Hackathon provides platform to showcase problem-solving skills

Visakhapatnam: Alcove Partners, A Hub (Andhra University Incubation Council), TiE Vizag and Teckybot hosted the 9th hackathon in their HackAP Hackathon series which drew a huge response with the youngsters showcasing their problem-solving skills.

The two-day event, held on March 23 and 24, focused on the theme of arts and culture and attracted 22 teams from various educational institutions and companies in the region.

The hackathon provided a platform for participants to showcase their creativity, innovation, and problem-solving skills in designing solutions for real-world challenges. The teams worked tirelessly to create prototypes, presentations and demos, which they presented to the judges on the final day of the event. On the whole, the programme became a big hit, A Hub CEO Ravi Eswarapu told Bizz Buzz on Monday.

On March 24, after the semi-final and final rounds, a valedictory was held. Trophies and certificates were handed out to the top three teams, which demonstrated creativity

and innovation in their designs. The first place was bagged by Team Avatar (NVS Seshasai, Manikanta). The second prize went to Team Desk Champions (Sai Sneha Yellumahanti, Neha Sree Sana, Uday Kumar Chittiboyina, Murtinty Vishwanath Kalyan Chakravarthy) from Dr Lankapalli Bullayya College. Team Art Square (Garapati Ruthik, AV Balaji, Tarun B, K Joel Raj) from Andhra University College of Engineering secured the third prize.

In his address, Ravi Eswarapu said “we keep doing these hackathon and other events to grow the entrepreneurship environment here. The number of startups at A Hub is growing rapidly and we hope they will pick up some of these talented participants for their teams.”

“We participated more passionately this time and changed our style of thinking combined with a lot of research as we learnt from the earlier hackathon,” said Akshaya, Varshini and Sonu from Lendi Institute.