Hack the Industry of the Future! Join GE and Intel for two days of hacking, learning, and networking. At Minds+Machines, experience live industrial machines, from gas turbines to intelligent lighting; then develop solutions solving some of the industry’s toughest challenges. Build a Digital Twin; empower the workforce of the future; and create intelligent environments. Send a developer team into the race, with the chance to win prizes valued at $100k – including cash prizes, and industry accelerator programs. This hackathon is brought to you in collaboration with GE Power, GE Energy Connections and Intel.

This event is private and NOT open to the public. Only register if you have a confirmation to the Minds and Machines hackathon.

Timeline

• The Hackathon is an in-person event and will take place at Pier 48 in San Francisco, California, USA.
• The Mind + Machines hackathon begins Tuesday November 15th 2016, from 8am until 10pm
• The Hackathon commences on Wednesday, November 16th 2016, at 7am PST. All Submissions for the Hackathon must be received by 1:00 PM PST on November 16. ANY SUBMISSIONS SUBMITTED AFTER THIS TIME WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. NO EXCEPTIONS.
• On November 16th from approximately 1 – 3pm PST, judges will review all Hackathon Submissions in person with each team.
• At approximately 3pm PST, finalists will be announced and will present their apps on a lightning stage at the conference.

Final winners will be announced on or about 5pm PST on November 16, 2016 during the keynote address.

All times are approximate. GE reserves the right to modify all events and schedules in its sole discretion.

Once you register to attend the event, join the event on Devpost (to the right) where you will submit your final project. 

Hackathon Challenges (high level themes)

• Digital Twin*: Build the "Digital Twin" of an industrial asset - an analytic representation of a gas turbine, an aircraft engine, or a lamp post. Then develop analytics and visualizations to predict and optimize performance (power output, uptime, maintenance cost), to drive industrial outcomes.
• Workforce of the Future: How will technologies such as connected devices, mobile, responsive UIs, bots, and analytic-driven workflows empower the workforce of the future? This is your opportunity to reinvent field services management, asset operation, emergency response, and more.
• Intelligent Environments:  Smart buildings, connected cities, intelligent transportation - intelligent environments bring computation into everyday physical world. Develop solutions to enhance occupant and citizen experiences, to drive environmental benefits for everyone, or to increase public safety.

 *Digital Twin definition - Digital Twins package data and intelligence about physical systems or sub-systems (for example Assets). The Digital Twin is built by experts and exposes knowledge, KPIs or Insights about the past, present and future performance and operation of the system

$46,000 in prizes

Hackathon is FULL.

Each team must be registered for the Minds and Machines Conference. 

• Quality of the Idea and App
  Includes creativity and originality of the Application idea, usability, design, and intuitiveness.
• Potential Value or Benefits
  Includes the degree to which the Application provides scale and value.
• Use of Predix Platform Services
  Includes the extent to which Predix services were used AND/OR the extent to which live data was incorporated from a Predix machine-enabled device.
• Ease of implementation
  Includes the extent to which the value provided to the end user is realistically achievable with existing technologies within the near term; not vague or overly complex to user, or reliant on a technology that is not yet on the market.
• Pitch of App
  Clarity and description of the problem addressed, how the app solves the problem, what technology is used, what Predix services are leveraged, what sensor and other data is used, and the connection the app makes to real-world industrial problems.