HackSoS: Science of Science Hackathon at UC Berkeley

Join the Revolution in Science of Science! Welcome to the HackSoS at UCB hackathon where academia and industry collide to push the boundaries of scientific research! Academic researchers and engineers will pair up in a team to build cutting-edge tools and products that supercharge efficiency, boost reproducibility, and elevate the quality of scientific discoveries. Objectives of the Hackathon

Foster Collaboration: Build connections between metascience researchers and engineers

Encourage Innovation and Drive Impact: Identify, prototype, and get feedback on ideas from the metascience research community that have commercial potential
Regitration All participants need to register via this form For people who want to participate as academic researcher, please make sure you submit your idea via the same registration form. To help us better understand your idea, make sure you describe it detailed enough. Due to limited seatings, we will announce members accepted to the hackathon on 2/28 by email. Team Up At the first day of this hackathon, academic researchers and engineers will come together. Academic researchers will each do 15 minutes presentation on their ideas. Engineers will rank those ideas at the end of the presentation. The organizers will announce teams based on those rankings. Teams will be formed with a max of 5 members each team. Suggested Themes Any science of science related themes are welcomed! Here are a few suggestions to help you form your own idea:

Reproducibility: Tools to improve study replicability.

Data Sharing: Platforms for open, secure, and efficient research data management.

Lab Productivity: Tools to help individual scientists and/or labs improve their productivity

Peer Review: Innovations to streamline and enhance the review process.

Scientific Conference Effectiveness: Solutions to improve the operation and efficiency of scientific conferences.

Open Science: Products to democratize access to research findings and methodologies.
Judging Distinguished judges from academia and industry will evaluate the projects, ensuring that ideas are both research-driven and practically applicable. Agenda Date: 3/8 10 AM ~ 3/9 5PM

Date

Time

Description

3/8 Saturday

10 AM ~ 10:30 AM

Participants arrive at the hackathon

3/8 Saturday

10:30 AM ~ 11:30 AM

15 minute presentations by each academic researcher on a research idea with commercial potential, followed by idea ranking by engineers

3/8 Saturday

11:30 AM ~ 12:00 PM 

Team pairing announcement lunch and team introduce themselves to each other

3/8 Saturday

12:00 PM ~ 5:00 PM

Hacking

3/9 Sunday

10:00 AM ~ 2:00 PM

Hacking (lunch provided)

3/9 Sunday

2:00 PM

Project submission deadline

3/9 Sunday

2:00 PM ~ 2:30 PM

Break, teams can use this time to get demo ready

3/9 Sunday

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Final demos

3/9 Sunday

3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

Panel judging

3/9 Sunday

3:50 PM - 4 PM

Winner announcement

Dates:

March 8, 2025 - March 9, 2025

Organisation:

University of California Berkeley

Location:

2220 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

Prizes:

$0

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