HackUNCP 2025 is more than just a hackathon—it's a 24-hour innovation marathon where creativity meets cutting-edge technology. Organized by AI@UNCP, this year’s HackUNCP is all about exploring the transformative potential of AI agents—autonomous systems that leverage artificial intelligence to make decisions, optimize processes, and solve real-world challenges.
Hosted at UNC Pembroke from March 22-23, 2025, HackUNCP brings students together to collaborate, learn, and build impactful solutions that shape the future.
With tracks spanning Sustainability, Education, Healthcare, Interactive Media, and Cybersecurity, every project, regardless of the track, should incorporate elements of AI agents. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced coder, HackUNCP is your platform to unleash innovation and creativity!
Priority Applications Close: January 25, 2025
Final Chance to Apply: February 15, 2025
Need inspiration for your project?
Here are some innovative ideas for each track to kickstart your brainstorming process. While these are just examples, we encourage you to think creatively and make these ideas your own!
Sustainability
Smart Energy Advisor AI: An AI agent that analyzes real-time and historical energy usage data to provide users with personalized energy-saving strategies tailored to their lifestyle and local climate conditions.
AI-powered Carbon Footprint Tracker: An AI agent that estimates users' carbon footprints based on daily activities (transportation, meals, etc.) and offers actionable recommendations to reduce emissions.
Sustainable Investment Advisor: An AI agent that helps users identify and prioritize eco-friendly investment opportunities, focusing on renewable energy and sustainable businesses.
Education
AI Learning Coach: An AI agent that identifies a student's unique learning challenges and creates a personalized roadmap with step-by-step progress tracking.
Knowledge Gap Analyzer: An AI agent that analyzes students’ answers to quizzes or questions to identify specific knowledge gaps and provides targeted explanations or learning resources.
Virtual Seminar Assistant: An AI agent that summarizes educational webinars or lectures into concise, topic-based overviews with key takeaways and follow-up resources.
Healthcare
Precision Symptom Checker AI: An agent that interprets symptom inputs with natural language processing (NLP) and suggests potential conditions alongside scientifically-backed prevention tips.
Stress and Wellness AI Companion: An AI agent that offers real-time stress management techniques such as guided breathing exercises, mindfulness prompts, and daily wellness reminders.
AI Diet Optimization Coach: An AI agent that generates custom meal plans based on users' dietary restrictions, nutritional goals, and available ingredients, using open-access food databases.
Real-time AI Content Validator: An AI agent that ensures online posts or messages are non-harmful, inclusive, and free from misleading information by analyzing tone, sentiment, and factual accuracy.
Visual Design Assistant AI: An AI agent that helps content creators generate aesthetically pleasing visual layouts for presentations, flyers, and digital media based on user-provided themes.
Language Enrichment AI: An AI agent that assists users in improving their communication skills by providing suggestions for rephrasing or simplifying complex sentences in real-time.
Cybersecurity
Phishing Awareness AI Mentor: An AI agent that educates users about phishing techniques by simulating phishing scenarios and providing feedback on how to identify threats.
Data Privacy Assistant: An AI agent that analyzes users’ online behavior and provides actionable tips to enhance privacy, such as reducing unnecessary data sharing.
AI Incident Response Assistant: An AI agent that guides cybersecurity teams in responding to security breaches by analyzing logs and recommending next steps to mitigate the issue effectively.
