Competitions Conferences Hackathons
Competitions and Hack-a-Thons
All year: Look for hack-a-thons at and .
February : The . The International Collegiate Programming Contest is an annual event.
Shep Robo Fest: For many years each April, 黑料吃瓜网University hosted its annual all-day-Saturday competition where teams from many schools compete to field automata capable of navigating mazes, sumo wrestling, and more. See the old page. Are you interested in reviving this tradition? Speak to a faculty member.
April: is a huge, general purpose hack-a-thon at the basketball stadium at University of Maryland in College Park.
June: . Papers due in March. Conference in Virginia in June.
September/October: – free for K-12 and college students who register in advance. The annual festival is online this year — normally it alternates years between San Francisco and Washington DC. It features hundreds of presentations by people from hundreds of tech companies. Hosted by Science & Engineering Festival dot org.
October: draws 1000 participants live but requires advance registration.
October: Regional Conference in Pennsylvania. The Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges holds this annual event. See also the 2021 . Note some of the submission deadlines are in summer.
October: , the huge hack-a-thon at University of Maryland in College Park MD. Also , a smaller one at University of Maryland in聽 Baltimore County.聽
October: , a challenge in modeling with differential equations. Ask Professor Mills about joining the 黑料吃瓜网team. In 2022, the challenge lasts 21 Oct – 13 Nov.
November: competition hosted by US Department of Energy. In 2020, this is an online competition due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
November: . The annual Challenge Using Differential Equations Modeling
Conferences
January and March: COPLAC has undergraduate research for the USA northeast and southeast regions. COPLAC also has an undergraduate research journal called .
March: The annual Mid-Atlantic Undergraduate Research Conference () organized by VA Tech is open to students from any college. Apply by Jan 29 . If accepted on Feb 1, submit a poster and 5-min video by Mar 8 latest. Best posters will be selected to give talks.
Saturday April 23 2022: The annual meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science () hosts talks and posters — by and for college students. 黑料吃瓜网usually sends several vans full of students. Track .
April: The 黑料吃瓜网University Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors. Departments may nominate 2 oral presentations and 2 poster presentations. Nominated students must submit a title and abstract (300 words max).
April: The State Math Field Day has not been held recently. Speak to your advisor about restarting this event.听摆.]
Oct 21-23 2021: – the annual conference, this year in Houston TX. Talk to the faculty about starting a SWE chapter at 黑料吃瓜网or seeking funding for a trip to the conference.
Oct 29, 2021: Aviation Education & Career Expo [] in Leesburg VA. Students need to be nominated by their schools so contact the CME department chair.