Media Release
Mangaluru, Jan 12: Hackathon 1.0, was organized on January 9 by the Institute of Computer Science and Information Science, Srinivas University, with an intensive 8-hour innovation challenge held under the theme “Innovate. Build. Compete.” Convened by Dr Subrahmanya Bhat, dean, ICIS, and coordinated by Prof Swathi Kumari H, HoD, MCA, the event saw active involvement from faculty and first-year MCA student organizers.
The program began with participant registration, the distribution of problem statements, and initial team brainstorming.
The formal inauguration at 10:30 AM included a welcome address by Aifa Sheikh of first year MCA, address by Dr Subrahmanya Bhat, dean, ICIS and Prof Swathi Kumari H, HoD, MCA. Dr Subrahmanya Bhat mentioned the importance of Hackathon and what the students learn out of it, in his address.
Prof Swathi Kumari H, mentioned the need of project based learning in the job market and how the department could achieve the same through the Hackathon.
The event was judged by Sumanth, data scientist at Infohire, Hyderabad, and Rajat, freelance software developer, whose guidance inspired participants to think creatively and build impactful solutions.
More than 100 students participated in this event.