Yahoo! India R&D will be hosting Hack U - the University Hack Day event for IIT Bombay students between 8th & 10th October at their campus. Close-to 150 students will be participating in this three-day event of learning, hacking and fun and is part of Yahoo!'s on -going commitment to nurture talent and innovation.
Conceptualized along the lines of Open Hack Day, Hack U provides a platform for the student community to develop, build applications using Yahoo!'s Open APIs (Application Programming Interface) like YQL, YAP, or even create a new product concept itself. This initiative is a novel concept where students get the opportunity to work on product ideas, develop working prototypes in a 24-hour “Hackathon" and eventually have a chance to win cool prizes.
The event will kick off with a series of hack-related presentations, followed by a non-stop 24-hour hacking session by the students. Hari Vasudev, Vice-President, Cloud Platform Group, Yahoo! India R&D will deliver a keynote address stressing the need for hacks to deliver personally meaningful experiences to users on the Web. Additionally, students get to interact with Yahoo! web experts, receive hacking tips and lessons, and hands-on exposure to cutting-edge applications and technologies.
According to Shouvick Mukherjee, Vice-President & CEO, Yahoo! India Research & Development, "As a pioneering technology company, Yahoo! believes in breeding the spirit of innovation, both on and off campus. Our association with premier research institutes like IIT, Bombay helps foster in-campus innovation, research collaborations and talent for internship programme, thereby creating a virtuous eco-system that the students and industry can benefit from."
Hack U encourages participation from students for hack ideas and innovative concepts on shared research interests such as information extraction, parallel/distributed programming etc. Technology experts will also be conducting technical talks on Yahoo!'s Open Platforms like YUI, OAuth, YAP, YQL during the event.
