About BNFOthon
BNFOthon is a Bioinformatics focused hackathon.The hackathon is a 24-hour coding experience, where you work as part of a team of up to four students (you *DO NOT* need to have a team or partner going into the event - there is a process for people to sign up for teams at the start) to solve/code/write/present a solution to a prompt of your choice.
There are three themes for this year's event:
- Machine Learning Applications in Medicine
- Biomedical Ethics
- Biological Data Science
Heres our Discord: https://discord.gg/MMRZTwza
Requirements
What to Submit
- Submission to Devpost before deadline
- Video Pitch (Maximum 5 minutes) - demoing and describing your project solution
- Any supplemental material, including but not limited to: code script, product design, etc.
Prizes
Portable Projector
Big screen, tiny package kinda like carrying a movie theater in your pocket: The Portable Projector
Google Nest Mini Speaker
A tiny AI sidekick. Always listening & never judging: The Google Nest Mini Speaker
Phage Plushie
Back by popular demand: The Phage Plushie
Lego Sets
A popular lego sets Minecraft and flower themed
Blind boxes
Could be any type of Smiski or Sonny angels
Spiderman Desk Light & blind bag
A set of Spider-man themed figurines
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Dr. William Benton, Ph.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Dr. Zachary N. Ghahramani, Ph.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Dr. Gamze Bulut, Ph.D
Virginia Commonwealth University
Judging Criteria
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Ambition, Innovation, Project Quality, Project Scope, and Presentation Quality.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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