MHacks
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GenreHackathon
Location(s)University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Founded2013
WebsiteOfficial website

MHacks is an annual student-run hackathon held by the University of Michigan. The 36-hour event brings students from everywhere to develop solutions with the technology, including both software and hardware-based solutions.[1] MHacks is open to students of all majors and requires no prior coding experience.

History

MHacks NumberDateLocation Number of Participants Fun Fact
MHacks 1[2]February 1, 2013University of Michigan's Palmer Commons 500+ Largest student-run

collegiate hackathon

MHacks II[3]September 20, 2013University of Michigan's Big House 1200+ Largest student-run

collegiate hackathon

MHacks III[4]January 17, 2014Detroit's The Qube 1200+ First off-campus event
MHacks IVSeptember 5, 2014[5]University of Michigan's North Campus [6] 1100+ Adopt-A-Noob system and

focus on education

MHacks VJanuary 16, 2015University of Michigan's North Campus 1000+ Bleeding-edge mentorship program
MHacks 6September 11, 2015University of Michigan's North Campus 1300+ Introductory workshops and

Women@MHacks

MHacks: Refactor[7]February 19, 2016University of Michigan's North Campus 700+ 1:1 female to male hacker ratio
MHacks 8October 7, 2016Detroit Masonic Temple 2200+ Healthy Hacking initiative
MHacks 9March 24, 2017University of Michigan's North Campus 700+ Empathy-driven design and

focus on local community

MHacks Nano June 19, 2017 On-line 400+ The first virtual MHacks[8]
MHacks X September 22, 2017 University of Michigan's North Campus 1200+
MHacks 11 October 12, 2018 University of Michigan's Intramural Sports Building 650+ This was the first MHacks run in the IMSB.
MHacks 12 October 13, 2019 University of Michigan's Intramural Sports Building[9]
MHacks 13 Beta August 21, 2020 Online 234 The second virtual MHacks
MHacks 14 October 15, 2021 Online 167
MHacks 15 February 17, 2023 Online 372
MHacks 16 November 18, 2023 University of Michigan's Duderstadt Center 500+ First in-person MHacks post-COVID

Founding

MHacks was founded by Michelle Lu, Thomas Erdmann, Adam Williams, Dan Friedman and Dave Fontenot, who were inspired to create the event after attending a PennApps hackathon.[2]

Organizing team

The core MHacks team currently consists of Adviti Mishra, Spencer Goodwin, Harry Sanders, April Feng, Blaire Pang, Brian Travis, Derek Miller, Desola Fujah, Kevin Wang, Meghan Joshi, Mihir Arya, Phoebe Oh, Renée Thomas, and Zain Zai. MHacks 16 was run by V1 Michigan.

References

  1. ↑ "MHacks Facebook Page Info". Facebook. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 Chowdhry, Amit. "MHacks At The University Of Michigan Was The Largest Student-Run Hackathon". Forbes. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Chowdhry, Amit. "Over 1,200 Hackers Are Attending MHacks At University Of Michigan's Stadium This Month". Forbes. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Allen, Jeremy (14 January 2014). "MHacks III takes center stage as world's largest student-run hackathon moves from U-M to Detroit". MLive. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  5. ↑ MHacks resources from Microsoft
  6. ↑ "MHacks IV Recap - MLH News". Major League Hacking News. September 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ "MHacks: Refactor | Introduction — MHacks: Refactor". Medium. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  8. ↑ "MHacks Gains Focus, Maturity as MHacks X Approaches". eecs.umich.edu. Retrieved 2017-08-28.
  9. ↑ "MHacks". MHacks. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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