Welcome to Bay2BayHacks 2025!

🔍 ABOUT THE CHALLENGE:

This hackathon is a two-week, virtual hackathon that centers on the application of AI to solve real-world problems. Participants will create an application, web or mobile-based, that directly addresses an issue with the intersection of AI technology.

This event is open to all 13 years and above. You may choose your own team of up to 4.

Your project must start after the event begins as listed on the Devpost schedule. If you submit a project made before the event, your team will be penalized.

We may conduct workshops, webinars, and other events that could impact your score.

If you would like to apply to be a judge or sponsor for this event, please reach out to bay2bayhacks@gmail.com!

🚀 GET STARTED

After signing up on Devpost, please fill out this form to confirm your registration: Google Form Signup.

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Requirements

🛠️ What to Build:

Theme: AI for Societal Good

Description: Create an app based on AI that helps society in sectors like finance, health, law, anthropology, and much more.

✉️ What to Submit

Submit the following to Devpost by the deadline (August 29th):

  • A link to your GitHub Repository 
  • Quick Demo Walkthrough Video (Recommended ~2 minutes)
  • Project Description (problem statement, AI approach, impact)  
    • What does your project do? How did you use AI in your project?
    • What real-world problem does your project address and how?
    • What tools, frameworks, APIs, and languages did you use to build your project?
    • What are your future plans / considerations for this project?
  • (OPTIONAL) Working deployment link of your application 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$57,524 in prizes
Grand Winner
$650 in cash
1 winner

$250 in cash
6 Month MetaCTF Subscription (value: $300)
4 AOPS Vouchers (value: $25 each)

2nd Place
$529 in cash
1 winner

$200 in cash
6 Month MetaCTF Subscription (value: $300)
CleanShot X Basic license with 1 year of updates included(value: $29)

3rd Place
$479 in cash
1 winner

$150 in cash
6 Month MetaCTF Subscription (value: $300)
CleanShot X Basic license with 1 year of updates included(value: $29)

Best Design
$329 in cash
1 winner

6 Month MetaCTF Subscription (value: $300)
CleanShot X Basic license with 1 year of updates included (value: $29)

Note: Winners will not receive cash, only the listed award and prize; it is just the cash value of the prize.

Public Vote Winner
$329 in cash
1 winner

6 Month MetaCTF Subscription (value: $300)
CleanShot X Basic license with 1 year of updates included (value: $29)

Note: Winners will not receive cash, only the listed award and prize; it is just the cash value of the prize.

Best Implementation of Taskade | 1 Year Pro Subscription
$240 in cash
3 winners

Taskade Pro features include: Unlimited AI Agents, Unlimited Automations, 10 Workspaces, Unlimited AI Knowledge & Files, Web Scraper, Search & AI Utilities.

Note: Winners will not receive cash, only the listed award and prize; it is just the cash value of the prize.

Participation Award
$98 in cash
556 winners

All participants will receive this prize at the end of Hackathon once our team confirms their completion of the following requirements: 1. Complete the Google Form for registration. 2. Join the discord server with your name to verify your participation. 3. Follow Bay2BayHacks on social media (Instagram). 4. Submit an actual, original project for the hackathon as per competition rules. -------- 1 month of MetaCTF subscription (value: $50) 20% off Taskade PRO subscription (value: $48) Note: Winners will not receive cash, only the listed award and prize; it is just the cash value of the prize.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Devang Gaur

Devang Gaur
Senior Product Manager @ Adobe

Michael Beer

Michael Beer
Ex-Founding Engineer @ Helio

Ashwini Joshi

Ashwini Joshi
Machine Learning Engineer @ Warner Bros

Raja Sekhar Rao Dheekonda

Raja Sekhar Rao Dheekonda
Distinguished Engineer @ DreadNode

Steve Ahn

Steve Ahn
Senior Software Engineer @ Blizzard Entertainment (Microsoft)

Yehor Chernenko

Yehor Chernenko
Senior Software Engineer @ Uber

Omkar Bhalekar

Omkar Bhalekar
Senior Network Engineer @ Tesla

Surbhi Kanthed

Surbhi Kanthed
Software Engineer @ Red Hat

Varun Kaushik

Varun Kaushik
Hackathon Organizer | Harker High School

Tanay Agrawal

Tanay Agrawal
Hackathon Organizer | Harker High School

Arav Vuppala

Arav Vuppala
Hackathon Organizer | Harker High School

Judging Criteria

  • Impact and Social Benefit
    How clearly is the problem articulated, and does the proposed solution demonstrate societal good?
  • Visual Appeal
    Does the interface feature visually stunning, cohesive design elements and an intuitive layout that enhances the user experience?
  • App Sophistication
    Does the application offer a rich set of features, thoughtful architecture, and seamless integrations with APIs, databases, and user interfaces?
  • Video & Presentation Quality
    Does the presentation engage the audience, clearly communicate the problem, solution, and impact, and feature polished visuals?
  • Innovation & Creativity
    How original is the idea? Does it employ novel techniques or a fresh approach to an existing problem?
  • Deadline
    Was the project completed during the timeframe of the hackathon? 1 star if no, 5 stars if yes. Check this through Github commit history, Youtube Video upload date, etc.

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