What is LingHacksV?

LingHacks V is the fifth iteration of the world's first computational linguistics hackathon for high schoolers. Our goal is to expose students of all backgrounds to the field of natural language processing and inspire students to pursue computer science in their careers. ​LingHacks V is a weekend-long invention competition where you come together with a team and build a software project that integrates computational linguistics and may or may not solve a scientific or social problem. 

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Requirements

A 2-3 minute video along with a description of your project must be submitted to Devpost by the submission deadline: JUNE 25th @ 11:59 PM EST. This should include your brainstorming, inspiration, design process, resources, and the final product, among other details.

A Github link to your source code is required for all projects. All projects must be created solely within the time period of LingHacksV.

Cross-submission is not allowed with other hackathons and teams may be disqualified if they are found violating these requirements.

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Prizes

$2,550 in prizes

Overall Winner - 1st place

$150 cash team prize
$25 AoPS Gift Card
5-year upgrade to Taskade Starter Plan

Overall Runner-up - 2nd Place

$100 cash team prize
$25 AoPS Gift Card
5-year upgrade to Taskade Starter Plan

Overall Runner-up - 3rd Place

$50 cash team prize
$25 AoPS Gift Card
5-year upgrade to Taskade Starter Plan

Best use of AI/Machine Learning

$30 cash team prize
$25 AoPS Gift Card
5-year upgrade to Taskade Starter Plan

All Participants

1-year upgrade to Taskade Starter Plan
1-month Premium tier Echo3D subscription
Free .US domain provided by LeanGap

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Karina Halevy

Karina Halevy
Harvard University

Sammi Zhu

Sammi Zhu
Rising Junior studying CS at Harvard University

Shira Wein

Shira Wein
Computer Science Ph.D. Candidate, Georgetown University (Natural Language Processing research)

Dmitrii Ivashchenko

Dmitrii Ivashchenko
Lead Software Engineer @ MY.GAMES

Riya Bhatia

Riya Bhatia
Incoming sophomore studying Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University

Olivia Xu

Olivia Xu
Carnegie Mellon University

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity
    Is the project creative? Is it original? Is the idea unique?
  • Impact
    Does the project benefit a certain community? How does it benefit them? How wide is the scope of the project?
  • Feasibility
    Is the project effective in completing its goal? Does the project work without bugs/problems?
  • Technology
    Does the project reflect a high, sophisticated level of knowledge? What type of frameworks and libraries did they use? What level of difficulty would the project entail?
  • UI/UX
    Is the project designed aesthetically? Is the project well-designed for its users? Does the project take into account different users and their experiences?

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