About the challenge

Welcome to BSE’s Build It Break It, a hackathon focused on building useful products, practicing software development in the age of AI, and stress testing them.

Schedule

* mandatory to attend.

Day 1: Sunday, 5/10

  • *10:00 AM - Opening Ceremony

  • 10:30 AM - Building Begins

  • 7:00 - 7:30 PM - Security workshop (recorded)

  • 7:30 PM - Matcha Making

Day 2: Monday, 5/11

  • 8:00 AM - Devpost Submission Deadline

  • 8:00 AM - Breaking (Exploit) Begins

  • 8:05-9:00 AM - Intro to Security Workshop

  • 12:00 PM - Breaking (Exploit) Ends

  • *12:20-12:50 PM - Uber/Waymo/Drive

  • *1:00 PM - Google Check-in

  • *2:00-4:00 PM - Presentations

  • *4:00-5:00 PM - Closing Ceremony & Awards

Requirements

What to Build

Use your imagination & develop a software system to solve a pain point in one of your customer profiles' lives.

What to Submit

  • YouTube video link
  • GitHub repository link

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

6 non-cash prizes
1st Place
1 winner

AirPods 4 (2x)

2nd Place
1 winner

RGB Keyboard (2x)

3rd Place
1 winner

RGB Mouse (2x)

Best In Security
1 winner

Certificate

Best In Design
1 winner

Certificate

Best In Creativity
1 winner

Certificate

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Omar Elamri

Omar Elamri
Google

Philo Juang

Philo Juang
Google DeepMind

Alan Wayne

Alan Wayne
Google

Tristan Q

Tristan Q
Google

Manuel M

Manuel M
Google

Judging Criteria

  • Repository
    Must have a GitHub repository with public availability
  • Live Demo
    Must have a live, deployed demo link

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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