Explore New Horizons
Citrus Hack is where hundreds of students from all over the world come together and form teams, aiming to build a project of their own from scratch over the duration of 24 hours. This year, Citrus Hack is going online. Citrus Hack is focused on the brilliant partnership between education and competition.
Prizes
$34,564 in prizes
1st Place
4x Latest Apple iPad (2019)- 10.2-Inch Retina Display, Wi-Fi, 32GB, Space Gray
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|One Personal Edition
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
2nd Place
4x Nintendo Switch Lites
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|One Personal Edition
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
3rd Place
4x Engraved Airpods (1st Gen)
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|One Personal Edition
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Honorable Mention
4x Wacaco Minipresso GR Portable Espresso Machine
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|One Personal Edition
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Best Sustainability Hack (Saturn)
4x $50 Amazon Gift Card for each team member.
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|One Personal Edition
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Best Cybersecurity Hack (Mars)
4x Roku Ultras Streaming Media Player 4K/HD/HDR with Premium JBL Headphones (2019)
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|One Personal Edition
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Best Space Hack (Jupiter)
4x WiFi FPV Drones with 4K HD Camera
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|One Personal Edition
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Best Beginner Hack
4x Redragon S101 Wired RGB Backlit Gaming Keyboard and Mouse
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|One Personal Edition
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Best Joke Hack
4x Clown Costume Set (Clown not included ;))
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|One Personal Edition
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Most Creative Hack
4x Polaroid Mint Instant Print Digital Camera W/ 20 Pack Zink Zero Ink 2x3 Sticky-Backed Photo Paper
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|One Personal Edition
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Best Hardware Hack
4x MicroBotLabs ArmUno 2.0 MeArm and Arduino Compatible DIY Robot Arm Kit
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|One Personal Edition
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Best UI/UX Hack
4x XP-Pen StarG640 6x4 Inch OSU! Ultrathin Tablet
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|One Personal Edition
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Best Health and Wellness Hack
4x Instant Pot Rice and Grain Cooker - 20 Oz
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|One Personal Edition
4x 1 year subscription to Wolfram|Alpha Pro
Best use of Google Cloud (MLH and Google Cloud) (2)
First Place: 4x Cloud Patagonia Backpack, Cloud Pillow, Acrylic Trophy, Cloud Water Bottle, and Google Nest Mini
Second Place: 4x Google Nest Minis
Best Domain Registered with Domain.com (MLH)
Domain.com provides all the domain services you need from registration to hosting to SSL certificates and beyond. Each hacker will receive a FREE domain name and year of domain privacy from Domain.com for their project this weekend!
Best UiPath Automation Hack (MLH)
Build an automation hack using UiPath! Each winning team member will receive a UiPath Branded Backpack.
Best use of MongoDB Atlas (MLH)
Create a hack using MongoDB Atlas to host a database in the cloud! Automate the provisioning and deployment process with ease, while focusing all your efforts on your hack. Projects built using MongoDB Atlas will be eligible to win an AirCharge Plus.
Most Creative Radar Hack (MLH)
Build the most creative hack using Radar's SDKs and APIs for geofencing, location search, and geocoding. Some ideas for location-aware projects include: a delivery tracker, campus building locator, and a Find my Friends clone. Winning team members will be eligible to win a Tile Sticker Smart Tracker and a chance to be featured by Radar.
Best use of Blockstack (MLH)
Create an app using the Blockstack Platform. Winning team members will receive a pair of Apple BeatsX Earphones. The opportunity with Blockstack doesn't end with the event. Any app built with Blockstack during a hackathon that successfully registers for the App Mining program will receive an additional $200 reward.
Best Start-Up Project (Blackstone Launchpad powered by TechStars)
*** THIS PRIZE IS FOR UCR STUDENTS ONLY ***
This category is sponsored by Blackstone Launchpad powered by TechStars. The winners will receive a total of $5000 AWS credit split amongst the team members.
1517 Best Entrepreneurial Hack (1517) (2)
1517 will be giving $1000 grants for one (or more) teams at Citrus Hack with the most unique hack. Winners will may or may not be announced during closing ceremony.
Best use of .XYZ domain (.XYZ)
4x .XYZ Prize bags that includes t-shirts, stickers, and glass bottles
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Eligibility
Participants: Individuals who have been accepted for Citrus Hack 2020.
Requirements
All submissions must have a video that is less than 2 minutes long. Submissions without a video will not be considered for judging.
All Devpost submissions must be submitted by 11:00am PDT. Any Devpost submissions after 11:00am PDT will not be considered for judging.
Judges

Brian Crites
UCR Alumnus

Craig Schroeder
UCR Assistant Professor

Jacob Poole
UCR Alumnus

Neal Goyal
UCR Student

John Pham
UCR Alumnus

Cameron Morin
UCR Alumnus

Jed Schwendiman
UCR Assistant Dean for Development of BCOE

Joshua Wong
Senior Engineering Manager at Alation, UCR Alumnus

Colin Chambers
CRM Systems Practice Director

John Hessler
Computer Scientist for the State of Montana, UCR Alumnus

Alkis Pananakakis
Founder/CEO of Gospic

Diego Villasenor
Senior Software Engineer at Microsoft, UCR Alumnus

Josiah Jordan
Senior Software Engineer at Blizzard Entertainment, UCR Alumnus

Kellen Carpenter
Software Quality Assurance Manager at AutoCrib, UCR Alumna

Jeremy Woo-Sam
Senior Architect at Microsoft, UCR Alumnus

Shashwati Keith
Senior Computer Scientist at Adobe, UCR Alumna

Nicholas Valler
Lead Software Engineer - Site Reliability at New Relic, Inc., UCR

Wayne Kao
Director of Product and Client Delivery at Myers Media Group, LLC, UCR Alumnus

Sean Victory
Major League Hacking Coach

Mai Temraz
Blackstone LaunchPad Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Judging Criteria
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Technical Complexity
Is the project more than just sample code from a tutorial? How far down the rabbit hole did the team go with the scope of their project? -
“Wow” Factor
Is the concept of the project something that you’ve never seen before? Is the execution of the project done in a unique fashion? -
Polish
Does the project look like it’s ready for deployment? Is the project robust from the back end to the end user? -
Effort
Does the team’s pitch exude passion for the idea they worked on all day? Did they experiment with unfamiliar technologies?