MHacks explained

MHacks
Genre:Hackathon
Founded:2013
Location:University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Website:Official 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 Number Date LocationNumber of ParticipantsFun Fact
MHacks 1[2] February 1, 2013 University of Michigan's Palmer Commons500+Largest student-runcollegiate hackathon
MHacks II[3] September 20, 2013 University of Michigan's Big House1200+Largest student-runcollegiate hackathon
MHacks III[4] January 17, 2014 Detroit's The Qube1200+First off-campus event
MHacks IV September 5, 2014[5] University of Michigan's North Campus [6] 1100+Adopt-A-Noob system andfocus on education
MHacks V January 16, 2015 University of Michigan's North Campus1000+Bleeding-edge mentorship program
MHacks 6 September 11, 2015 University of Michigan's North Campus1300+Introductory workshops andWomen@MHacks
MHacks: Refactor[7] February 19, 2016 University of Michigan's North Campus700+1:1 female to male hacker ratio
MHacks 8 October 7, 2016 Detroit Masonic Temple2200+Healthy Hacking initiative
MHacks 9 March 24, 2017 University of Michigan's North Campus700+Empathy-driven design andfocus on local community
MHacks NanoJune 19, 2017On-line400+The first virtual MHacks[8]
MHacks XSeptember 22, 2017University of Michigan's North Campus1200+
MHacks 11October 12, 2018 University of Michigan's Intramural Sports Building650+This was the first MHacks run in the IMSB.
MHacks 12October 13, 2019University of Michigan's Intramural Sports Building[9]
MHacks 13 BetaAugust 21, 2020Online234The second virtual MHacks
MHacks 14 October 15, 2021Online167
MHacks 15 February 17, 2023Online372
MHacks 16 November 18, 2023University of Michigan's Duderstadt Center500+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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MHacks Facebook Page Info. Facebook. 3 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Chowdhry. Amit. MHacks At The University Of Michigan Was The Largest Student-Run Hackathon. Forbes. 2 November 2014.
  3. Web site: Chowdhry. Amit. Over 1,200 Hackers Are Attending MHacks At University Of Michigan's Stadium This Month. Forbes. 2 November 2014.
  4. Web site: Allen. Jeremy. MHacks III takes center stage as world's largest student-run hackathon moves from U-M to Detroit. MLive. 14 January 2014 . 2 November 2014.
  5. http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jennifer/archive/2014/09/06/mhacks-resources-from-microsoft.aspx MHacks resources from Microsoft
  6. Web site: MHacks IV Recap - MLH News. September 11, 2014. Major League Hacking News.
  7. Web site: MHacks: Refactor Introduction — MHacks: Refactor. Medium. 18 December 2015 . 2015-12-28.
  8. Web site: MHacks Gains Focus, Maturity as MHacks X Approaches. eecs.umich.edu. en. 2017-08-28.
  9. Web site: MHacks . MHacks . 25 October 2019 . en.

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