9 months ago

Earn a special role in the HAVK organization by filling out this one minute feedback form!

Hello HAVK Participants,

We hope you enjoyed HAVK: Hacking the Desert! Your feedback means the world to us, and we want to make future hackathons even better.

We’ve created a quick feedback form (only 1-2 minutes to fill out), and as a thank you, you’ll receive a special “HAVK Insider” role on our Discord server, THE FORM IS COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS AS LONG AS YOU DONT LEAVE YOUR USERNAME.

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This exclusive role gives you:

  • Early access to future HAVK hackathons

  • Sneak peeks at upcoming themes and challenges

  • Access to a private Insider-only channel where we share tips,…

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9 months ago

Important Clarification Regarding the AgroAI Team and Innapropriate behavior

Important Clarification Regarding the AgroAI Team
To all participants,

We want to provide full transparency regarding the recent situation involving the AgroAI team, as it concerns integrity, fairness, and the standards we hold for this community.

Project Submission Details:
AgroAI submitted a project that claimed to utilize a trained AI model for crop prediction and satellite-based planning. Upon reviewing the submission:

  • No actual AI model file was included (.h5, .pkl, .onnx, etc.)

  • There was no evidence of model training or dataset usage

  • The core logic was composed of simple conditionals and hardcoded responses

  • No AI framework was used, and no…

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9 months ago

Final Announcement – HAVK: Hacking the Desert Results & Certificates

Dear Participants,

Thank you to everyone who competed in HAVK: Hacking the Desert  your innovation, dedication, and passion made this an incredible event.

Congratulations to our winners:

Aqua Spot — First Place
Where's the Well? — Second Place
DesertSmart— Third Place

Additional teams that were very close to placing in our top 3 will be highlighted soon.

We also want to sincerely thank all other participants. Judging was incredibly difficult due to the high quality of submissions. Every team should be proud.

Participation Certificates:
Certificates have been prepared for all teams who submitted a project. Please check this…

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9 months ago

And the winner is...

The judges have weighed in, and we're excited to share the news! Go to the HAVK: Hacking the Desert gallery to congratulate the winners and check out all of the awesome submissions.

Even though the competition is over, you don't have to stop coding. Update your portfolio to inform your followers about new projects and get feedback from fellow hackers.

Questions?

If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.

10 months ago

Final call for submissions

There are only 3 days left to complete your submission for HAVK: Hacking the Desert.