Kennesaw State University Hackathon 2022

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.

Date of the event

03/18 - 03/25

Location

Kennesaw State University 

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

Hackathon for Social Good - Using HPCC Systems to find matches for at risk youths

Data Source

Connections Homes Data

Data Dictionary

Data Dictionary

General Instructions

  1. Please follow all the guidelines specified by the data provider.

  2. Provide a brief design/tech document describing the proposed solution (2-3 pages max).

  3. Provide the bio of all participants and their roles on the project.

  4. Use the HPCC Systems platform for executing the solution.

Rating Criteria

  1. Innovation involved

  2. Understanding of Big Data patterns and its application to HPCC Systems.

  3. Team work and execution

  4. Presentation quality

Mentors available during the Hackathon

The following mentors will be available to help you through Discord

Dan Camper, Bahar Fardanian, Hugo Watanuki

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 workswhat ECL is and take a look at what goes on in our community.

I have questions, who do I ask?

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