HACK PRINCETON
GLOBAL HACKATHONS
HackPrinceton is one of the original student-run hackathons, tracing back to 2010, and HackPrinceton’s legacy is well known and respected amongst the hacker community. The primary mission of HackPrinceton is to create an inclusive environment and provide resources for students from all backgrounds to pursue interesting projects, learn new technologies and programming skills, and meet awesome people.
DIRECTORS
Andrew Cho ‘27
Hi, I'm Andrew! I'm a COS Junior from Overland Park, Kansas. I'm interested in data and software development and growing the entrepreneurship space at Princeton. Besides HackPrinceton, I'm part of KSAP and MANNA Christian Fellowship.
Hammad Farooqi ‘27
Hey, I’m Hammad! I am from Robbinsville, NJ and in the Class of 2027. I am a prospective Computer Science major pursuing minors in Finance and Statistics & Machine Learning. Outside of HackPrinceton, I am involved with the Princeton Muslim Student Association and Tiger Sustainable Investment Group. I also play a lot of chess, tennis, and pickleball.
what we do
biannual hackathons
Students from all over the world come together for 36 hours each fall and spring.
Both the fall and the spring hackathon had over 500 participants each, with attendees carefully selected from all over the United States and Canada.
Many students who work on projects together meet for the first time during HackPrinceton. Last year’s winning team was composed of students from 4 different schools.
We awarded over $25k in prizes and winning projects included:
FIB, a Chrome extension that searches through your Facebook news feed for fake news.
Tyle, a tool that lets you use cardboard tiles and finger gestures to control your computer.
HoloWolfram: an app that reads handwritten mathematical equations and displays corresponding visual graphs in augmented reality.
Inkblot, an assistive digital tool for therapists to keep track of clients’ sentiments throughout a session and track patient progress over time.
OUR TEAM
Our team is composed of innovative members who raised tens of thousands of dollars every semester from corporate sponsors, designed professional gear and logos, invited famous speakers, ran fun bonding activities for hackers, organized tech workshops, and much more.
Over the previous year, we transitioned to organizing virtual hackathons where there were even greater and more accessible opportunities to host more hackers, explore new platforms, and invite world-renowned speakers.
