Hackathon 2018 | Frankfurt School

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Hack@Lab with Deloitte is a one-day Hackathon at the brand-new AI Lab at Frankfurt School. Our event partner Deloitte will announce two challenges for the hackers. The aim of the competition is to develop a data driven solution that will respond to one of the challenges.

Up to thirty-five hacking participants will encounter these challenges. Organised in teams of up to five passionate data enthusiasts, they will develop and present their innovative solutions.

Are you interested in taking up the challenge? Register here for your chance to be part of the hack@lab with Deloitte. Keep in mind, however, that while this event is free of charge, there will be a selection process. Hence not every registration will be guaranteed a spot.

Hack@Lab with Deloitte was a one-day Hackathon at the AI Lab at Frankfurt School. The aim of the competition was to develop a data driven solution that will respond to one of the two challenges. What are the “Must-Have” Finance Products and Services for the future.
In what year will e-cars become mainstream?

Zakariya Abu-Grin
Master in Applied Data Science Class of 2020

“…If you are wondering what a Hackathon is, just remember that it is something you wouldn’t like to miss if you want to practice your knowledge, meet interesting people, do coding, learn about current challenges, see real business issues, and network with a potential future employer.”

Zakariya Abu-Grin, Master in Applied Data Science Class of 2020

Date and Time

October 1, 2018

9:00 to 22:00

Registration deadline

Septemebr 27, 2018

Attendees

Up to 35.

Application is open to all developers and designers, project managers including FS master and final year bachelor students. Applicants will be contacted regarding admission results within one week from the registration.

Remember to bring your electronics: laptop, phone and chargers.

When using commercial software, participants will be required to hold the relevant licenses. The organiser explicitly does not provide any software.

Teams

All participating members will be put in teams up to five. Deloitte will compose the teams in advance. A diverse pool of people and multi-disciplinary teams that have wide-ranging experience are highly regarded.

Challenges

Challenge 1

What are the “Must-Have” Finance Products & Services for the future

Product considerations
Personalization, automation, usefulness (addressing a real need), relevance (channels relevant for the target customers)
Analysis / data considerations
twitter, news feeds, electronic payments traffic, economic statistics…

Challenge 2

In what year will e-cars become mainstream?

We can define “mainstream” as: more new car registrations for e-cars than conventional.
We can also differentiate by region (Germany, Europe, US, China, World)
The participants will have to consider multiple aspects…

Battery technology – capacity (range) and charging speed
Infrastructure – “filling stations” of the future - # and pricing
System load – coping with far greater electricity needs
Local government incentives
Pressures on CO2 for petrol cars
And yes… diesel NOx

Fee

There is no fee for registration, but submitted applications will be revised and a select few candidates will be invited to the event.

Prizes

1. Prize

3000 Euros for the winning teams
One Movidius Neural Compute Stick per team member
The winning team will be invited to Deloitte Greenhouse in Berlin to present the hackathon result and brainstorm with Deloitte consultants

2. Prize

One Movidius Neural Compute Stick per team member

Judging criteria

Use of machine-learning techniques
Use of open-source tools like Python, R (or their libraries)
Documentation
Validation
Summarisation

Agenda

September 30

9:00 Publish challenges - Participants select the challenge (1st, 2nd choice)

Deloitte preselects the teams, ready for next day.

October 1

08:30	Doors open and registration
09:00	Opening and Presentations of challenges, team allocation
09:15	Start and instruction
09:30 - 11:30	Hacking
11:30	MID-PITCH (2 minutes per team)
11:30 - 14:00	Open lunchtime at Casino Fine Dining
14:00 - 19:00	Hacking
19:00	MID-PITCH (5 minutes per team + Q&A)
20:00	Submission deadline
20:00	Wrap-up session (short Q&A)
20:15	Networking
21:00	Winners announced
22:00	Closing

Mentors

A team of experts will be more than happy to bring out the best in all of you. They will happily help you start the activity and mentor you for the day. Mentors do not participate in the judicial process and their role is completely neutral.