Chennai: Future mobility, Defence, Sustainability, Technology in Brand Experience, IT Security and Tourism were the themes of the fourth edition of the SRM Hackathon, organised by the IT Association, School of Computing and SRM Institute of Science and Technology, at the SRMIST campus.
The winner was team Dragon_Booster from Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur. The Social Stars award was won by Team Gen-Y of SRMIST, comprising Shwet Mishra, Siddhant Tibrewal, Saurabh Agrawal, Subhashree Hazra and Atif Hossain. Their application was to solve travel plan complexity and help people create any trip according to their preferences.
People's Favorite award was won by SRMIST's Beeclust_mrsl group consisting of Inderan Kannan, Atul John Abraham, and Sukriti. Their work was a prototype that uses algae and draws in CO2 and other harmful gases like
Sulphur Di Oxide and fullerenes (excess air) into the system. The major highlights include the production of zero to no waste, completely environment-friendly and low energy consumption when compared to the conventional air purifiers.
SRM Hackathon 4.0 was a 36-hour long event and had about 1000 entries. Only 40 ideas were selected for the finals, held under the guidance of a panel of mentors and judges. The idea was to create a platform for young developers and professionals to showcase their projects.
Speaking at the event, SRMIST Vice-Chancellor Dr. Sandeep Sancheti said that novelty and innovation formed the core of such Hackathons. “It is important to learn from such competitions that provide a space for developers to come across 50-odd solutions for a single problem”, he said, pointing out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi also promoted such hackathons.
