Welcome to CornHacks 2023! The "theme" of the hackathon is cybersecurity but projects of any type are encouraged! View our official website here: unlcornhacks.com.

CornHacks aims to bring some of the most talented developers from around the Midwest to join in a weekend full of hacking. Hosted at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, participants will code all day and night to be judged by industry professionals and compete for several prizes.

Note that to officially register, you will need to complete our official registration form.

Tentative Schedule (February 4th - 5th):

11:00am - 11:30am --- Opening Keynote
11:30am --- Open Hacking
12:00pm - 1:30pm --- Lunch Break
1:30pm - 2:15pm --- Workshop
3:00pm - 3:15pm --- Workshop
5:45pm - 6:45pm --- Dinner Break
6:00pm - 10:30pm --- Movie Stream
9:00pm - 10:00pm --- Smash Bros. Tournament
11:00am-12:00am --- Mario Kart Tournament
8:00am - 9:00am --- Breakfast Break
10:00am --- Project Submission Deadline
10:30am - 1:00pm --- Judging
11:00am - 12:00pm --- Lunch Break
1:00pm - 1:30pm --- Final Keynote & Prizes

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$3,000 in prizes
Tier Prizes
3 winners

Track Prizes
2 winners

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Jeffrey Falkinburg

Jeffrey Falkinburg
UNL

Judging Criteria

  • Innovation & Creativity
    Creativity of solution plan.
  • Problem Solved
    Does the project (attempt to) solve an important problem? Assessment of problem value.
  • Completeness
    How complete is the project? Assessment of project fidelity.
  • Solution Quality
    How effective is the project at solving the problem? Analysis of benefits gained through solution.
  • Software Engineering
    Scalability, documentation, etc.
  • Project Presentation
    Quality of presentation.
  • Business Track
    Optional track for a business-oriented project.
  • Hardware Track
    Optional track for a hardware-based project.

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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