On Friday, February 7th, students from across the region competed in the sixth annual Hacking4Humanity, a multidisciplinary hackathon to develop new tech and policy solutions that mitigate online hate and create safer communities.
We'd like to thank all the competitors, advisors, and judges who helped to make the day a big success!
Congratulations to all of the participants! This year's winners are:
Policy Track First Place: Andre Washington and Daniel Terrero, Duquesne University, "Complementary Policy to COPPA: Promoting Restorative Justice in Gaming Platforms"
Policy Track Honorable Mention: Ruby Scupp, Josephine Cantelmo, and Piper Narendorf, University of Pittsburgh, "Community Journalism Initiative to Address Information Deserts"
Tech Track First Place: Sarah Cross, Carnegie Mellon University, Makayla Chang, University of Pittsburgh, and Sal DeFilippo, Duquesne University, "Parakeet Cloud: Your Content, Your Mind, Take Control"
Tech Track Honorable Mention: Shin Young Kang and Ansel Gunther, University of Pittsburgh, "!factbot"
Tech Track Honorable Mention: William V. Fullerton, Robert Morris University, Remy Sedlak, University of Pittsburgh, and Devon Smith, University of Pittsburgh, "The Inquisitor"
Hacking4Humanity is a collaborative effort from the following organizations at the University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University, and Carnegie Mellon University and it would not be possible without their support.
The Grefenstette Center for Ethics in Science, Technology, and Law at Duquesne University
The Sara Fine Institute at the University of Pittsburgh
Center for Applied Research on Targeted Violence
Community College of Allegheny County
The Center for Informed Democracy and Social-cybersecurity Research Group at CMU
Visit here for more information on Hacking4Humanity and to watch this year's event, click below!