About the Challenge
CodeTheCure is an international virtual hackathon themed around cancer and oncology. We are encouraging the next generation of innovators to develop tools to support and advocate for cancer patients.
There are 3 different categories you can participate in, which are:
- Detection & Diagnosis
- Patient Experience & Support
- Prevention & Education
Get Started
- Register for the hackathon on Devpost
- Sign up for the hackathon here: CodeTheCure Hackathon Signup Page
- Join our Discord server here: Discord Server
Key Dates
Kickoff Week: Oct 10 to 12
Build Window: ~3 weeks
Preliminary Feedback Deadline: Oct 20 (via Devpost)
Submission Deadline: Oct 28 (via Devpost)
Judging & Presentations: Oct 28 – Nov 1
Requirements
What to Build
Build a project that fits under one of the 3 categories!
What to Submit
Preliminary Feedback (submit by Oct 20 via Devpost)
You may submit a part of your project that you would like to receive feedback on from judges or mentors (eg. abstract, working demo, source code, video etc.). There is no limitation as to what and how much you can submit.
Preliminary Submission (submit by Oct 28 via Devpost)
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Project Description Abstract (max. 300 word summary of your project)
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Working Demo/Prototype of the Project
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Project Source Code (GitHub Link)
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Demo Video (max. 3 min video on your prototype/demo walkthrough)
Finals Round (for selected finalists)
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A presentation deck about your project that you will present (5 min. presentation, 4 min. Q&A)
In your presentation, you may consider to include the following, though you are welcome to include any contents into your pitch as you wish.
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Introduction of the overall problem and context (eg. hook)
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Methodology and processes used to create the project
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Brief walkthrough of the project
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Technical architecture used in the project
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Projected impacts and feasibility
Prizes
n8n Cloud Pro Licenses
The winner of this prize is entitled to n8n Cloud Pro licenses. This prize is kindly sponsored by n8n.
4 Week Virtual Internship (Healthcare Company)
The winner of this prize is entitled to a 4 week virtual internship with a healthcare company. This prize is kindly sponsored by BSD Education.
CodeCrafters VIP Membership
The winner of this prize is entitled to a VIP membership at CodeCrafters. This prize is kindly sponsored by CodeCrafters.
.xyz domains
The winner of this prize is entitled to free .xyz domains. This prize is kindly sponsored by .xyz.
CodeTheCure Internship
The winner of this prize is entitled to an internship with CodeTheCure.
Anakin.io Pro
$20/month Anakin Pro plan for every participant.
Anakin.io Scale ($100/month)
Anakin.io $100/month Scale plan free for 1 Month
Kariaa Pro
Kariaa Pro plan for every participant.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Helly Patel
Software Engineer 2 at Microsoft
Pradnil Rajankar
Amazon, Software Development Engineer II
Ravi Shanker Thadishetti
Senior Software Engineer at PayPal
Srijit Menon
Servicenow - Senior Staff Software Engineer (AI Architect)
Dhiraj Ramnani
Technical Leader for Ads Targeting & Audience Automation Infrastructure at Meta
Mehek Mandal
CEO of Traeco
Tarang Nair
Software Engineer & Product Builer at purpal.ai
Kumarappan Muthuraman
Founder of Pebble Robotics
Burcu Taspinar
Mechatronics Engineer at ENGEL AUSTRIA
Judging Criteria
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Judging Criteria
The detailed preliminary round judging criteria for all 3 categories (Detection & Diagnosis, Patient Experience & Support, Prevention & Education) can be found here: https://shorturl.at/n9jBt
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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