List of hackathons in Bradford, United Kingdom in 2018

Sheffield Legal Hackers is the newest chapter of the global Legal Hackers movement. About this Event Cyber-crime continues to increase and rapidly evolve globally. The number of cyber-attacks across the world increased by 18% year on year in 2017, and the UK is the most cyber-attacked country in Europe, second globally only to the US. Although there are attacks that are advanced and costly for the perpetrators, it is actually the basic, cheap methods that are still the primary attack vectors – sending malware to a victim via a phishing email remains the number one attack vector. Growing regulations make it costly to ignore the risks. GDPR will introduce tougher fines for non-compliance of the regulations, which include security requirements, and for data breaches (of up to £17m or 4% of turnover). The effects of cyber-crime are all too visible in the media, and the threats present a clear, present and ongoing danger to the vast majority of businesses. This session will explore the topic of Phishing, the risks & solutions and social engineering. 5.00-5.30pm – Meet and greet5.30 – 5.40pm – Introduction about Legal Hackers5.40 – 6.00pm – Presentation by Graham Thomson – Phishing – risk & solutions6.00pm onwards – Social engineering workshopPizza, drinks & networking7.30pm – Close About Sheffield Legal Hackers Sheffield Legal Hackers is your local Chapter of the global Legal Hackers movement of lawyers, policymakers, designers, technologists, and academics who explore and develop creative solutions to some of the most pressing issues at the intersection of law and technology. Through local meetups, hackathons, and workshops taking place approximately once a month, Sheffield Legal Hackers spot issues and opportunities where technology can improve and inform the practice of law and where law, legal practice, and policy can adapt to rapidly changing technology. ----------------- Photo by Taskin Ashiq on Unsplash

During April we're asking people to send us their photos, videos, stories, sounds and audio about life in Manchester. Manchester Libraries want to create a record of the month of April across the whole city.  Then join us on Saturday 28 April at a Creative Hackathon at Central Library, 10:30 -4pm. At the hackathon we’ll use the information we’ve collected to create a record of April 2018 in Manchester. You’ll be able to see the results on the Archives+ website. Use any of these platforms and don’t forget to use #ourmcrhack Twitter – for images, text, pictures and short videosSoundCloud – for audio and textYouTube – for videos and textEmail text based stories to creativehackathon@gmail.com Important!!! #ourmcrhackDon’t forget to add the hashtag #ourmcrhack into your titles and content.And let us know where you’d like us to pin this on our interactive map – either a postcode of road/town in Manchester. Your content can be about your daily commute, workplace, home life, pets, hobbies, or a big night out! It’s all about you and your life. For more information go to: www.manclibraries.blog/ourmcrhack

StudentHack is an all-inclusive, free and fun programming event for students in Manchester. Turns out it is run by students too. StudentHack is back in its 6th edition and promising to deliver an epic event where you will learn and build awesome hacks, by working together with the team behind GreatUniHack. This time it’s a 24-hour hackathon with a space theme!  It is open to students of all levels of experience, so get ready to hack on the moon, everybody! Format Attendees will have 24 hours to build something awesome, either in hardware or software. There will be workshops to get you going with various technology.  Hackers can optionally use sponsor APIs and platforms. At the end of the 24-hour window, people will have time to show either their hack (ready and working), to talk a little about their ideas or what technology they used, what worked and what they had trouble with. We will be providing some hardware, but you are more than welcome to bring your hardware too, to hack on!  Hacks can be made alone or in teams of any size up to 4 members. Teams can be decided at any point before submission and we’ll be having a team-building session before we start, if you’re unsure of who to work with. The event is free for attendees & we’ll have food and refreshments paid for by our sponsors, as well as prizes for various categories of hacks. FAQs Do you have a website? Yes, we do! Check out our website for the list of challenges, schedule, and sponsors. Are there any ID requirements or an age limit to enter the event? You must bring a valid university student ID card to the event. You must also be a full-time university student or have been a student in the past 6 months. You also have to be at least 18 years old. What should I bring? You should bring a laptop, power extensions, and any other gadget you might need. Sleeping bags are recommended but we have tons of beanbags and airbeds for you to sleep on. Do you offer travel reimbursement? Unfortunately, we cannot reimburse you for your travel expenses. Is there a Code of Conduct? Yes, you can access it from here. Who owns my IP/code/idea? You own all the rights to your intellectual property. We won't claim any right over anything made during this event. I haven't coded much. Should I come? Definitely. Networking with and seeing awesome hackers in action will expose you to a tremendous amount of knowledge. We also have an amazing suite of industry experts and mentors that are happy to assist you!Still unsure? Then please read this article here, for the added encouragement.

Decenture with support from Technical Collaborator Stellar Development Foundation   Hackathons aim to bring diffuse skillsets together. We invite students to join us to develop ideas into prototypes, expand your knowledge on blockchain and be associated to Decenture’s daring goal of reducing students’ debt. Decenture and The Stellar Development Foundation are bringing together the student community, universities, businesses and the technology industry to advance the education ecosystem. Team GB competes against Team USA on April 21st and 22nd. Students are invited to register here for a chance to compete and win Stellar Lumens. Business Case: smart contract Government finances George’s studies at University A, under the condition that those funds can only be assigned to the specific course George registered to attend. The Government cannot guarantee that George will complete his course, so the Government assigns StudentCoinTM to University A but requires they are held in escrow and released each semester upon the condition that George attends class. University A needs to be paid 1 semester in advance. Assuming 2 semesters per academic year. The Government would like to build-in a recovery mechanism so that if George doesn’t attend more than 50% of his registered classes, the StudentCoinTM can be recovered. This way, the tokens won’t be lost forever. Smart contract will include multi-signature, lock periods and funds release trigger confirmation. Part a) Design front-end UI.  Part b) Design back-end for business logic of smart contracts on Stellar network or Ethereum blockchain Part c) Merge front and back ends; connect HTML browser to backend I’m not a student, can I get involved? You will not be allowed to participate in the event. If you’re looking to mentor (i.e. someone with technical skills who’d be willing to help out participants during the weekend), please visit our website www.decenture.com and register to be a mentor. A Decenture team member will contact you immediately. How much will Decenture Hackathon cost me? This event is free! UK students will convene at a location in Leeds. US students will participate remotely.  What if I don’t know code? You’re still welcome. Many skillsets are required for dApp design and build on the blockchain: project management, design, creativity as well as technical skills. Don’t worry about it, you’ll find something to work on.  What do I need to bring? You’ll need: Your college photo ID, a laptop and charger. If you do not hold a Student ID, you will NOT be allowed to participate. Arrive early at 10.15am as we will create teams (of 4 recommended) during the hackathon, and generate some amazing creations along the way.  What can I win? Thought you’d never ask although this is more about collaboration, learning and exploring and making great connections. But since we’re talking about winning, we’ve got that covered too. The Stellar Development Foundation is graciously rewarding the winning team with Stellar Lumens tokens. What next? Register here using your student email address and you will receive full details and invite to join the dedicated hackathon slack channel. You will also receive information about the event itself and how to qualify. USA team compete remotely. Contact us to receive invite.UK students compete at Leeds university. More questions? Ask us on Twitter @TheDecenters and you will get an immediate answer.

Purpose:  The ambition is to bring the open source culture in to the act of building a Smart City in Sheffield. This is about being open and inclusive and no matter what your skill level to help you play a valuable role in building technology that benefits Sheffielders. How the Hackathon works:  The Sheffield Hackspace (Sheffield Hardware, Hackers & Makers – SHH&M) will run a monthly hackathon around Smart City technology for a trial period of 6 months and with a view to extending and expanding if demand is proven. The first hackathon will be on Sunday April 15th (11.00am to 4.00pm).  There won’t be a hackathon in August (holiday season), making the final hackathon due in September 2018. There will be some projects that groups work on and some projects individuals work on. Participants will have access to people with know-how, various equipment and a lab-like environment to work in. We don’t want to impose our agenda so in Hackathon #1 (i.e. 15th April) we will explore how do you want this to work? We expect the 6 hackathons to focus on The Things Network (https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/ ) Gateways and Nodes, as well as Sensors, Apps, IoT Services etc, all to be agreed on the 15th April. Cost:  Hackathon attendance is free to existing members of Sheffield Hardware Hackers & Makers. Hackathon attendance for non-SHH members costs £6 and enables you to visit one of the weekly Special Interest Group (SIG) of your choice and access a drop-in session that runs on alternating Saturdays in the month you attended. This is payable at the door. Existing SIGs are: Monday Evening: (1) Hackspace Meeting, (2) Electronics SIG (6.00pm to 9.00pm) Thursday Evening: Robotics SIG (6.30pm to 9.00pm) Friday Evening: (1) Radio & Mesh Networking SIG, (2) CNC & Machine Building SIG, (3) Open Session (6.00pm to 9.00pm) Alternate Saturdays: (1) Drop in session (11.00am to 6.00pm), (2) Gaming SIG (6.00pm to 9.00pm) If people choose to become members then we could run a Smart City SIG on either a Tuesday or Wednesday evening. SHH membership costs £6/month (See here for more information: http://www.sheffieldhardwarehackers.org.uk/wordpress/become-a-member/ )

JOIN MONTEROSA FOR LIVERPOOL’S FIRST-EVER FAN ENGAGEMENT HACKATHON If you fancy applying your digital talents to the world of entertainment and sports, in collaboration with sports industry leaders, then this is for you. Who is staging it? Monterosa, world leading fan engagement tech company, is hosting FanHack with support from both ITV and The Jockey Club. Who is it for? Developers, designers, product managers or anything in-between; whether you’re coming in with years of experience or nothing more than buckets of energy and some new ideas, we want to hear from you. Do I need to bring a whole team? No! Just bring yourself and your imagination and we’ll help establish small teams on the day. What’s the Challenge? You will be tasked on the day with using data, video, AR and mobile apps / webapps to find ways of entertaining and engaging both hard-core racing fans and the casual racegoer. What technologies can I use? The hack’s challenge will be sports data and AR intensive; therefore some experience with ARKit/ARCore will be highly beneficial. You will also have the exclusive opportunity to road test Monterosa’s market-leading interactivity platform, LViS. Why are we doing it? Monterosa are currently building the nucleus of a new team in Liverpool, and are keen to get to know the community. 1.0.0.18

Monterosa, world leading fan engagement company, is hosting FanHack with support from both ITV and The Jockey Club. You will be teamed up and tasked with using data, video, and maybe even Augmented Reality to find ways of entertaining and engaging fans. You will be able to let your imagination run wild, with a day and the advice of some of our key players at your disposal.

Create 'actionable insight' from network alarm data The resulting scaling of data provides an opportunity to review and rethink event alarm management and prediction. This includes both integration of existing alarm data management systems and enhancing the logic modelling used to enable prioritisation of events.

Perspective Media: Personalised Video Storytelling for Data Engagement is an EPSRC funded research project exploring how personalized, interactive video stories can provide more accessible, informative and pleasurable ways for the public to engage with the increasing amounts of data that exist about us in modern society. In collaboration with our partners BBC R&D, The Open Data Institute, The Digital Catapult, City of York Council, BAFTA-winning immersive media producer Catherine Allen and others, we aim to exploit the power of video storytelling for engagement and literacy with data, and the potential of data analytics to reveal new opportunities for storytelling. To kick-off the project, we are hosting a 1-day research workshop at the University of York. This workshop will bring together academics, stakeholders from the creative industries and experts in data engagement to explore the opportunities and challenges posed by data-driven video stories. We will begin by sharing and discussing our research vision and plans. The remainder of the day will then be dedicated to the hands-on, experimental development of ideas and concepts for Perspective Media content, and the interrogation of those ideas in terms of the aesthetic, practical and ethical challenges they reveal. The workshop is the first in a series of activities that will be held over the next 18 months, including hackathons and the collaborative production of experimental content. We hope that you can join us to explore the potential of this exciting new content form. We hope that you will be able to join us in York! Jon Hook & Shauna Concannon

Techie university students and recent graduates in the Midlands! You're invited to participate in the Hack Keele 24 hour hackathon. You'll participate as part of a team of between 2 to 4 hackers. During this coding marathon, you'll be expected to collaborate with your team mates to conceive and build something innovative and exciting! You'll be limited only by your own imaginations!