List of hackathons in Cambridge, United Kingdom in 2020

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**CORONAVIRUS UPDATE** Due to the ongoing safety measures being implemented by the college and our industrial partners, we unfortunately have to postpone this event until a later date. We intend to move it to the 23rd of June (Women in Engineering Day) and hope that you can all join us then instead! Apologies for the last-minute cancellation. We are very keen for this to go ahead and will do our best to re-arrange it in the same format with all the speakers (and perhaps more) for the 23rd of June. Best wishes, WiC team In honour of International Women’s Day, WiC are excited to announce a half-day conference at Imperial College London on the 11th of March. Join us to hear from STEM co-founders, academics and industry leaders about their career journeys followed by a panel on how discrimination can be tackled through policies to make the tech industry a more welcoming place for minorities.  Open to all! Students are also invited to a CV+Interview lunchtime workshop run by Faculty.ai in room 218. Workshop is aimed at those interested in AI consulting, but also the transition from academia to industry. Agenda 12:00-13:15 CV+Interview Lunchtime Workshop in Huxley 218 (lunch provided) 13:15-13:30 Speaker event in Huxley 308, coffee/tea + introductions 13:30-14:00 Speaker 1: Prof. Julie McCann - Sense and Sensibility 14:00-14:30 Speaker 2: Katerina Daminova - Becoming an expert on “Fintech”: a word that didn’t exist 5 years ago 14:30-15:00 Speaker 3: Dr Sepi Chakaveh - Application of Data Science in Computational Cognitive Systems 15:00-15:15 Coffee/tea break 15:15 - 16:30 Panel discussion on Positive Discrimination for Equality in STEM in Huxley LT 308 16:30 - 18:00 Drinks+canapes Speaker Bios Professor Julie McCann, Head of Adaptive Emergent Systems Engineering (AESE) group, Imperial College London Julie A. McCann is a Professor in Computer Systems at Imperial College. Her research centres on highly decentralized and self-organizing scalable algorithms for wireless sensing networks. or cyber-physical systems. She leads the Adaptive Emergent Systems Engineering Research Group and Directed the Intel Collaborative Research Institute for Sustainable Cities, and is currently working with IBM, CISCO and others on substantive smart cities research. She has received significant funding though national and international bodies such as the UK’s EPSRC, NERC and EU 2020 funding and has a number of her team housed in A* in Singapore working with I2R and Singapore's HDB. Julie is an elected peer for the EPSRC. She has actively served on, and chaired, many conference committees and is a Fellow of the BCS and Charted Engineer. Dr Sepi Chakaveh, CEO/Founder of Pixsellar Dr. Sepideh (Sepi) Chakaveh, is a Senior Associate Tutor & Departmental Lecturer in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence at the University of Oxford and the CEO & Founder of Pixsellar Technologies a Big Data Video Analytics Start-up company. Sepi holds a BSc in Electronics & Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Astrophysics & Space Sciences. Sepi has worked both in the UK and Germany as Senior Scientist/Academic at Imperial College London, Max Planck Institute in Heidelberg, Fraunhofer Society & the University of Southampton where she was the co-founder & the former Director of Southampton Data Science Academy, the first UK online Data Science academy. Sepi is a member of the Open Data Institute, associated researcher of the Fraunhofer Society and was recently titled Persian Woman in Tech Data Science Thought Leader at a ceremony in Google HQ London as well as the winner of the FDM Everywoman  in technology Innovator Award 2020. Katerina Daminova, Business Strategy at Yobota After graduating from the London School of Economics, Ekaterina began her career in capital markets, working on the trading floors of Goldman Sachs, UBS and Leonteq. As an experienced cross-asset sales person, she realised the drawbacks of legacy banking systems and pioneered the distribution of automatic trading solutions and was on the forefront of bringing crypto-backed structured products to institutional investors. Discovering a passion for technology and innovation, and armed with a unique skill set, she moved enthusiastically into fintech. Currently she is working in a business development and product management role at Yobota, a fast-growing fintech startup. A passionate ambassador for female empowerment in tech, Kat is an active member of Code First Girls, and she spends her free time at hackathons, encouraging students to also join the fintech movement. Panel members Professor Nigar Hashimzade, Director of Research, Department of Economics and Finance, Brunel Becky Plummer, Team Leader, Software Infastructure, Bloomberg Christina Franzeskides, COO of Comind #womenincomputing #womeninstem #IWD

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A Milton Keynes based hackathon enabling you to use ML skills to create tech solutions for social good.

Techie teens in the UK! You're invited to attend the online Digital Camp, where you'll develop your techie skills and be participate in the Connect for Good Ideas Hackathon. You'll be challenged to build a techie project that will help raise funds for the NHS! During the two-day camp, you'll get to attend online workshops, talks, and mentoring sessions. On Day 1, you'll work in a team to design a connected product or service that helps people, our planet, and educates communities. On Day 2, you'll develop your team's idea and pitch your project to a panel of judges for the chance to win prizes and potential slots in the 8-week Digital Incubator programme. Click here for advice on hackathon participation!

University, business school, and college students in the UK! You're invited to attend the Academic Client Conference. At this day of learning, discussion, and best practice sharing, you'll prepare yourself to improve your chances of employment using the Abintegro Career Centre platform. In addition, you'll get to participate in the #Careers #Hackathon, where you'll be challenged to collaborate in the design of a careers tool for students. Make sure you're prepared for your hackathon experience -- visit the tips page!

Construction Blockchain 2020 is the premier conference in DLT & Blockchain Technologies for the Built Environment The CBC is delighted to announce the CBC International Conference 2020 titled Blockchain & The Digital Thread. Held at University College London, the conference will build upon last year’s Paris symposium with involvement from leading names in the application of blockchain technology in the built environment. The conference will feature KEYNOTES, WORKSHOPS and a HACKATHON across three days. The conference will be themed on Computational Construction Law and Digital Construction Management. The CBC will be presenting its progress on its most recent white paper and invite discussion with experts from across industry and academia. The last two days will culminate with opportunities to socialise and business network over drinks. For all the information about the conference and workshop, please visit the CBC website on: https://www.constructionblockchain.org/2020/ About the CBC events The CBC's events are strategic and tailored, dealing with topical themes and challenges in the construction industry. They explore the potential disruption and applications of DLT and blockchain in the built environment and bring together leading industry and academic practitioners of the field to share and debate new knowledge. The Construction Blockchain Consortium (CBC) The Construction Blockchain Consortium was established to develop knowledge transfer, arrange commercial and academic presentations, assess and test commercial services and technology, conduct research, and drive policy, regulation and understanding of the consequences of Blockchain and other emerging technologies in the Built Environment. CBC is led by the UCL Department of Computer Science and The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment. We also investigate the development of open source tools on behalf of the industry and to encourage application developers to build proprietary technology and services to deliver sustainable construction solutions.  The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment The Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment (or The Bartlett) is the academic centre for the study of the built environment at University College London, the oldest institution of University of London. It is home to the Bartlett Schools of Architecture, Planning, and Construction and Project Management, among others. UCL was ranked highest in the world for the "Architecture / Built Environment" category in the 2019 QS World University Rankings.