One team of freshman Informatics students worked on an app to tackle a common challenge with household recycling. “I think the fact that it is meant to be a very inclusive event and for people who are beginners takes away that scary factor,” added Hayley Younghusband, a Winfo officer and senior in Informatics. “We try to get a diverse crowd and we throw events ahead of the hackathon so people don’t feel like they’re coming in unprepared.” “We really try to make this a fun starting experience for a hackathon,” said Eva Perez, director of diversity efforts for Winfo and a senior in Informatics. Since the hackathon attracts many prospective Informatics students, Winfo sets out each year to make the event appeal to a wide range of experience levels. 18, more than 270 students split into teams and designed projects that addressed problems such as climate change, health and accessibility.
This year’s theme, Driven by Difference, emphasized innovation that promotes equity. The student group Women in Informatics (Winfo) recently hosted its eighth annual hackathon, bringing together a diverse group of prospective and current Informatics students as well as others from across the UW to develop technology-based solutions for a broad array of issues.
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