Student hackathon at UCLA
LA Hacks is an annual student-led hackathon hosted at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)'s Pauley Pavilion . According to UCLA in 2020, it is Southern California's largest annual hackathon.[1]
History
LA Hacks was co-founded by UCLA students Hadar Dor and Alvin Hsia. The inaugural event was held on April 27–28, 2013 at CrossCampus in Santa Monica . There were about 250 people in attendance and over 150 students from universities across Southern California competed in the 24 hours event.[2] [3]
LA Hacks in Pauley Pavilion, 2014
In April 2014, there were 4,000 people registered[4] and about 1,300 to 1,500 participants.[5] [6] This was held at UCLA 's Pauley Pavilion for 36 hours. Special guests came to speak at LA Hacks, including Evan Spiegel , founder and CEO of Snapchat , Alexis Ohanian , co-founder of Reddit , Baiju Bhatt, co-founder of Robinhood , and Adam Singolda , CEO of Taboola . Their hacks were judged by top tech industry professionals (i.e. Sam Altman – President of Y Combinator , Chris De Wolfe – CEO of SGN and Founder of Myspace ).[6] [7] [5]
In April 2016, the Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics signed on as a sponsor. The committee presented two challenges in which students were asked to create apps that would promote fitness and enhance the fan experience at live sporting events.[8]
LA Hacks 2020 was hosted virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[1]
References
^ a b UCLA Newsroom (March 31, 2020). "UCLA's virtual hackathon draws more than 1,000 students to develop tech for L.A." UCLA . Retrieved April 1, 2020 .
^ Yury, Carrie (April 18, 2013). "Hackers Swarm Los Angeles for LA Hacks" . HuffPost .
^ Yury, Cary (May 9, 2013). "And the Winner Is... An Interview With Hadar Dor of LA Hacks" . HuffPost .
^ Chang, Andrea (April 13, 2014). "LA Hacks hackathon draws hordes of young developers to UCLA [Updated]" . Los Angeles Times .
^ a b Ki, So Jung (April 14, 2014). "LA Hacks gathers about 1,300 participants at UCLA for hackathon" . Daily Bruin . Retrieved March 28, 2020 .
^ a b Alagot, Calvin (April 13, 2014). "UCLA Hosts "Biggest Hackathon in History" " . Los Angeles Weekly .
^ "TechZulu • LA Hacks: Making LA the Tech Hub of the World" . TechZulu . April 21, 2014.
^ Wharton, David (April 29, 2016). "L.A. Olympic bid group seeks input from young computer programmers" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 29, 2016 .
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