{"id":12627,"date":"2019-03-28T15:07:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T19:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=12627&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=12627"},"modified":"2024-07-08T06:05:30","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T10:05:30","slug":"winning-ideas-at-hacks-with-friends-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2019\/03\/28\/winning-ideas-at-hacks-with-friends-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Winning ideas at Hacks with Friends 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-13020\" style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-109-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-13020 ml-slider has-dots-nav ms-theme-cubic\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Hacks With Friends 2019\" data-height=\"600\" data-width=\"800\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_13020\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_13020\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-13182 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-03-28 13:55:42\" data-filename=\"2019HWF_MichITNews_WinnersTeam15-4.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/3LLMi8UsWtsippU27\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019HWF_MichITNews_WinnersTeam15-4.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Team 15: ContaMiNot took first place at Hacks With Friends 2019\" class=\"slider-13020 slide-13182 msDefaultImage\" title=\"2019HWF_MichITNews_WinnersTeam15 - 4\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">First place: Team 15, ContaMiNot (Photo: Joel Iverson, ITS)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-13186 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-03-28 13:56:01\" data-filename=\"2019HWF_MichITNewsTeam14_Second.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/3LLMi8UsWtsippU27\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019HWF_MichITNewsTeam14_Second.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Team 14: U-M StudySpace took second place at Hacks With Friends 2019\" class=\"slider-13020 slide-13186 msDefaultImage\" title=\"2019HWF_MichITNewsTeam14_Second\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Second place: Team 14, U-M StudySpace (Photo: Joel Iverson, ITS)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-13184 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-03-28 13:55:52\" data-filename=\"2019HWF_MichITNewsTeam10_3rdPlace-1.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/3LLMi8UsWtsippU27\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019HWF_MichITNewsTeam10_3rdPlace-1.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Team 10: GitLab for Finding Security Bugs took third place at Hacks With Friends 2019\" class=\"slider-13020 slide-13184 msDefaultImage\" title=\"2019HWF_MichITNewsTeam10_3rdPlace - 1\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Third place: Team 10, GitLab for Finding Security Bugs (Photo: Joel Iverson, ITS)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-13187 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-03-28 13:56:04\" data-filename=\"2019HacksWithFriends_team-19-1.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/3LLMi8UsWtsippU27\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019HacksWithFriends_team-19-1.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" alt=\"Team 19: Ask MiBot! took fourth place at Hacks With Friends 2019\" class=\"slider-13020 slide-13187 msDefaultImage\" title=\"2019HacksWithFriends_team 19 - 1\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Fourth place: Team 19, Ask MiBot! (Photo: Joel Iverson, ITS)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-13183 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-03-28 13:55:48\" data-filename=\"2019HWF_MichITNews_WinningSelfieTeam15-5.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/3LLMi8UsWtsippU27\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/2019HWF_MichITNews_WinningSelfieTeam15-5.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-13020 slide-13183 msDefaultImage\" title=\"2019HWF_MichITNews_WinningSelfieTeam15- 5\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Team ContaMiNot takes a selfie with their first-place trophy (Photo: Joel Iverson, ITS)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-13027 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-03-21 15:17:34\" data-filename=\"HackswithFriend_2019_Ravi-9-800x600.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/3LLMi8UsWtsippU27\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/HackswithFriend_2019_Ravi-9-800x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-13020 slide-13027 msDefaultImage\" title=\"HackswithFriend_2019_Ravi - 9\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">VPIT-CIO Ravi Pendse gives opening remarks at Hacks With Friends 2019 (Photo: Joel Iverson, ITS)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-13028 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-03-21 15:17:34\" data-filename=\"HackswithFriend_2019_Day1Highlights-4-800x600.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/3LLMi8UsWtsippU27\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/HackswithFriend_2019_Day1Highlights-4-800x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-13020 slide-13028 msDefaultImage\" title=\"HackswithFriend_2019_Day1Highlights - 4\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Members of Team ContaMiNot collaborate on Day 1 (Photo: Joel Iverson, ITS)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-13029 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-03-21 15:17:34\" data-filename=\"HackswithFriend_2019_Day1Highlights-16-800x600.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/3LLMi8UsWtsippU27\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/HackswithFriend_2019_Day1Highlights-16-800x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-13020 slide-13029 msDefaultImage\" title=\"HackswithFriend_2019_Day1Highlights - 16\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Members of Team Gitlab use a breakout room to work together (Photo: Joel Iverson, ITS)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-13030 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-03-21 15:17:34\" data-filename=\"HackswithFriend_2019_Day1Highlights-6-800x600.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/3LLMi8UsWtsippU27\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/HackswithFriend_2019_Day1Highlights-6-800x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-13020 slide-13030 msDefaultImage\" title=\"HackswithFriend_2019_Day1Highlights - 6\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Members of Team MiBot experiment with smart assistant hardware (Photo: Joel Iverson, ITS)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-13031 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-03-21 15:17:34\" data-filename=\"HackswithFriend_2019_Day1Highlights-5-800x600.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/3LLMi8UsWtsippU27\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"View Slide Details\" class=\"metaslider_image_link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/HackswithFriend_2019_Day1Highlights-5-800x600.jpg\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-13020 slide-13031 msDefaultImage\" title=\"HackswithFriend_2019_Day1Highlights - 5\" \/><\/a><div class=\"caption-wrap\"><div class=\"caption\">Members of Team ContaMiNot implemented image recognition technology (Photo: Joel Iverson, ITS)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A spirited, two-day event called <a href=\"https:\/\/it.umich.edu\/community\/hacks-with-friends\/2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Hacks with Friends (opens in a new tab)\">Hacks with Friends<\/a> brings together IT professionals across campus to innovate and quickly solve technology problems. Along the way, they make connections that last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On March 7\u20138, 2019, over 140 participants collaborated to build 18 projects over two days. Many teams recruited across organizations and combined skills that spanned the IT spectrum, including developers, web designers, data analysts, user experience experts, and business analysts. Twenty-five volunteers helped produce the event, including 13 at the Genius Bar, a support desk that helped teams with technical issues like hosting, cloud storage, data integration, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"omsc-box omsc-with-title omsc-with-bg-color omsc-with-icon omsc-icon-style-border omsc-icon-shape-circle\" style=\"border-color:#000000;background-color:#eff0f1;text-align:left\"><div class=\"omsc-box-icon-wrapper\"><div class=\"omsc-box-icon\" style=\"border-color:#eff0f1;color:#eff0f1;border-color:#000000;color:#000000;\"><i class=\"fa fa-info\"><\/i><\/div><\/div><div class=\"omsc-box-inner\"><div class=\"omsc-box-title\">Visit the Hacks with Friends website<\/div>Read more about each team, its members, and videos of their pitches on <a href=\"https:\/\/it.umich.edu\/community\/hacks-with-friends\/2019\">the Office of the VPIT-CIO website<\/a>.<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A sustained effort<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the start of the event, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/d3-fh_iqrgg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"VPIT-CIO Ravi Pendse made opening remarks (opens in a new tab)\">VPIT-CIO Ravi Pendse made opening remarks<\/a> and encouraged the group to sustain projects after the short event is done. &#8220;I greatly appreciate the group gathering to explore new ideas, innovate, and create something that will benefit the entire university.&#8221; He also used the phrase &#8220;hack with us&#8221; as he suggested the possibility of expanding the future audience for the event to include U-M faculty and students in addition to IT professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;Hacks with Friends is about exploring new ideas, innovating, and creating something that will benefit the entire university.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Ravi Pendse<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Making a judgment call<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While 18 teams participated, just four were voted into the final judging round. Peer voters texted in their three favorite teams after watching short presentations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the judges arrived, it was time to get serious: A golden hard drive was at stake. The final four teams polished and lengthened their pitches to 10 minutes each. Some improved their tech demos to better show off what their apps could do. This year, the judges were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Andrew Rosenberg<\/strong>, M.D.; Associate Professor of Anesthesiology &amp; Internal Medicine; Chief Information Officer for Michigan Medicine<\/li><li><strong>Catherine Curley<\/strong>, Chief Information Officer for the College of LSA<\/li><li><strong>Marcelline Harris<\/strong>, PhD, RN; Associate Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing; Department of Systems, Populations and Leadership<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;In the past, judging was easier,&#8221; said Rosenberg. &#8220;When it came down to the final projects, all four teams this year demonstrated a product that worked in some way.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2019 Hacks with Friends - Judges Comments &amp; Awards\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SABIj4zlay4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;The speed with which diverse teams can produce a minimum viable product that really works in a day and a half, and make it presentable, is remarkable. The differences are in subtle and subjective ways.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;The speed with which diverse teams can produce a minimum viable product that really works in a day and a half, and make it presentable, is remarkable.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Andrew Rosenberg<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Curley also added: &#8220;Fantastic work to all of the teams. It was really amazing to see how the work has progressed and to see how it builds on the investments U-M has made in the last few years.&#8221;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First place: ContaMiNot<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A sustainability app to help you determine which bin your trash should go into <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/User_flow-700x228.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/User_flow-700x228.png 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/User_flow-200x65.png 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/User_flow-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/User_flow-768x250.png 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/User_flow-665x217.png 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/User_flow.png 874w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>The ContaMiNot prototype uses object recognition &amp; machine learning to identify a piece of trash, then tells the user which waste bin to place it in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When faced with multiple bins, where do you put your trash? This team set out to address that problem by building a prototype for a waste disposal app that uses object recognition &amp; machine learning. It works by using the Core ML Framework to identify a piece of trash with a smartphone camera, then the app interface instructs the user which bin to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond technical prowess was the team&#8217;s vision and commitment to environmental impact\u2014an effort to prevent contamination and educate about waste disposal. Team leader Jule Kr\u00fcger led <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"presentation pitches (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2-aw6cZ46d4?t=1705\" target=\"_blank\">presentation pitches<\/a> with what&#8217;s at stake\u2014our oceans are filling with plastic, and contamination at landfills creates methane, one of the worst greenhouse gases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;ContaMiNot connected their project to a U-M strategic goal to reduce landfill waste by 40% by 2025. We really appreciated that.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Cathy Curley<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What&#8217;s next? The team has ambitions to add game-like elements to the experience by allowing users to track their statistics and quantify how much trash they have helped to keep out of a landfill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team hosted a website at <a href=\"https:\/\/contaminot.fo.umich.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">contaminot.fo.umich.edu<\/a> with more information, including a wealth of project documentation like <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"GitLab repository (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgitlab.umich.edu%2Fjulianek%2Fcontaminot&amp;sa=D&amp;sntz=1&amp;usg=AFQjCNGgNEcLibVDeFtnuVzyiN1c3buvMA\" target=\"_blank\">GitLab repository<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"presentation slides (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1fYQKHuLTpkLUbrozy3-IbB1o00V8bvnyNkEG4flQJY4\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">presentation slides<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"lessons learned (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/14hrHmWjv1HSYIMpPc6MzVTqGVDH5QGd3U4QhtW9u2HQ\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">lessons learned<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Judges remarks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Cathy Curley: &#8220;ContaMiNot connected their project to a U-M strategic goal. We really appreciated that. Will people really take their phones out to scan objects? I think they will.&#8221;<\/li><li>Marcelline Harris: &#8220;What appealed to us: Thinking locally, but acting globally. It seemed like a very altruistic initiative. This app offers opportunity. Personally, I cannot interpret the images on these [waste] containers.&#8221;<\/li><li>Andrew Rosenberg: &#8220;It\u2019s not just tech with cool features, object recognition, and machine learning, but about technologists thinking about social change as well. These are issues we need to think about as part of Michigan IT.&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Team-ComtaMiNot01_ji-700x481.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Team-ComtaMiNot01_ji-700x481.jpg 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Team-ComtaMiNot01_ji-200x137.jpg 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Team-ComtaMiNot01_ji-291x200.jpg 291w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Team-ComtaMiNot01_ji-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Team-ComtaMiNot01_ji-60x42.jpg 60w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Team-ComtaMiNot01_ji-665x457.jpg 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Team-ComtaMiNot01_ji.jpg 1175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption>The ContaMiNot team poses with recycling bins and objects at Hacks With Friends 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team ContaMiNot was led by Jule Kr\u00fcger (ISR) and A. Bilge Ozel (Medical School) and included a total of 10 staff from CAEN, HITS, ITS, LSA-TS, and OUD. For a complete list, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/it.umich.edu\/community\/hacks-with-friends\/2019\">Hacks With Friends website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Second place: U-M StudySpace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An app that helps students find and reserve an appropriate study room<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finding a location to study can be a time-consuming challenge for student groups. Students often ask, \u2018How can I find available study rooms nearby?&#8217; Even if they are available, they can&#8217;t be sure whether the space is quiet or whether the room has the features they need to do their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U-M StudySpace team created an elegant solution. It&#8217;s a prototype for a mobile app that allows campus users to identify available and suitable study rooms nearby, then make a reservation. The system makes smart use of users&#8217; locations to serve up relevant data based on distance. It also has filters for room availability, room type, room features, capacity, and even noise level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/StudySpaceScreens.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"478\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/StudySpaceScreens-700x478.jpg\" alt=\"Screen shots of the U-M Study Space user interface\" class=\"wp-image-12983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/StudySpaceScreens-700x478.jpg 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/StudySpaceScreens-200x136.jpg 200w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/StudySpaceScreens-293x200.jpg 293w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/StudySpaceScreens-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/StudySpaceScreens-60x42.jpg 60w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/StudySpaceScreens-665x454.jpg 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/StudySpaceScreens.jpg 1526w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>A prototype of the StudySpace app shows options to view nearest rooms, use search filters, see room availability and features, and make a reservation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team&#8217;s stretch goals are to add U-M authentication and Google Calendar integration to add meeting collaborators. The system could also be used to reserve other spaces across campus, like conference rooms, if the data sources could be identified and connected. The app currently uses databases that serve information about lab reservations, room details, room coordinates, and classroom schedules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;You can see how StudySpace could be used across U-M, and how it could scale to address many challenges.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Andrew Rosenberg<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Judges praised U-M StudySpace for its completeness. &#8220;I wanted to start using it,&#8221; said Rosenberg. &#8220;You can see how it could be used across every aspect of U-M, and how it could scale for pragmatic use to address many challenges. We were impressed with the architecture they showed.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team StudySpace included a total of six staff from CAEN, CLASP, and ITS, For a complete list, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/it.umich.edu\/community\/hacks-with-friends\/2019\">Hacks With Friends website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Third place: GitLab for Finding Security Bugs Early in the Coding Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An application security test for developers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This team produced just what their title promised: A means for software developers to quickly and easily identify security vulnerabilities early, before they become a serious risk to institutional data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They developed a static application security test that combs through lines of code. It scans for for poor practices and exploitable areas that could present an opportunity for bad actors. Their goal? Minimize the unintentional delivery of insecure code into U-M&#8217;s production environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Call it the hacker&#8217;s hack. Their goal was to minimize the unintentional delivery of insecure code into U-M&#8217;s production environment.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s fair to say this was the hacker&#8217;s hack. At Hacks with Friends, this project was popular because it set out to make people&#8217;s lives easier. The judges could sense it, too: \u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s a better compliment than when other peers ask for your service,&#8221; said Rosenberg. &#8220;It sounds like people want it right now.\u201d [Consider that confirmed by a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"a meme that emerged from the event (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/britain\/status\/1104105362427396096\" target=\"_blank\">GIF presented during the team&#8217;s pitch<\/a> of Michigan IT developer Kris Steinhoff.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team GitLab for Security included a total of four staff from Information Assurance and ITS. For a complete list, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/it.umich.edu\/community\/hacks-with-friends\/2019\">Hacks With Friends website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fourth place: Ask MiBot! Data at your fingertips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A personal assistant designed to make life on campus easier for U-M students<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students are used to getting instantaneous answers from intelligent assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant. Why can&#8217;t they ask about university-specific data like course assignments, dining, parking, and buses?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team MiBot set out to address this problem and create the next generation of personal assistant for students at U-M. They invented a student persona named Maizy Blue, a U-M freshman, whose motivations and goals informed the development objectives: Maizy wants to be on time to class, stay organized and healthy, and make the best decisions about eating and transportation on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-21-at-11.05.14-AM-700x637.png\" alt=\"Why can\u2019t I just \u201cAsk Siri\u201d all of my questions?  Too many apps! \" class=\"wp-image-12997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-21-at-11.05.14-AM-700x637.png 700w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-21-at-11.05.14-AM-154x140.png 154w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-21-at-11.05.14-AM-220x200.png 220w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-21-at-11.05.14-AM-768x699.png 768w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-21-at-11.05.14-AM-665x605.png 665w, https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Screen-Shot-2019-03-21-at-11.05.14-AM.png 821w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MiBot will provide instant answers with the ability to ask questions through a Google-like search box, or out loud to device like Echo or Google Home. Using a student persona, MiBot will answer common questions, leveraging Google Cloud Services for Natural Language Processing and U-M API directory services to aggregate information from U-M servers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MiBot uses Google&#8217;s DialogFlow service, a powerful AI platform that can interpret natural voice and text input from users, and use machine learning to associate that input with user intent. From there, lots of things can happen\u2014fetching real-time data about Canvas courses or parking space availability, for example\u2014before the agent responds with a useful response (textual or verbal).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/QGBRrg1C9ir6w6I9wEyZZMzguC2sApwhu2x72IEwLBpx-gBRdS-xz5dYcC6vPic8nBbVCfq0Pf2VMXHB-Jvx3dpKSho7c-zaKsvSsqEg3J1jir4spGdAWhT8r5rj9uY28TowGcDPFw\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The judges felt that harnessing multiple datasets was impressive, and strongly recommended that the team stay together and keep working on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team MiBot included a total of 16 people, including two graduate students and 14 staff from CoE, LSA, HITS, and a variety of departments in ITS. 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