Judge Criteria & Process

Submissions of tracks will be judged by technical team representatives based on their technical merits as well as the likelihood of implementation. Submissions of sponsored bounties will be judged by the sponsors’ technical team with representatives appointed by the sponsors of individual bounties.

The Judging process of Main Track will be:

• 5 finalists per sponsor track will be selected based on the aggregated results amongst the judge committee.3 prize winners per track will be selected based on the aggregated results amongst the judge committee on their live demo outcomes.

The Judging process of the Associate Track will be:

• Up to 3 prize winners per sponsor track will be selected based on the aggregated results amongst the judge committee.

In general, submissions are graded on a 1-5 scale in each of the following categories during both the finalist-picking and final-demo process:

• Originality: Does the template incorporate something entirely novel, or at least take a fresh approach to an existing problem?Execution: Is the template usable in its current state? Is the user experience smooth? Does everything appear to work? Is it well-designed?Usefulness: Is the idea practical? Is it something people would actually use?Learning: Did the individual or team stretch themselves and push the boundaries of learning in this space?

While all projects are technically eligible for the pool prize, judges (and judge committee of individual bounties) will have the final say on which projects qualify as finalists and winners of individual tracks and bounties of the hackathon.