{"id":150722,"date":"2021-10-28T13:54:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T23:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=150722"},"modified":"2021-10-28T13:54:43","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T23:54:43","slug":"hackathon-students-victorious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/10\/28\/hackathon-students-victorious\/","title":{"rendered":"ICS<\/abbr> undergraduate students victorious in international hackathon"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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“EcoCamino” landing page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Five undergraduate students from University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u2019s Information and Computer Sciences Department<\/a> (ICS<\/abbr>) won an international hackathon competition, putting their elite computer programming and development skills on display. The team took home $5,000 in cash and services for the win. Another 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa team won third place, winning $1,200 in cash and services.<\/p>\n

The Meteor Hackathon<\/a> October 15–20 challenged teams to build an impactful application for a cause, a business model, a non-profit or other field. The hackathon was hosted by Meteor Software, a startup that created Meteor, a free and open-source JavaScript web framework.<\/p>\n

糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa teams<\/h2>\n

Anna Campainha<\/strong>, Daphne Estacio<\/strong>, Jerome Gallego<\/strong>, Michael Gainey<\/strong> and Timothy Huo<\/strong> won first place for “EcoCamino,” an application designed to support the organization of sustainability-related events such as cleanups and workshops that increase environmental awareness among the public.<\/p>\n

“Behind every great app is a lot of hard work and communication to meet deadlines and create something special,” said Campainha, an ICS<\/abbr> senior. “The hackathon taught me areas that I thrive in versus the areas I need to improve. These are not situations you encounter daily until you\u2019re competing to develop a project and have a team relying on you to do your part.”<\/p>\n

Estacio, also an ICS<\/abbr> senior, added, “For me, the best thing about joining a hackathon was the self exploration I experienced. Not only did it test the knowledge and the skills that I already have, but it also showed me that I am capable of so much more than I thought.”<\/p>\n

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“CoKoa” landing page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yong Kim<\/strong>, Yeji Han<\/strong>, Kai Hwang<\/strong> and Cheolhoon Choi<\/strong> won third place for “CoKoa,” an application to support organization of safe face-to-face meetings during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

All of the students participated in the hackathon as part of an ICS<\/abbr> special topics course taught by Professor Philip Johnson<\/strong>. “Hackathons provide a fast-paced development experience in which team communication, creativity, adaptability and hard work are keys to success. These same qualities are highly valued in Hawaiʻi<\/span>‘s high tech industry. I feel all the students who participated learned important lessons that are difficult to obtain in a traditional classroom setting,” he said.<\/p>\n

This program is an example of 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s goals of Enhancing Student Success<\/a> (PDF<\/abbr><\/span>) and Excellence in Research: Advancing the Research and Creative Work Enterprise<\/a> (PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), two of four goals identified in the 2015–25 Strategic Plan<\/a> (PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), updated in December 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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