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SparkHacks 2025

FEB 07-08

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About SparkHacks

SparkHacks is a 24-hour, in-person hackathon taking place on February 7-8. As UIC's largest hackathon, we aim to provide an environment to learn, collaborate with peers, and build projects that tackle real-world problems while also having a chance to win cool prizes!

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Build your resume!

Compete with your peers!

Eat good food!

Speak with recruiters!

Become more technical!

Win cool prizes!

🔨 Pre-Hack Workshops

Git Like a Pro

ARC 241

Tues Feb 4th

5-6:15pm

Equip yourself with the foundational knowledge of Git, learn to set up repositories, and gain a hands-on experience in collaborative version control.

Overthinking? Just React!

ARC 137

Wed Feb 5th

5-6:15pm

Achieve a foundational understanding of React and collaboratively build a simple React web development project.

Tango with Django

ARC 241

Thur Feb 6th:

5-6:15pm

Dive into the backend development with Django! In this workshop, you'll learn to set up Django project, manage databases/models, and create API.

📅 Schedule

Day 1: February 7th

Friday

Check-In & Snacks
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm - ARC First Floor (Lounge Area)

Team Building
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm - ARC 137

Network w/ SparkHacks Sponsors
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm - ARC First Floor (Lounge Area)

Opening Ceremony
6:00 pm - 6:30 pm - ARC 137 & ARC 241

Creating your own AI agent using Python and OpenAI by John Deere
6:30 pm - 7:15 pm - ARC 241

React Query: Fetch Smarter, Not Harder by Fulcrum GT
7:30 pm - 8:15 pm - ARC 241

Dinner
8:15 pm - 9:00 pm - ARC First Floor (Lounge Area)

Hydro Dash: Mario Kart with SparkHacks!
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm - ARC 241

Day 2: February 8th

Saturday

Check-In & Breakfast
9:00 am - 10:30 am - ARC First Floor (Lounge Area)

De-stress With Grainger: Gimkit Trivia!
11:00 am - 12:00 pm - ARC 241

DevPost Drafts + Group Form Due
By 2:00 pm - Dev Post & Form

Lunch
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - ARC First Floor (Lounge Area)

Hacking Over!
6:30 pm - Devpost

Raffle With Fulcrum!
6:35 pm - 7:00 pm - ARC 137

Project Expo
7:00 pm - 7:50 pm - ARC 241 & ARC 242

Closing Ceremony
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm - ARC 137

Dinner & Meet the Team!
9:15 pm - ARC First Floor (Lounge Area)

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FAQ

Is there a fee to participate?
Can I participate if I’m new to hackathons?
Can I participate alone?
Can my team include members from outside UIC?
Can I change teams during the hackathon?
Do I need coding experience to participate?
Can I work on a project I started before the hackathon?
Do I need to follow the theme of the hackathon for my project?
How are projects judged?
Are there workshops during the hackathon?
How can I connect with mentors?
What do I need to bring?
Will food be provided?
Is there a place to sleep?
What if I have technical issues during the event?
Who do I contact if I have more questions?

Sponsors

Meet the Team

Jelena Gvero
Director
Yamaan Nandolia
Director
Aarav Surkatha
Logistics - Team Lead
Brenda Leyva
Outreach - Team Lead
Fey Ogutuga
Outreach - Team Lead
Daniel Mroz
Communications - Team Lead
Yasmin Sawaf
Experience - Team Lead
Naga Maddipudi
Experience - Team Lead
Karina Latasiewicz
Logistics - Team Lead
Kevin Cordero
Web Development - Team Lead
Hamza Gaziuddin
Web Development - Team Lead
Amy Kodama
Outreach
Khin Yuupar Myat
Outreach
Niharika Patil
Outreach
Yacine Niasse
Outreach
Gerard Wilbert
Logistics
Nathan Trinh
Logistics
Kaustubha Medikundam
Communications
Lakshmi Krishnan
Communications
Kaito Sekiya
Experience
Krisha Patel
Experience
Rahin Jain
Experience
Adrian Knight
Web Development
Florianne Che
Web Development
Manh Phan
Web Development