JOIN THE HACKATHON

What if the big problems of the world could be solved thanks to your ideas and skills? 

Join womENcourage and sign-up for our hackathon! One day event where you can prove yourself and work in a team to achieve great results. 

This hackathon is open to all genders and other minorities groups.

Dates

Program, rules and other info here

 

Hackathons are a great tool for students, young researchers and curious minds to test technical and soft skills in a fun and stimulating environment. You will have the chance to work with a diverse team, reach for support through expert mentors, pitch your ideas to esteemed judges and most importantly, enjoy and make new tech-loving friends! 

 This year ACM womENcourage 2023 hackathon theme is: 

Social sustainability through integration and inclusion – addressing future challenges in CS 

Following the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), this year’s hackathon wants to focus on societal problems and issues that are causes of inequality and discrepancies between different communities. 

The United Nations defined sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” 

How We Can Make the World a Better Place by 2030 | Michael Green | TED Talks 

Social sustainability is about identifying and managing business impacts, both positive and negative, on people. The first six of the UN Global Compact’s principles focus on this social dimension of corporate sustainability, of which human rights is the cornerstone. Social sustainability also covers the human rights of specific groups: labour, women’s empowerment and gender equality, children, indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, people-centered approaches to business impacts on poverty, education and health.

#1 Social sustainability entails inclusive societies in which citizens have a say and governments respond. 

#2 Social inclusion entails providing opportunity for all people while also tackling deep-seated institutional imbalances. 

#3 Empowerment is about assisting people in becoming the architects of their own solutions. 

#4 Building resilient societies necessitates working in the most vulnerable and hardest circumstances. 

Hackathon teams will choose one of the selected SDG and create new solutions or improve existing ones keeping in mind the importance of human value.

 

First Prize Hackathon:

  • Coursera plus 1 month subscription | 7,000+ courses and specializations, unlimited certificates
  • Mentorship session
  • Bag of goodies

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Hackathon FAQs 

  • What is a hackathon? 
  • We can call them “innovation marathons.” A hackathon is an open and friendly environment for everyone with an interest in technology to learn, create, and share their ideas. You don’t have to be a coder or even major in computer science to participate. For giving you an idea: What Happens at an MIT Hackathon

 

  • How long it last? 
  • This hackathon will last one day only. Teams will be reunited in the morning and will work throughout the day, until the pitch ideas in late afternoon, same day. 

 

  • I don’t have a team, can I participate? 
  • Of course! In order to spread knowledge and guarantee a diverse experience, every team will be formed randomly by the committee. You just need to register for it! 

 

  • I don’t know how to code, is it a requirement? 
  • It’s totally fine if you have no prior programming knowledge or technological experience before attending a hackathon! What matters is your interest in getting a head start in technology. You can propose your ideas even if you’re not a tech person! All projects required a wide range of different skills in order to work: programmers, designers, business managers, even education and healthcare experts, among others. Put your abilities to use! The mentors are also there to help you. 

 

 

  • Do I have to pay to participate? 
  • The Hackathon is included in the fee requested to attend the conference. You can attend the whole conference or only one day and select “I want to attend the hackathon” during the registration. You can also apply for scholarship  to get a paid fee for the conference. Remember to select “I want to attend the hackathon” in the scholarship application (deadline June 10th).

 

 

  • Which are the deadlines? 
  • The Hackathon registrations will be open June 1st. In the meantime, you can submit for a scholarship and/or send an extended abstract of your poster (May 1st). When you register for the conference (open on June 1st) you can select your participation at the hackathon as well. You can find other important dates in this page 

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Hackathon team (work in progress) 

 

Hackathon Chairs
Claudia Maria Cutrupi | Wang Yu 

 

Hackathon Mentors

Dra. Maria Cristina Márquez Colas → Cristina Marquez work as Lead of Advanced Analytics in the Data & Artificial Intelligence area of SNGULAR. Doctor Cum Laude in 5G and Big Data (applying Artificial Intelligence) from UC3M and MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). During her career, she has been awarded by Ericsson, the COIT and AEIT for her innovative contributions in the area of Telecommunications Engineering. He is a digital advisor, as confirmed by his collaborations with NASA, ACM, NGI Explorers and startups. She promotes talent and innovation to awaken vocations in STEAM through her participation in talks, conferences and contests such ACM-W, as well as her recent initiative called ment-it, where she is co-founder and project manager within COIT.

Taras V. Panchenko → I am a leader of the Hackathon Expert Group, passionate about hackathons. I have organized many hackathons in Ukraine, and I always strive to help young specialists to boost their IT skills. I am also an Associate Professor at the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and CTO at Infosoft Global LLC. I can help at all stages: idea validation, coding, and presentation. Hope for the great success of the upcoming hackathon for everyone!

Ana Carolina Moises De Souza → Ana Carolina is a Ph.D. candidate at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She holds a Master’s degree in Informatics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR) in Brazil. During her master’s, she researched Sustainable Software Engineering in the financial sector, aiming to investigate which practices were used and how they were addressed during software development. Nowadays, in her Ph.D., the goal is to investigate how social sustainability practices can be adopted by agile software development teams to create socially sustainable software. Ana has been engaged in many communities to increase women’s participation in Computer Science in Brazil.

Dr. Miranda Harizaj → is a lecturer in Polytechnic University of Tirana with more than  15 years of experience in design, development, operation and maintance of ICT systems and infrastructures for public and private institutions, in compliance with change of organization, business intelligence requirements, internal security policies & applicable standards, laws and regulations. More than 10 years of experience in ISO 27001 certified systems policies and standard and  ISO/IEC 7816/1-4 and ICAO 9303. Proactive researcher in Advanced Technologies and Industrial Systems Contol, and Cyber Security fields. Proactive in research projects and activities in ICT field and Digital Skills assessment and development.

Ilaria Crivellari → is a PhD Candidate in Computer Science at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She has a Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Bologna (Italy). During her PhD, she is researching Sustainable Digital Transformation in the Public Sector, with a focus on ensuring Social Sustainability for public sector workers and citizens. For her Master’s theses, she studied the design and development of a mobile app aimed at fighting child marriage in developing countries. Furthermore, during her Master’s degree in Italy, she actively participated as a teaching assistant in various undergraduate courses. Additionally, she assumed the role of a mentor in coding courses specifically tailored for high school female students, with the primary objective of fostering their interest in pursuing a career in the field of computer science.

Lavínia Paganini → is a PhD Candidate at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). She has a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE) in Brazil. During her Master’s, she researched Women-focused Hackathon, using Hack GRRRL as part of her research. She is also part of the program GitHub Campus Expert, which helps students to become leaders in technological communities, offering training and support from GitHub. Additionally, she has experience as a back-end software engineer and joined many hackathons.

Alexandra Angeletaki → is a classical archaeologist by training that has worked with Digital heritage and education. Today she is the Project Coordinator at eCHOing.eu and a Senior Research Librarian at NTNU University Library, which is part of the Norwegian University of Sciences and Technology. She also teaches subjects such as archaeology, museum studies, archive dissemination strategies, digital heritage management, computer applications in archaeology, and serious games.  Within the academic community, she is an active member of various networks and associations, including EAA, Dariah EU, and the Europeana Network Association (ENA).  In 2020 and 2021, she worked as an advisor for NTNU Brussels office, providing coordination and support for research programs in humanities and education. Since 2022, she has taken on the role of coordinator for an ERASMUS PLUS project funded by the EU, focusing on innovative partnerships in education, which will continue until 2024.

Hackathon Jurors

Chin-Yu Lee → is climate adviser from Trondheim Municipality and has over 10 years of experience in regional and local climate policy. She coordinates the efforts that make Trondheim one of the EU’s 112 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities. Innovation and citizen participation are some of the key elements for her. She has been running the ideation competition Climathon Trondheim for 7 years in a row.

Sheila dos Santos Reinehr → she holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from the Polytechnic School of USP (2008), a Master’s degree in Informatics from the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (2001), and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Paraná (1986). She is currently a full professor at PUCPR and a researcher at PPGIa / PUCPR, where she leads the Software Engineering research group. CNPQ Productivity Fellow PQ2. She is a consultant in process improvement and quality of software and services. She was Director of Continuing Education at PUCPR in 2012-2013 and Director of Culture and Sports at PUCPR in 2014-2018. She has experience in Computer Science, with an emphasis on Software Engineering, working mainly on the following topics: software and service process improvement, agile methods, software quality, open innovation, software product lines, and software engineering education. She is PMP, ITIL, and SCRUM certified. She is an experienced MPS.BR implementer and lead assessor authorized by SOFTEX, having conducted more than 40 assessments.

Mara Gabriela Diaconu →  a dedicated TechInnovator, bridges the gap between cutting-edge research and real-world applications. With unwavering faith in tech trends and business innovation, she has been working for 16 years in governments, business and universities across Europe. Leveraging her diverse background, Mara offers a unique perspective on societal transformation, innovation, and future trends. Her leadership in coordination of the “IDUN from PhD to Professor” mentorship project to empowers women in tech and STEM, earning her recognition as one of the four DigIT Women 2023 Trondelag, Norway. Engaged in EU projects and COST Actions, Mara promotes innovation, impact to wider society, women empowerment and equality. She is a PhD student at NTNU in Innovation and exploitation of research and a co-founder of “By-Maker,” that drives positive change through an innovative online game for children aligning with SDGs. Her journey testifies to her passion, commitment, and as hackathon juror her insights promise unprecedented elevation.

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For any questions, Email us at Claudia Maria Cutrupi <claudia.m.cutrupi@ntnu.no>