List of hackathons organized by digityser.org in 2018

The hivhack is the data4good initiative driven by the data science community of Belgium supported by Johnson-Johnson Global Public Health. The HIV epidemic has claimed numerous lives since its discovery in the 80’s. Over the years, the efforts and coordinated work of national programs, the civil society and development partners have allowed to achieve tremendous progress. Even though there is still no cure for HIV, effective treatments have been developed and they can offer to patients long and healthy lives. However, treatments must be rigorously followed throughout life to successfully contain the virus. Failing to adhere to the treatment can lead to a mutation of the HIV into a form resistant to the available treatments. This is how HIV Drug Resistance can emerge.  Following the massive increase of people on treatment (from less than 800 000 in 2000 to more than 18 millions in 2016), a non-negligible rise in the prevalence of resistant HIV strains has emerged and threatens the global commitment to end the HIV epidemic by 2030. If no action is taken now, and this problem left unaddressed, HIV Drug Resistance could lead to a new crisis in the HIV epidemic. About the hackathon: more info hivhack.org Phase 1: Gather Data from now till Nov 24th. Obtain a comprehensive understanding of the situation by rallying active medicals, data scientists and commercials in the HIV fight and share their knowledge.  Phase 2 : Hackathon On November 23rd & 24th 2018, with the acquired information, dive into the heart of the question and devise solutions with your team. Phase 3 : Deliver solutions locally - 1 week February/March 2019 Winners of the hackathon will test and apply their solutions/method in the field with a local expert research team. The optimised solutions will be applied on the long term.  For those who will use the free passes for Azure we would like to point out that  'Yes, (the organizer) may share my contact details with Microsoft to contact me with information and news about Microsoft products, services and events. You can unsubscribe at any time. Please read the Microsoft Privacy Statement  (https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-US/privacystatement) .'

Both nights will be largely open, supported work-time.  The first night will focus on building and validating the models. The second night will focus on defending and presenting their pojects.

Both nights will be largely open, supported work-time.  The first night will focus on building and validating the models. The second night will focus on defending and presenting their pojects.

Last extensive workshop one month from the hackathon that will take place on November 23rd & 24th.

1 weekend/ 48 hours to build a VR experience from a coding or a 3D design point of view !2 technologies will be proposed : WebVR or Unity3D - stick to the one that suits you.1 hardware : Oculus Go Friday 12 October - 6pm, bring your computer, download your pack with the essential code scripts, 3D assets & scenarios - you have a full weekend (on your own, or as part of a team) to cross the finish line on Sunday 4pm with an operational/ working VR scene. Throughout the whole weekend, numerous workshops on dedicated tech topics will be given any time of the day / night in order to help you out, and coaches will deblock you on these expected "ahaaaaa-I'm-blocked" moment. Coaches/ experts will be actively participating on their own challenge : get at least 75% of the participants crossing the finish line of a working experience & improving their coaching/teaching skills. Sunday 14 October - 6pm, go home and get some well deserved sleep - you got some new tech skills to test a growing industry. This program is completely tailored for participants eager to increase their tech skills. This is not a start-up weekend,  a hackathon nor a linear workshop - but more a coding "bootcamp" program organized around exercises and coding challenges. Part of a team or alone, deliver on time & beat the LearnAthon ! Certificates will be delivered after the session. An original program initiated from a collaboration between Elewa Bootcamps, Altheria Solution & Immersive Reality Hub of DigitYser. Any questions - tanguy@digityser.org(Background Photo by AJ Colores)

The first ever Bitcoinference will also feature a hackathon! Come join us to meet like-minded people and work on exciting projects using the blockchain technology. The two challenge themes we’ll work with are: Blockstack open source ID management on blockchain Ethereum sidechain   (more on these themes below) This event is open for all who want to get hands-on with the possibilities of blockchain technology. You don’t have to be a blockchain developer to join! Agenda flow: We’ll kick off the day at 9AM with registration and a welcome coffee. Soon after, the challenge owners will introduce the themes from stage and you’ll have the choice to join either group. We’ll organize well-balanced teams per challenge theme to hack away on creating meaningful solutions that you’ll get to present at the closing ceremony, around 6PM. The closing audience will include the full conference participants and speakers (listed here: https://www.bitcoinferenceeurope.com/). So, you’ll have a good chance of meeting potential supporters (e.g. investors) for the next steps in your projects. We’ll end the day with a nice reception and party with a live DJ! We have very limited complimentary spots so grab yours now before they run out! Blockstack: Blockstack is a new internet for decentralized apps where users own their data. A browser is all you need to get started. Our open-source community is building protocols & tools that make it easy to build scalable decentralized apps. Blockstack comes with authentication, user data portability, decentralized storage, mobile SDKs (software development kits), a testnet, and more! During the day, the challenge is to get to know the technical aspects of blockstack, create your identity, start using it and decentralize an existing (open source) application. There is a guide for you to get started: https://community.blockstack.org/hackathon Ethereum sidechain: Ethereum has recently become one of the most prominent blockchain technologies, now serving close to one million transactions per day! A particularity of Ethereum is its ability to run ‘smart contracts’, which are programs that run on the the blockchain. Besides trading, these programs can be used for a wide range of potential applications, from crowdfunding to identify management to gaming. This hackathon track will aim at exploring the possibilities of Ethereum, and at imagining and developing new applications by means of smart contracts. Basic knowledge of Ethereum programming is desirable to participate to this hackathon track. If you have not yet acquainted with Ethereum, we recommend to follow the excellent Cryptozombie tutorial of the Loom network https://cryptozombies.io, which will quickly get you started with the main Ethereum concepts. Alrightie, grab your complimentary tickets and see you on June 1!

After the first hackathon (astrohack) organized by DSGhent & TF Belgium last year, we are announcing our second hackathon!This year we will work on music generation based on MIDI files. No need to be a musician, we start the hackathon explaining the data and the problem with some sample code to help you get started.You are welcome the weekend of March 10 at DigitYser. The hackathon ends on Sunday with a ceremony awarding the winners. These winners will be chosen by peers and a jury (with a special guest!)Agenda:- Friday 09/03 19.00: opening hackathon and forming teams- Friday 09/03 19.30: explanation of problem and dataset- Friday 09/03 20.15: official start hackathon- Sunday 11/03 12.30: end of hackathon- Sunday 11/03 13.30: start of award ceremony with special guest: Ozark Henry!- Sunday 11/03 16.00: end of ceremony & reception Practicalities: The event takes place at DigitYser, the clubhouse of the data science community in Brussels. The space has  kitchens & showers and most importantly, a bar. If you want to stay over, you can take your matras and sleeping bag and use the top floor to rest.