The SFU Computing Science Student Society (CSSS) organizes the Mountain Madness hackathon annually. We welcome students of all skill levels and experience to our cozy, tight-knit hackathon. The "Mountain" in the name pays homage to Burnaby Mountain, the original foundation of Simon Fraser University and the scenic location for a full weekend's worth of fun.
We emphasize learning and creativity over commercial feasibility. This is an opportunity to spend a weekend tinkering with your favourite technologies to create something fun and interesting.
Mountain Madness is the perfect event for everyone from fresh-faced hackers to seasoned CS veterans.
A hackathon is an event where teams work on a project inspired by an event-provided theme. You will have 24 hours to develop something cool at Mountain Madness. Your team will start from scratch and try to make the coolest thing they can before the time is up.
Registration and administration is at TASC 9204 on SFU's Burnaby Campus. You are free to hack at other open locations on campus.
You get experience with new technologies and navigate teamwork dynamics to accomplish a goal. Hackathon projects are also a great addition to a resume!
Yes! This hackathon is a great learning opportunity for people with less development experience.
No! You may leave and enter the venue whenever (note that most doors are locked during the weekend). You can spend as much or as little of the 24 hours as you wish. If you get tired, we will have sleeping rooms available for you. Sleep still matters!
You do not need to know your team when you register. You can form groups before or during the hackathon. When you give us your submission GitHub/GitLab link you will declare your group members.
Yes! We will be providing food for in person attendees.
Yes! We will allow groups to be made up of non-SFU students however we want a majority (> 50%) of the team to be made up of SFU students. So a group of 5 can have up to 2 non-SFU participants.
No, we want you to create awesome things from scratch in 24 hours. Starting from an existing project is against the spirit of the event. Existing open-source libraries and frameworks are fine, of course. Ask an organizer if you are unsure.
Teams can have between 1 and 5 members inclusive. You can work alone if you really want to, but struggling with your team is an essential hackathon experience! We will run a team formation event before the event for you to form teams. From past experience groups of 3 work well!
$5 + fees. This includes two meals and the opportunity to win prizes. If this poses a barrier to entry to you please reach out to us at csss-hackathonchair@sfu.ca
| 9:00 AM | Sign-in and Registration |
| 9:30 AM | Opening Presentation (Theme Announced) |
| 10:00 AM | Hacking Begins |
| 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 7:00 PM | Dinner |
| 8:30 AM | Submissions Open |
| 10:00 AM | Hacking Ends (Submission Deadline) |
| 10:30 AM | Project Presentations |
| 12:30 PM | END |
The following teams were awarded prizes for their exceptional projects. Congratulations to the winning teams, and everyone that attended the hackathon!
By
Zachary Chan, Kian Hosseinkhani, Kiaan Castillo, Peiman Zhiani
See Project
By Micah Baker, Nakul Bansal, Johnny Deng, Simon Purdon
See Project
By Cole McKee, Shane Hickson, Christian Cho, Arya Akhavein
See Project
By
Dennis Kritchko, Julian Loewenherz, Louise Ho, Lacey Swamy, Artin Shahpoori
See Project
By
Evan Chen, Emmy Fong, Keira Liu, Sophia Chipeco, Pimkwan Somchit
See Project
By
Jackilyn Mcgarry, Tianying Mu, Rio Samson, Saketh Poori, Zachary Syvenky
See Project
By Danny Liu (Contributor to Open-WebUI)
Shameless Plug
With <3 from the CSSS