Merritt Colleges Security and AI Hackathon Rules

DATES
  • - Registration Deadline: 2pm, Jul 22, 2026
  • - Hackathon Start: 9am, Jul 22, 2024
  • - Submission Deadline: 4pm, Jul 22, 2024
  • - Preliminary Judging (Science Fair Style): 4pm onwards, Jul 22, 2024
  • - Final Round Presentations: 5:30pm, Jul 22, 2024
  • - Winners Announced: 6pm, Jul 22, 2024
ELIGIBILITY
  • Open to everyone
  • Participants must be 18 years or older
  • Teams of 2-4 members are allowed

PROJECT AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

1. Theme: Develop an innovative solution that combines artificial intelligence and cybersecurity to address real-world challenges.

2. All projects must be submitted through the official DevPost page by the submission deadline.

3. Submissions must include:

  • - Project title
  • - Short description (150 words max)
  • - Detailed description of the solution
  • - Link to GitHub repository with source code
  • - Presentation slides (10 slides max)

4. For the preliminary round:

  • - Teams will present their projects in a science fair style setup
  • - Be prepared to demonstrate your project and answer questions from judges

5. For the final round:

  • - Selected teams will give a 5-minute presentation
  • - Prepare a concise, engaging presentation that covers your project's key aspects

6. All submitted projects must be original work

  •  - Participants retain full ownership of their intellectual property
  •  - By submitting, participants grant Merritt Colleges the right to showcase projects for promotional purposes

7. Use of open-source libraries and APIs is encouraged

  •  - Pre-existing code must be properly attributed
  •  - External datasets must be publicly available and cited

PRIZES

  • - 1st Place
  • - 2nd Place
  • - 3rd Place

JUDGING CRITERIA AND WINNER SELECTION

IDEA (30%)
  • - Innovation and Creativity
  • - Potential Impact
  • - Relevance to AI and Security
IMPLEMENTATION (40%)
  • - Technical Complexity
  • - Functionality
  • - Integration of AI and Security
  • - Scalability and Feasibility
PRESENTATION (30%)
  • - Clear Communication of Concept
  • - Demo Quality
  • - Team's Understanding of the Problem and Solution
  • - Ability to Answer Questions
Preliminary Round:
  • - Judges will evaluate projects in a science fair style setting
  • - Top teams will be selected to advance to the final round
Final Round:
  • - Selected teams will deliver a 5-minute presentation
  • - Judges will score based on the above criteria
  • - Winners will be determined by the highest overall scores

The judges' decisions are final. In case of any disputes, the organizing committee's decision will be binding.

For any questions or clarifications, please message in event Discord.

Good luck to all participants!