Pitt Challenge

Best Use of Google Cloud

Build your hackathon project with a suite of secure storage, powerful compute, and integrated data analytics products provided by Google Cloud. See full list of products here: <a href="http://g.co/cloud" target="_blank">g.co/cloud</a>. Learn more about the tools and opportunities with Google Cloud by joining the Google Cloud Student Innovators program - <a href="http://goo.gle/student-innovators" target="_blank">goo.gle/student-innovators</a>. Winners will receive a Google Cloud branded backpack!<br><br>Be sure to redeem your Google Cloud Credits as soon as possible through the <a href="https://hackp.ac/googlecloudcredits" target="_blank">Google Cloud Credit Form</a>. Use the promo code in your pre-event email to access the form! <br>

Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry

GoDaddy Registry is giving you everything you need to be the best hacker no matter where you are. Register your domain name with GoDaddy Registry for a chance to win a Hack from Home Kit! Each Kit contains an assortment of awesome swag along with a tote for easy transport.<br>

Best Use of Auth0

Auth0 wants your applications to be secure! Why spend hours building features like social sign-in, Multi-Factor Authentication, and passwordless log-in when you can enable them through Auth0 straight out of the box? Auth0 is free to try, doesn’t require a credit card, and allows for up to 7,000 free active users and unlimited log-ins. <a href="https://mlh.link/auth0-signup" target="_blank">Make your new account today</a> and use any of <a href="https://mlh.link/auth0-docs" target="_blank">the Auth0 APIs</a> for a chance to win a pair of wireless headphones for you and each member of your team!<br>

Best DEI Hack sponsored by Fidelity

At Fidelity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are viewed as major keys to the success of their business, which is why they are challenging you to come up with innovative ways to create forward-thinking financial tech that promotes equality for all people! We want you to use your hacking skills to find and build solutions that put financial opportunities and resources within reach for all communities, creating accessible, sustainable, and/or inclusive solutions. The team with the best hack will win a Fidelity branded wireless charger for each team member! <br>

Best Use of Soroban

Soroban is an open-source Rust-based developer-friendly smart contracts platform built for scalability. It is interoperable with the layer-1 Stellar blockchain and benefits from the network’s existing global reach and access. With Soroban, developers have the freedom to create applications as borderless as the internet.<br><br>Learning how to build Decentralized Applications (DAPPs) using Soroban is easy and fun. Simply follow along with the <a href="https://hackp.ac/soroban-challenge" target="_blank">DAPPs on Soroban challenge</a> by forking either of the Crowdfund or Payment repositories, and make the project your own with personalized customizations! The challenge link even has some simple walk-throughs available to help you get started.<br><br>Remember to customize your DAPP using Soroban this weekend for a chance to win a Power Bank for you and each of your teammates!<br><br>

Best Use of Auth0

Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry

Best Accessibility Hack sponsored by Fidelity

Patient Safety

Overall 2nd Place

Imported Challenge from Devpost Prize Winner

Overall 3rd Place

Imported Challenge from Devpost Prize Winner

Overall 1st Place

Imported Challenge from Devpost Prize Winner

Big Data and Machine Learning

Prize - JBL Flip 5 Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker Data is being generated at an incredible rate. Though these data sets may have been created for a specific purpose, leveraging data to develop other products is an incredible opportunity. Managing data has been more and more difficult. With the advent of machine learning, these data can be leveraged as training sets to automatically process data. Our challenge to you is to find the ways that big data and machine learning to make advances in healthcare.

Governance and Ethics in AI

Prize - Wacom One Creative Pen Tablet Artificial Intelligence is increasingly becoming more involved in healthcare. With this integration, questions and barriers need to start arising to ensure accountability and safety for private information. Our challenge to you is to find ways to protect patient’s private information and ensure good use of technology for the benefit of all.

Women’s Health

Prize - Google Nest Home Hub Women experience health issues unique to themselves – and conditions that affect both men and women can have additional complications when you’re a woman. Additional inequalities exist that results in women experiencing decreased health outcomes through diagnosis and treatment. Our challenge to you is to utilize technology to improve healthcare outcomes for women.

Health Literacy

Prize - Kodak Flik X7 HD Home Theater LED Projector Health literacy has been a major point of contention in past years. Many announcements from the scientific community have had mixed uptake. Common issues have revolved around COVID, vaccines, and infection prevention. However, improving health literacy is a long standing opportunity in the US. Complicating the situation, there is a significant amount of information online that is created to sell products that have no scientific basis. Our challenge to you is to create robust solutions to help improve health literacy for COVID and beyond.

Games for Health

Prize - Bluetooth Yeti Microphone Most people find gaming fun, but learning not. Our challenge to you is to gamify learning about topics in healthcare.

Supporting Caregivers

Prize - Roku Ultra 4K Many patients require assistance from caregivers/family members in performing activities of daily living, tasks that are essential in leading a quality life. Healthcare is primarily focused on providing assistance to said patients. However, we often fail to address the caregiver role and the additional stress that comes with the responsibility. Our challenge to you is to utilize technology to provide support for caregivers to ensure that both they and the patient have the best possible quality of life.

Sustainability in Healthcare

Prize - Samsung Galaxy Buds Climate change and pollution are major problems impacting our world right now. Unfortunately, the healthcare industry is a major driver of waste and pollutants. Our challenge to you is to mitigate pollution and improve healthcare by utilizing technology.

Burnout in Healthcare Workers

Prize - Samsung 8.7" Galaxy Tab A7 Lite Many workers in healthcare face burnout due to multiple factors, such as societal, cultural, and overall workload. This burnout can lead to lower-quality care and medical errors for patients. Our challenge to you is to leverage technology to improve healthcare workers' experience and prevent burnout.

Patient Engagement

Prize - Amazon Echo Show 8 Patients experience better outcomes if they understand what is happening with their health. Our challenge to you is to utilize technology to help patients stay engaged in their health.