Yes, a Microwave Won PennApps.
uWave played YouTube videos while heating food. The team built it in under 40 hours and took first place at PennApps Fall 2011.
It Started With Just 17 Teams.
The first PennApps was cohosted by Penn’s Women in Computer Science. Seventeen teams joined a weeklong experiment that became a whole tradition.
America’s Oldest
Collegiate Hackathon
Since 2009, PennApps has brought students from across the country to Penn for a weekend of building, learning, and launching ideas. For our twenty-seventh mission, we’re touching down in the desert, so grab your crew and join the expedition.
$70k+in prizes
1.3k+hackers
36hours
250+projects
PennApps, Through the Years
We Took Over the Wells Fargo Center.
Nearly 2,000 hackers gathered in the arena for PennApps XII. For one weekend, the big event was building something from scratch.
The Chalkboard Was the Turntable.
ScratchTable used a vibration-sensing microphone to turn chalk strokes into music controls. Drawing circles scratched a track; tapping twice skipped to the next song.
A Weekend Build Took on Deepfakes.
DeFake, a browser extension designed to detect manipulated videos, won the grand prize at PennApps XX.
Tracks
Six worlds to explore. What will you build?
Sustainability
Build a world that wastes less through smarter energy systems, circular supply chains, and hardware that responds to the environment.
Use the left and right arrow keys to select a track.
Play a Song. Get the Sheet Music.
Java Auto Music translated live music into sheet music. Jocelin Lee, Angela Yu, and Ana Mei took the top prize at PennApps Fall 2012.
Speakers
Coming Soon!
Sponsors
We’re Welcoming More Sponsors
Join the companies making PennApps XXVII possible. Get in touch to explore sponsorship opportunities.
Become a SponsorThe Coffee Maker Could Text You.
Mrs. Coffee sent a text when your coffee was ready. A very PennApps solution to keeping hackers caffeinated.
Someone Put SEPTA on the Map.
SEPTA Now tracked regional rail trains around Philadelphia in real time. Built in under 40 hours, it won the Student Choice Award at PennApps Fall 2010.
Meet the Team
The people bringing PennApps XXVII to life.
Shivika Varshney
Development Lead
Akul Dixit
Hardware Lead
Julia Guo
Sponsorships / Outreach Lead
Brian Huang
Logistics Lead
All Teams
Richard Wan
Development & Marketing
Sohum Mehta
Development & Marketing
Soveen Agarwal
Development
Isha Bhatia
Development
Ethan Sun
Development
Praneil Balike
Development
Zarah Kazmi
Development
Yucheng Shao
Design
Anya Li
Hardware
Waguea Carine Fongang
Hardware
James Wang
Hardware & Marketing
Nilani Maheswaran
Sponsorships / Outreach
Arvin Mefsha
Sponsorships / Outreach
Shriya Kapila
Sponsorships / Outreach
Tabassum Rahman
Sponsorships / Outreach
Jessica Lang
Sponsorships / Outreach
Divyansha Nashine
Sponsorships / Outreach
Ranvith Adulla
Sponsorships / Outreach
Sandy Tan
Sponsorships / Outreach
Shivani Shreedhar
Sponsorships / Outreach
Ria Saheta
Sponsorships / Outreach
Ryan Wu
Sponsorships / Outreach
Lucy Liu
Logistics
Katie Fu
Logistics
Gajan Mohan Raj
Logistics
Edward Yao
Logistics
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Vidya Ganesh
Logistics
Arianna Fu
Logistics
Chloe Dai
Logistics
Esha Lohiya
Logistics
Raksha Ravishankar
Logistics
Benjamin Liu
Logistics
Mingni Dong
Logistics
The Forecast Was Printed on Toilet Paper.
Data Dump turned a toilet-paper dispenser into an internet-connected weather printer. It won Best Humor Hack at PennApps XVIII.
