UIUC's Blockchain Hackathon

SIG Blockchain, the premier blockchain organization at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), will be hosting the Illini Blockchain Hackathon on April 4th and 5th.  

     
While the hackathon will be hosted at UIUC, any university student can attend the event. The hackathon will provide an opportunity for students to learn about blockchain technology and its applications. The event will consist of keynote speakers, workshops, food, swag, and prizes all centered around the theme of blockchain technology. Participants will be able to learn and create their own blockchain applications, cryptocurrencies, and smart contracts while working with passionate students and blockchain professionals. The hackathon is intended for students of all skill sets and backgrounds - don't worry if you're an absolute beginner! Whether you’ve never heard of blockchain or want to implement your own cryptocurrency, there will be a near-endless supply of learning, food, apparel, prizes, and fun for anyone who joins!  

 

TLDR:
  • April 4th & 5th (~36 hours) at UIUC's Electrical and Computer Engineering Building
  • Any skillset from absolute beginner to pro is welcome
  • Students from any university are welcome
  • Learn about blockchain technology and its applications
  • Talks and educational workshops from blockchain professionals
  • Unlimited food and swag
  • $10,000 in prizes
  • General raffles
  • Transportation and housing will NOT be provided

 

The size of this hackathon is capped at 200 participants; therefore, we require that all hackers sign-up below using the hyperlinked Google form: 

REGISTER

 

 

 

  

Location and Times of Hackathon (note all times are CST): 

Electrical Engineering Building (Electrical and Computer Engineering Building, 306 N Wright St, Urbana, IL 61801)   

Rooms: 

****** NOTE *******

Only for Saturday, April 4th, 2020, all designated rooms will be open for 24 hours

(as long as someone remains in the room or hackathon staff or volunteer member is informed to keep the room open - if you guys leave for food or something else and would like to leave your room open be sure to let a hackathon organizer know!)  

****** NOTE *******

 

Saturday, April 4, 2020:   

Times:           8:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Rooms:

                     3002 (3rd-floor) Kavita and Lalit Bahl Meeting Room

                     3013 (3rd-floor classroom)

                     3015 (3rd-floor classroom

                     3017 (3rd-floor classroom)

                     3034 (TA conference room)

                     3036 (TA conference)

 

 

Sunday, April 5, 2020: 

Times:          7:00 AM - 6:00 PM 

Rooms:

                     3002 (3rd-floor) Kavita and Lalit Bahl Meeting Room

                     3013 (3rd-floor classroom)

                     3015 (3rd-floor classroom

                     3017 (3rd-floor classroom)

                     3034 (TA conference room) 

                     3036 (TA conference)

 

 

View full rules

Eligibility

Must be a registered and enrolled college/university student.

Requirements

All submissions will be made via Devpost at this page. 

All submissions must made before 1, 2, 3pm April 5th along with your code, presentation (if any), and GitHub repo (if any). 

Judges

Patrick MacKay

Patrick MacKay
Chief Operation Officer at Runtime Verification

Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller
Assistant Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Associate Director of the Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Contracts (IC3); Chair & Treasurer of the Zcash Foundation

MORE JUDGES!!!

MORE JUDGES!!!
TBD

Matthew Roszak,

Matthew Roszak,
Co-Founder and Chairman, Bloq Inc; Founder of the Chicago Blockchain Center

Judging Criteria

  • Education
    Does the project provide education for its users? What can users learn about blockchain and cryptocurrency from the hack? Does the hack provide a new way of learning such concepts?
  • Tech
    Did the team put thought into the UX? How well designed is the UI? For a website, this might be how beautiful the CSS or graphics are. Hardware project? it might be more about how good the HCI is; is it easy to use or does it use a cool interface?
  • Completion
    Does the hack work? Did the team achieve everything they wanted?
  • Security
    If smart contracts are used, are they formally verified to be secure against many common attacks?