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Hesburgh Libraries Hackathon 2025

Presentations

Presentation Format

Unless approved by the event administrators (typically for medical reasons), all presentations must be delivered in person. Teams will have no longer than 5 minutes to present their project. Judges may or may not ask questions following each presentation.

There is no required format for the presentation. However, we recommend that your team consider using 1-2 slides to organize the main information about your project to introduce it and then move right into the demo. The most important thing is to help our panel of judges evaluate (and remember!) your contribution. Make sure you've shared these:

  • Team Name — Have you introduced yourselves?
  • Project Title — Have you clearly stated the project name? 
  • Project Description — Have you given a succinct but clear description of the project and its value to users? 
  • Innovation & Impact — What is the value proposition of your hack? How is better than other similar products, for example? How will your hack positively change or improve the delivery of information, the acquisition of services, etc.?
  • Technical Merit — Have you described the technical aspects of your hack? What does it do and how does it work? What languages, frameworks, and libraries have you used in building it?
  • Demo — This is probably the most important aspect of your presentation. Have you demonstrated how your hack works? 
  • Future Opportunities — It might be interesting to briefly mention it if you have plans to take the project forward.

Advice on Giving Presentations

Example Slide

Although you are not required to use any slides, or to structure your presentation in a specific way, using at least a single attention-getting slide can help the judges focus on the details of your presentation AND help you get to your demo much faster. We offer the following template as an example of how you might approach designing your slides.

 

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Hackathon Teams & Projects

Teams will present their projects in the following order:

  • MiNDecho

    Leyang Li, Louis Cao

    We are creating an application to facilitate participation for all in group discussions. Its main functionalities are centered around helping people with hearing and speech impairments, ensuring everyone’s voice is seen and understood by translating real-time voice input into text, generating a live structured summary of the meeting content, and helping to express user’s ideas based on minimal textual input. The project aims towards a collective future where ideas are accessible to all, and everyone can contribute to discussions with ease.

  • CrossPathsND

    Nathan Gafney, George Gardey, Josh Raynes

    CrossPathsND is a friendship matching app designed for the University of Notre Dame community. It connects students with peers they might not otherwise meet, encouraging casual coffee meetups or walks to spark new, cross-cultural friendships and broaden social networks.

  • TrueView

    JP Polking, Andrew Vittiglio

    The world as it looks right now. Powered by people.

  • MomARks

    Luke Cao, Keyang(Swindar) Zhou, Marcellus Wilson, Jonathan Granda Acaro

    An AR-powered social app that reconnects you to the real world. Leave virtual “moments” in real places—a warm note on a dorm door, a poem by your favorite lake. Our app isn’t about staying glued to your screen; it’s about rediscovering the magic of the present. With MomARks, your footprints become someone else’s guiding lights.

  • Crisis Alliance

    Evan bartek, Alex bittar

    Video Game about managing a global pandemic crisis and bringing different cultures together to find a cure.

  • ND Hive

    Derick Shi, Aaron Wang, Ethan Little

    We are planning on implementing a mentoring connection system for Notre Dame students.

  • Fund-a-Box

    Biruk Molla, Edward Hawkson, Chidera Oniya

    Fund-a-Box revolve around providing tools, resources, and knowledge for garden creation while enhancing community unity, and facilitating social interactions centered around gardening, all while promoting sustainable food distribution.

  • OneTable

    Ryan Paillet, Yuhan Zhu, Manny Hamer

    Growing kids have unique nutritional needs, and it’s easy for busy families to lose track of what’s missing in a child’s diet. Nutrients like calcium, iron, and omega-3s are essential for healthy development—but often overlooked. OneTable helps parents ensure their children are growing strong by tracking daily intake and identifying key nutrient gaps. By logging meals, parents get instant feedback on whether their child’s nutrition is on track. Using pediatric dietary guidelines and personalized recommendations, OneTable makes healthy eating simple, smart, and reliable.