Innovation Hacks 2.0
What is Innovation Hacks?
ASU's Premier Spring Hackathon
48+
Hours of Hacking
450+
Participants
5+
Prize Categories
Hosted by
GDG ASU
Google Developer Group at ASU
AIS
The AI Society at ASU
SoDA
Software Developers Association
Event Sponsors
Anton RX
Gold Sponsor
Google & Google Cloud
Sponsor
Amazon
Statefarm
Our Partners & Support
MLH
Major League Hacking
Pure Buttons
Custom Merchandise Provider
Google's Track
Build With AI: The Agentic Frontier
The future belongs to AI Agents, systems that can reason, use tools, and take action autonomously.
Build a functional agent or "agentic workflow" using Google Cloud Platform (Vertex AI, Gemini, etc.) Whether it’s an agent that manages a student’s entire academic calendar, a "vibe-coding" assistant for developers, or an autonomous researcher for complex datasets, prove how AI can act as an active collaborator.
Use your Google Cloud credits to power long-context reasoning to bridge the gap between AI and the real world.
Google's Track Prizes
First Team Winner:
Google Nest Audio
Second Team Winner:
Google Pixel Buds
Third Team Winner:
Google Fitbit Inspire 3
Unlock Google Cloud Credits & Badges
Eligibility & Requirements:
1
You MUST enroll in the ASU chapter on the official GDG platform (gdg.community.dev)
2
Guide to redeem cloud credits
Participants must be selected in Google's track
Anton RX's Track
Medical Benefit Drug Policy Tracker
Health plans govern coverage of medical benefit drugs through individual medical policies that vary by payer and change frequently. There is no centralized, standardized source for tracking which drugs are covered under which policies, what clinical criteria apply, or how those policies differ across plans. Build an AI-powered system that can ingest, parse, and normalize medical policy documents from multiple health plans to create a searchable, comparable view of medical benefit drug coverage, enabling users to quickly answer questions like Which plans cover Drug X?, What prior auth criteria does Plan Y require for Drug Z?, or What changed across payer policies this quarter?
Anton RX's Track Prizes
First Team Winner:
Apple MacBook Neo
Second Team Winner:
Samsung 120 Hz Monitor
Third Team Winner:
Apple AirPods 4
Statefarm's Track
Financial Wellness
Millions of Americans lack access to the tools and knowledge needed to make confident financial decisions. Build a project that improves financial literacy, helps people plan for the unexpected, or makes financial products more accessible, especially for underserved or underrepresented communities. Think budgeting tools, insurance education, risk calculators, or emergency planning apps.
Judging criteria: Innovation, technical execution, accessibility, and real-world impact.
Amazon's Track
Sustainability Challenge
The climate crisis demands creative, scalable solutions. Build a project that helps individuals, businesses, or communities reduce waste, lower their carbon footprint, make more sustainable purchasing decisions, or measure their environmental impact. We're looking for ideas that are actionable today and scalable tomorrow.
Judging criteria: Innovation, technical execution, environmental impact, and feasibility.
Team Registration
& Track Assignments
Register your team at innovationhacks.dev/team
(Only ONE person per team should register)
Track assignments will be displayed at innovationhacks.dev/track
Meet Your Mentors
Amelia Green
Amogh Prasad Ranavade
Brendan Stewart
Dheeraj kallakuri
Harish Chaurasia
Meet Your Mentors
Hoang Quy Nguyen
Jordan Louie
Luan Nguyen
Meenakshi Sethi
Vishal Lakshmi Narayanan
Hackathon Schedule is available at innovationhacks.dev​
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