Yahoo! India R&D to host 'HACK U' in IIT Kharagpur
Yahoo! India R&D will be hosting 'HACK U' the University Hack Day event for IIT Kharagpur students on campus between 17 and 20 March. Close to 250 students are expected to participate in this four day event of learning, hacking and fun, which is part of Yahoo!'s on-going commitment to nurture talent and innovation among today's student bodies.
Conceptualized along the lines of Open Hack Day, Hack U provides a platform for the student community to develop and build applications using Yahoo!'s Open APIs (Application Programming Interface) like YQL and YAP or even to create a new product concept itself. This novel concept provides students with the opportunity to work on product ideas develop working prototypes in a 24 hour 'Hackathon' and eventually stand the chance to win cool prizes.
Jayanta Mukhopadhyay, Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at IIT Kharagpur, said that, "The response to Yahoo! HackU at IIT Kharagpur shows that world-class innovations will flower when young minds of the students come in contact with the rich development environment and challenges provided by Yahoo!. The student community at IIT Kharagpur welcomes the event with great enthusiasm and will engage in intense development over a period of three days in collaboration with Yahoo! experts. Students will demonstrate several interesting apps, many having the promise of commercial use in future, as a part of the event. All of us at IIT Kharagpur look forward to deeper collaboration with Yahoo! through similar events in future."
According to Rajeev Rastogi, Vice President and head of Yahoo! Labs Bangalore, "Yahoo! is the premier digital media company. We are intensely focused on creating digital content and experiences that connect people to what matters most to them. We encourage students to use this as a guiding principle while building their hacks. During HackU, students will get the chance to access some of these technologies and insights as part of Yahoo!'s commitment to nurture the spirit of innovation, both on and off campus. Our association with premier research institutes like IIT Kharagpur fosters innovation, research collaboration and talent for our internship programs. It creates an ecosystem that is a winning partnership for both students and the industry."
Hack U encourages participation from students through hack ideas and innovative concepts on shared research interests such as information extraction, parallel/distributed programming and other focal areas. Technology experts will also be conducting technical talks on Yahoo!'s Open Platforms including YUI, OAuth, YAP, YQL during the event.
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