Hackathon Expert Group & FSU Innovation Hub
present
Hack Disaster
The International Hackathon to Rebuild Cities
An online Hackathon for students at Florida State University (FSU) and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (KNU) to respond to the rise of natural and manmade disasters in the 21st century.
ONLINE November 12 - 16
Capacity: 30 FSU Students, 30 KNU Students
Ideal for students in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technologies, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Business, Entrepreneurship, Communication, Digital Media Production, Social Sciences, and Design. Application is open to ALL students! Participants will be selected based on filling the skills needs of 10 teams. Please note that teams will be formed by the hackathon facilitators based on your skills and the roles needed to form ten interdisciplinary teams.
Why Participate?
An historic event! The first ever hackathon that partners Ukrainian Students with US Students to help solve the world’s most urgent and critical challenges!
An opportunity to have a positive impact on the world!
Each participant will receive an official certificate of participation and an event t -shirt!
Fame and prizes for winning team!
THE CHALLENGE
Given that both Ukraine and Florida are both experiencing catastrophic damage to cities from war and hurricanes respectively,
How might we assess building damage and estimate the cost of reconstruction working remotely using advanced technologies?
Application Deadline: Wednesday, Nov 6
Please note: Not all that apply will be accepted. Participants will be selected based on filling the interdisciplinary needs of 10 teams.
Essential Details
More detailed information to come!
Agenda
November 12 kick-off meeting online
November 13 - 15 teams work online to solve the problem with support from our mentors
November 16 video presentations, judging and awards ceremony online
Detailed agenda will be provided no later than Nov 5
Teams
Ten interdisciplinary teams will be formed by the event coordinators with 4 to 6 students on each team: half from Ukraine and half from USA.
Communication
During the hackathon large plenary meetings of all participants will take place in Zoom.
Teams will meet in WhatsApp
Additionally, teams are encouraged to use any online collaborative productivity tools agreed upon by all team members.
Design Thinking
Students are advised to use a design thinking approach to problem solving.
Fully research the problem before considering solutions.
A Design Thinking lesson will be provided at the kick-off meeting.
Planning Committee
Taras V. Panchenko, PhD, Head of the Council of Employers, Chair of the Theory and Technology of Programming Department, Faculty of Computer Science and Cybernetics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Leader of Hackathon Expert Group (NGO)
Vilma E. Fuentes, Ph.D., Program Director, FSU Ukraine Task Force, Associate in Research, Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University
Ken Baldauf, MS, Founding Director, FSU Innovation Hub
Anna Romanova, Ph.D., Researcher, Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University
Gordon Erlebacher, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Scientific Computing, Program Director, Interdisciplinary Data Science at Florida State University
Emily Pritchard, Assistant Provost for Health Innovation, Florida State University
David Merrick, Director of the Emergency Management and Homeland Security Program and the Center for Disaster Risk Policy at Florida State University
Stephen McDowell, Assistant Provost for International Innitiatives, Florida State University
Paul Marty, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Innovation, Professor, School of Information at Florida State University