hackTAMS is a bi-annual hackathon hosted by TAMS students. Originally, our event was designed for students within our program. However, this event has gradually grown in popularity so we want to expand it further to high school students outside of TAMS. Thus, we invite YOU to partake in this amazing computer science event for high school students!
hackTAMS will have two distinct tracks this year: Hack and Design. The Hack track is geared towards students who have an interest in computer science and those who want to build a working prototype. In other words, this is your typical hackathon competition. In contrast, the Design track is for students who do not enjoy programming but have a creative passion for making things! For this track, you need to submit a mockup of your project.
For more information, visit our website at hacktams.org.
Register as a participant at hacktams.org/register.
Become a mentor at hacktams.org/mentor.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at jon@hacktams.org.
Eligibility
- Age 13-18 inclusive
- Started project during the Hacking period (Nov 6th, 6 PM CDT to Nov 8th, 3 PM CDT)
- Team size of 1-4
- Any person living on Earth can compete
- Swag/prizes are only available to USA participants
Prizes
$13,698 in prizes
1st Best Hack
Anker Soundcore Headphone
One year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition
One year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
One year of 1Password Family
2nd Best Hack
Amazon Echo Dot
One year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition
One year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
One year of 1Password Family
3rd Best Hack
One year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition
One year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
One year of 1Password Family
1st Best Design
Wacom One Tablet
One year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition
One year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
One year of 1Password Family
2nd Best Design
Rocketbook
One year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition
One year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
One year of 1Password Family
3rd Best Design
One year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition
One year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
One year of 1Password Family
Best Aviation Hack
Build a hack that relates to flying, aviation, drones, planes, helicopters, birds, the air, navigation, altitude, weather, wings, space, geospatial, or something else
$250 split among team members
Best Beginner Hack
Best hack whose team consists of more than half first time hackers
Raspberry Pi 4 B
One year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition
One year of Wolfram|Alpha Pro
One year of 1Password Family
One year of egghead Pro
Best UI/UX Hack
Most aesthetic and visually pleasing hack
One year of 1Password Family
One year of egghead Pro
echoAR Sponsor Challenge
Best use of echoAR in a hack
$50 Amazon Gift Card (One for entire team)
One Month of echoAR Business
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Travis Plunk
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft
Dante Zakhidov
Ph.D. Candidate at Stanford for Materials Engineering
Estella Xin
Software Engineer at Bloomberg
Ravi Lingineni
Software Consultant at Codementor
Ayon Roy
LuLu International Exchange
Ryan Plauche
Senior Software Engineer at Conduit Ventures
Vaibhav Gupta
Software Developer at Google
John V
Tinku Sharma
Anthony Zhou
Co-Founder of Big & Mini
Ben Taylor
Software Engineer Intern at PagerDuty
Judging Criteria
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Hack Track
Originality/Creativity (33%), Practical Implementation (33%), Technical Complexity (33%) -
Design Track
Originality/Creativity (33%), Practical Implementation (33%), Completeness and Polishness (33%)
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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