Help tab.
Once you’re up and running, try out a few examples from the installation guide and tutorials.
Learn some ECL. This is the language used to write queries. It's easy to use, try it for yourself. Read the documentation or take a training course.
Take a look at some video tutorials
Take a look at the information and training examples TBC
Take a look at our Machine Learning Documentation and Sources.

I have questions, who do I ask?

Questions about HPCC Systems and our team project? Email Trish McCall.
Learn more about our academic program.