Tracks
The nation's premier hackathon for tech and social good.
Our mission is to unite passionate students to create meaningful solutions that transform the intention and narrative behind technology. In this 24 hour sprint, you will collaborate with other students, university initiatives, and community organizations.
But, it’s not just about building meaningful projects.
It's also an open forum to discuss, share and bring to life ideas that aim to make a positive impact on social issues. Look forward to working with experts from non-profits and coding alongside mentors from our tech sponsors!
Inequality
The Inequality track targets problems regarding both social and economic inequality. Whether it is creating solutions to bridge the income gap, or finding ways to reduce disparities in gender or race, this track is built on the principle that everyone should have the capacity to reach their full potential.
Energy and Environment
The Energy and Environment track encompasses a technical perspective to deal with large issues impacting energy use, allocation and environmental regulations. This track has many applications, including machine learning for resource extraction, the use of green energy and enforcing environmental policy.
Health
The Health track allows hackers to work with various kinds of health related data, as well as connect with mentors from the intersection of health and technology. More than ever, technology today is in a prime position to improve the quality, efficiency, and accessibility of health care.
Education
The Education track pairs hackers with educators, reaching out to all levels of subjects and skills. In addition to HackDuke sponsored Education events, projects aim to increase visibility of technology and to introduce basic skills to the public.
Speakers
HackDuke brings in industry leaders, startup founders, and other impressive humans for talks and workshops. Learn, grow, and get inspired.
Archana Ahlawat
Founding Engineer, Color of Change
Hugh Thomas
Professor, Duke OIT
David Rein
Research Engineering, Secant AI
Rahul Sengottuvelu
Co-Founder and CTO, Cohere (YC S20)
Laura Kogler
Engineering Director, Code for America
Brian Li
Co-Founder, Glimpse (YC W’20)
Sandra Bermond
Program Manager, Duke Innovation Co-Lab
Tom Rose
Founder and Former CEO, Testive
David Hoang
Director of Design, Webflow
Alex Balfanz
Co-Creator, Jailbreak
Jeff Maggioncalda
CEO, Coursera
Kelly Garvy
Founder, Upstate
Scott Cadora
Founder and CEO, Medicare Pathfinder
Jenn Byrne
Co-Founder and President, Quesnay Inc.
Danai Adkisson
Web Developer, Duke University
Ali Sarafzadeh
Co-Founder and CPO, Saasable
Archana Ahlawat
Founding Engineer, Color of Change
Hugh Thomas
Professor, Duke OIT
David Rein
Research Engineering, Secant AI
Rahul Sengottuvelu
Co-Founder and CTO, Cohere (YC S20)
Laura Kogler
Engineering Director, Code for America
Brian Li
Co-Founder, Glimpse (YC W’20)
Sandra Bermond
Program Manager, Duke Innovation Co-Lab
Tom Rose
Founder and Former CEO, Testive
David Hoang
Director of Design, Webflow
Alex Balfanz
Co-Creator, Jailbreak
FAQ
Who can participate?
You can participate as long as you're a student (undergraduate or graduate)! If you're a new grad, we'd love to have you too.
When? Where?
HackDuke starts Saturday, December 5th and ends on Sunday, December 6th. All of our events will be done virtually this year using Hopin and Discord.
Travel?
The only travel needed will be from Hopin to Discord and back. We are virtual :)
Will there be prizes?
Yes, but there's a little twist! The grand prizes are donations under your name to charities and causes! There will be grand prize winners for each track, novice track and many other company sponsored API prizes as well. Stay tuned for more details day of!
What can I make?
Because we are virtual, we expect most submissions will be software hacks that align with our tracks for impact. However, if you want to make a hardware hack, please note that we cannot supply any supplies/tools.
Who can I work with?
Anyone! Get to know your fellow programmers better from your own and other schools! The only request that we have is that you make a new friend by talking to each other, our mentors and our experts!
I want to volunteer or mentor! How can I help?
To help with logistics day of, sign up to volunteer. If you're looking to mentor hackers with tech or track knowledge, drop us an email at [email protected]!
How can I become a sponsor?
Email us at [email protected].
Sponsors
A huge thank you to all of our sponsors!
