JOIN US!

Our mission is to address the challenges of remote living.

Through the next three days, we will be building you and your friends a virtual campus.

One that satisfies your craving for Joe's coffee and late nights at Butler.
A virtual environment that you can share with friends playing board games,
discussing workouts, or even opening up about the challenges you face.

And, of course, a place to find resources for COVID, mental health, international students, etc.

$500 prizes will be awarded for the winning designs. More information below.

When: April 4, 5 and 6
Where: Zoom Link will be posted
Who: All Columbia and Barnard students
Register: On the Facebook Page and/or Slack

No experience necessary.
We will introduce you to design, help you form teams, and provide expert mentors.

WINNERS

$500 prizes were be awarded to projects in four categories.

Biggest Impact
Sentiment
An automated SMS texting service that prompts users to check in with themselves and others.
Try it today: Insta | Web

Best Focused impact
Care from Home
An app for caregivers without medical training to help someone recover from COVID.
Try it today: Web

Most fun
Columbia@Home
An augmented reality overlay of Columbia Campus scenes via a Snapchat lens.

Best Design Insight
LionClub
An app for maintaining your motivation by holding yourself accountable to your friends.

SCHEDULE

All events will begin on the same Zoom ID/link, which will be released on Saturday at 11:50 AM EST.

All times in the schedule are in EST.

APRIL 4

11:50 - 12:00 PM
Join Zoom Call

12 - 12:30 PM
Kick-off: Presentation and Info Session

12:30 - 1:10 PM
Speaker Talk: Design Process by Prof. Lydia Chilton

1:10 - 2:00 PM
Team Formation and Day 1 Registration

2:00 - 3:00 PM
Student Panel: Student Experience with Design and Teamwork

3:00 PM Onwards
Get Designing!

6:00 - 8:00 PM
Mentor check-in

11:00 PM - Midnight
Late night mixer

APRIL 5

As early as possible
Keep Designing

1:30 - 1:45 PM
Day 2 Registration (Fill the form)

3:00 - 4:00 PM
Speaker Talk: Humanistic Psychology by Scott Kaufman

4:00 - 5:00 PM
Speaker Talk: AI vs. COVID by EVQLV Founder, Andrew Satz

4:00 - 6:00 PM
Mentor check-in

11:00 PM - Midnight
Late night mixer

APRIL 6

Noon
Speaker Talk: Community Impact by Yohana

1:30 - 1:45 PM
Day 3 Registrion (Fill the form)

2:00 PM onwards
Develop with your team (and mentors)

6:30 - 7:00 PM
Project submission

7:00 - 8:00 PM
Lionbase Panel: Startup and Project Management

7:00 - 8:00 PM
Judging

8:00 - 8:30 PM
Closing Remarks by Prof. Harry West

8:30 - 9:00 PM
Closing Ceremony: Prizes Awarded

SPEAKERS

Lydia Chilton

Lydia Chilton is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at Columbia University. She is an early pioneer in crowdsourcing complex tasks on Mechanical Turk. Currently she leads the Computational Design Lab, whose goal is to build AI tools that enhance people's productivity. She is also teaching courses such as UI-Design and Advanced Design at Columbia, and is the wind behind our wings as our Designathon’s faculty mentor.

Scott Barry Kaufman

Scott Barry Kaufman is a humanistic psychologist exploring the depths of human potential. His interest lies in using his research to help all kinds of minds live a creative, fulfilling, and self-actualized life. In 2015, he was named one of “50 Groundbreaking Scientists who are changing the way we see the world” by Business Insider.

Yohana Tekeste

Yohana Tesfamariam Tekeste is an experienced Staff Associate with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Yohana is interested in the development of various informative tools to help agricultural stakeholders in their decision making processes. She received a Master's Degree focused in Biotechnology from Columbia.

Andrew Satz

Co-founder and CEO of EVQLV. He is passionate about using machine learning to advance, evolve, and modernize biotech and the pharmaceutical industry. Skilled in the application of advanced technologies, machine learning, drug discovery, preclinical research, clinical studies, regulatory pathways, business process improvement, and leadership.

Harry West

Harry West is a Professor of Practice in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Operations Research. He is interested in the intersection of design, data and behavior change with a focus on developing new ways to reduce consumption. Harry was formerly the CEO of frog, Senior Partner at Prophet, and CEO at Continuum, developing new products with P&G such as Swiffer and ThermaCare.

JUDGES

Harry West

Harry West is a Professor of Practice in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Operations Research. He is interested in the intersection of design, data and behavior change with a focus on developing new ways to reduce consumption. Harry was formerly the CEO of frog, Senior Partner at Prophet, and CEO at Continuum, developing new products with P&G such as Swiffer and ThermaCare.

Sarah Morrison Smith

Sarah Morrison Smith is a Roman Family Teaching and Research Fellow at Barnard with a focus on Human-Centered Computing. Her interests are alternative input modalities via gestural interfaces, e-Science and data sharing in life sciences, and usable security. She has written many publications and was a reviewer in conferences such as the ACM International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces.

Yohana Tekeste

Yohana Tesfamariam Tekeste is an experienced Staff Associate with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Yohana is interested in the development of various informative tools to help agricultural stakeholders in their decision making processes. She received a Master's Degree focused in Biotechnology from Columbia.

Alex Weintraub

Alex Weintraub is a Core Lecturer for Art Humanities, receiving his Ph.D. in Columbia’s Department of Art History and Archaeology. He has published work in the peer-reviewed journal nonsite, exhibition catalogs for MoMA, and the Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles. He has also presented at conferences at the Frick Collection, the University of Amsterdam, and the Institut national d’histoire de l’art.

Eugene Wu

Eugene Wu is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University. His current research areas are on developing tools to help provide explanations for anomalous data or analysis results. He was granted the VLDB 2018 10-year test of time award, best-of-conference citations at ICDE and VLDB, the SIGMOD 2016 best demo award, the NSF CAREER, and Google and Amazon faculty awards.

MENTORS