Welcome to ML Hacks!
Register using this link to officially sign up for the hackathon, and make sure to join our Discord as well to keep up with the latest updates.
Any high schooler who identifies as female or nonbinary is welcome to compete—no prior experience is required. We encourage first-time coders, designers, and innovators to join us!
Disclaimer: This hackathon is based within the US, and we may not be able to ship prizes or swag internationally, but otherwise there are no location restrictions.
Requirements
All submitted projects must fall within at least one of our 3 tracks: Machine Learning, Beginner (teams composed entirely of first-time coders), or Social Good.
Competitors must work in a team of 1-3 members and submit a demo video (maximum length 3 minutes) explaining/demonstrating their project to the judges and public viewers, along with a working prototype of the project if possible.
We also require all project submissions to include documentation of all code and assets to ensure that the project was completed within hackathon hours. This may be in the form of a Github link, Repl.it link, Google Doc etc. If you're using Github or something similar, make sure to commit periodically while you're working on the project (around once an hour).
Prizes
$2,760 in prizes
1st Place Overall
Cloud Revolver S Gaming Headsets
1 year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition + 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Lifetime Upgrades to Taskade Unlimited
2nd Place Overall
Quality Displate Metal Posters
1 year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition + 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Lifetime Upgrades to Taskade Unlimited
3rd Place Overall
$25 worth of AoPS credits
1 year of Wolfram|One Personal Edition + 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Lifetime Upgrades to Taskade Unlimited
MIT-branded Notebooks
USB Pens
Best ML Hack
$25 worth of AoPS credits
1-month Free Access to Replit Hacker Plan
MIT-branded Hats
USB Pens
Lifetime Upgrades to Taskade Unlimited
Best Social Good Hack
Leading Learners Expansion Packs
1-month Free Access to Replit Hacker Plan
MIT-branded Notebooks
Lifetime Upgrades to Taskade Unlimited
Best Beginner Hack
Mini Ramen Imitation Keychains
1-month Free Access to Replit Hacker Plan
MIT-branded Hats
Lifetime Upgrades to Taskade Unlimited
All Participants
5-year Upgrade to Taskade Unlimited
.XYZ Domains
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges

Galicia Gordon
Founder at Leading Learners

Henry Cohn
Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft

Mulan Zhao
Software Engineer at Meta

Anand Hebbalalu
Senior Staff R&D Engineer at Synopsys

Davit Ayvazyan
Mechanical Design Engineer at AlphaTek Automation Inc.
Judging Criteria
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Functionality
How well does your project work? Is it usable in its current state? -
Design
How intuitive is the UI/UX? Is the general aesthetic cohesive? -
Innovation
How original is your idea? Have you taken a unique approach in your implementation? -
Impact
Does your hack practical use? Is it applicable in solving a real problem people have? -
Presentation
Is your pitch compelling and effective? Does it provide a constructive demonstration of your hack's capabilities?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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