Photo - of - by Joseph McClain | April 7, 2021
Cypher VI, the 2021 version of William & Mary’s student-run hackathon is set for April 9-11 – and it’s entirely online.
Victor Tran ’23 says he expects to have around 220 people participate in the event. In recent years, William & Mary hackathons have seen scads of young coders gathered together in Swem Library. Tran, the lead organizer of Cypher VI, says the online version encourages a wider range of participants.
“Now that it’s all virtual, a lot of people from outside of Virginia can sign up,” he said. “We have people who have registered from as far away as India.”
An Earth Hacks hackathon in 2019.
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Sanjana Paul is a 23-year-old scientist, electrical engineer and environmental activist on a mission.
Yes, she s worked at NASA. But her mission isn t to explore the outer edges of the solar system. Instead, it s to harness the full power of technology and the ingenuity of young people to solve our most pressing environmental challenges right here on Earth.
In addition to her former role as a junior atmospheric science software developer at NASA and her current work as a researcher at MIT, Sanjana is founder and executive director of Earth Hacks, an organization that hosts hackathons for college students to combat the climate crisis.