Hackers converge on historic university to tear into challenges from top tech companies, including Avast
Hack Cambridge, the University of Cambridge’s annual hackathon, will soon bring together 300 hackers from universities all over the world. For 24 hours on Jan. 18-19, they will build, break and innovate to produce projects that push the boundaries of tech. Tom Kermode, a senior software engineer at Avast leads the company’s project adding a specific new feature to the Avast Secure Browser. The Avast Blog spoke with him about the event.
Tom Kermode, a senior software engineer at Avast.
Avast Blog: Hack Cambridge is coming up Jan. 18-19 with Avast as a sponsor. How would you explain the event to someone who has never heard of it?
Tom Kermode: Hack Cambridge brings together 300 bright and enthusiastic students and asks them to attempt challenges set by some of the world's leading tech companies. The participants can work alone or in small teams and the first thing they need to do is pick the challenge they find most appealing. They get 24 hours straight to hack away and come up with the best solution they can. Success requires a real blend of creativity, focus and efficiency, but the prizes are great and everyone learns a lot along the way.
Avast Blog: What kinds of things are hacked and what results ultimately come out of that initial work?
Tom Kermode: The sponsors can set any challenge they like, often focusing on their own products – perhaps adding functionality or improving what they already do – or sometimes setting a really open-ended challenge just to see what the pa ..
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