Welcome! The Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering will be hosting a Luddy Hackathon from April 4th - April 6th. We will begin on April 4th at 3:00 pm. The theme is to create, innovate, and lead. This is the Fourth edition of the Luddy Hackathon hosted by us, and this time we have it open to all technologies. Websites, software programs, mobile apps, games, and AI models are all eligible to be submitted.
Luddy Hackathon - Create. Innovate. Lead.
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Event details
When: April 4th to April 6th, 2024, 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT
Where: Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, 700 North Woodlawn Avenue, Bloomington, 47408 - campus map -
Schedule
April 4th, 2025
3:00 PM - Registration at Luddy Hall Welcome Desk
5:00 PM - Opening Ceremony (Dorsey Learning Center)
Our opening ceremony begins with an introduction of all of the Luddy staff and student leaders involved. We will also introduce cases for the students to decide upon.
7:30 PM - Dinner (BLIF 1006)
Dinner is available to all participants in the Community Center (BLIF1006)!
7:30 PM - Networking Social
After the Opening Ceremony, join a team if you have not already and select a case to work on!
11:59 PM - End of day 1
Deadline to finalize teams & the case each team will work on (for sponsored cases).
April 5th, 2025
2:00 PM - Typing Tournament (BLIF 1006)
Put your speed and accuracy to the test in a fast-paced typing showdown! Compete against others in timed challenges and see who has the fastet fingers on the keyboard.
4:00 PM - Innovation Networking Event
Collaboration with student founders and hackathon participants.
April 6th, 2025
12:00 PM - Drawing Session (BLIF 1006)
Unleash your creativity in a chill drawing session where you can sketch freely, follow fun prompts, or collaborate with others. Bring your tablet, notebook, or whatever you like to draw with!
3:30 PM - Deadline for Submissions
Deadline for all participants to submit their solutions; please ensure submissions are in on time!
4:00 PM - Judging Begins
Judges will begin grading each case.
6:00 PM - Dinner Service
Dinner will be served in the Community Room (BLIF 1006).
7:00 PM - Judging Ends
8:00 PM - Closing Ceremony
Frequently Asked Questions
A hackathon is an event where students "hack" together creative projects like apps, websites, games, and more within 24-48 hours. There will be no malicious or unauthorized hacking involved.
Yes! Attendance is completely free. We will provide food throughout the event, along with swag and prizes! Travel reimbursements are provided as well.
The event is in-person.
The event takes place at Luddy Hall, 700 N Woodlawn Avenue. parking is available at the Forrest Ave Parking Garage or in the Fee Lane Parking Garage.
Please review the Parking Map and contact event staff to obtain your parking permit.
This event is open to any students currently enrolled at any accredited institution.
The Luddy Hackathon is beginner friendly! We'll have mentors available to guide and support your throughout the event.
Attendees must be at least 13 years old due to child privacy laws. If under 18, you can attend, but a university-provided liability form must be completed. This will be provided on the day of registration.
Teams can have 2-4 members. Don't have a team yet? Join our Discord server or attend our networking event right after the opening ceremony to find teammates!
We offer travel reimbursement for students who do not attend Indiana University Bloomington or live outside Bloomington, IN. To apply, please review our Travel Information Document.
- Laptop and charger
- Headphones
- Pillow/blanket (optional but recommeded)
You must begin working after the opening ceremony. While brainstorming ideas beforehand is encouraged, coding cannot start until the event officially kicks off. You cannot submit a previously started project, but you may use existing frameworks—if they’re clearly credited in your README, and your own work is distinguishable.
You can only apply for one case which will be announced at the opening ceremony. And feel free to participate in multiple fun challenges.
IU Innovates is available as an option for you. You’re welcome to stay if you’d like, but you may also leave and return later if you prefer to rest elsewhere.
A detailed schedule will be released closer to the event. Expect speaker sessions, social activities, and plenty of opportunities to meet fellow hackers and our amazing sponsors.
We will not provide hardware, but you are welcome to bring your own. Due to building fire codes, soldering kits are not allowed.
We will send out acceptances 3 days before the event. If you need to know before then to book a trip, please reach out to our team for an early review. Applications will be closing once we reach the maximum number of hackers we can support, but we will have a waitlist on the day of the event for any local hackers who want to fill the spots of any accepted hackers who do not end up attending.
We’d love your help! For mentors, please fill out the form: https://tally.so/r/w4p5vB.
For potential judging, please email us your interest at iuhacks@iu.edu.
No problem—email us at iuhacks@iu.edu.
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