Smart4Coast is an open invitation to scientists from various research fields and PhD students dealing with urban coastal issues. Hackathon teams will tackle major challenges that these areas are facing today due to the consequences of climate change and dense population. In two and a half days, they will produce innovative solutions and develop a more cutting-edge approach to the solution of certain topical problems.
Topics:
Sea protection
Tourism
Climate and water challenges
Mobility
Smart city
During the event, you will participate in workshops that will allow you to move from an idea to a prototype or a project. You will definitely share your knowledge with professionals and meet peer researchers from other partner universities of EU-CONEXUS.
The EU-CONEXUS RFS hackathon Smart4Coast is an opportunity to:
Take part in a challenge testing new ideas
Exchange the ideas with experts in different fields
Enlarge your professional network
Got familiar? Then form a team of four at your university & take part in this 2,5-day hackathon in Zadar!
Countdown until the event
Who can participate?*
Researchers, postdoctoral researchers and PhD students from the following EU-CONEXUS institutions:
- La Rochelle Universitรฉ
- Agricultural University of Athens
- Catholic University of Valencia
- Klaipeda University
- University of Zadar
- Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest
* gender parity and variety of scientific disciplines expected within a team
REGISTRATION CLOSED
TUESDAY, 31 JAN
11:00 - 18:00
Arrival of the teams
19:00
Ice breaking activity and dinner
WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB
08:45
Welcome of the participants / breakfast
09:30
Presentation of the challenges and the coaches
09:50
Presentation of the process and the teams
10:00
Beginning of the competition - exchange on the problematic between the teams
10:40
Workshop 1: User needs and BMC
11:25
Team work
12:30
Lunch
13:30
Team work
15:00
Workshop 2: Prototyping
16:15
Team work
20:00
Diner
21:00
Team work
22:30
End of the day
THURSDAY, 2 FEB
08:30
Welcome of the participants / breakfast
09:10
Team work
10:40
Workshop 3: The pitch
11:25
Team work to finalize the projects
12:30
Lunch break
14:00
Work on the slide deck
15:00 - 15:15
Presentation Team 1
15:15 - 15:30
Presentation Team 2
15:30 -15:45
Presentation Team 3
15:45 - 16:00
Presentation Team 4
16:00 - 16:15
Presentation Team 5
16:15 - 16:30
Presentation Team 6
16:30 - 16:45
Jury deliberation
16:45 - 17:00
Break
17:00
Awarding
18:30
Final cocktail
FRIDAY, 3 FEB
09:00
Visit of Zadar
12:00
