BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Colombo BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20380119T084407 TZOFFSETFROM:+0530 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=3TU;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:+0530 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20060415T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0600 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=3SA;BYMONTH=4 TZNAME:+0530 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240607T173554Z UID:B1C41833-EACF-4CBF-82BC-6254DDF89DE0 DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Colombo:20240420T100000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Colombo:20240421T143000 DESCRIPTION:RealHack 5.0\, the inter-university hackathon organized by the IEEE Student Branch of the University of Kelaniya in collaboration with th e Software Engineering Students' Association (SESA) of the University of K elaniya\, concluded with its final round held online on 20th and 21st Apri l 2024. This event brought together the top 15 teams to compete\, showcasi ng their innovative solutions and technical skills.\n\n[Image preview]\n\n RealHack is known for promoting collaboration\, creativity\, and problem-s olving among university students\, providing a platform to tackle real-wor ld challenges through technology. The event has a rich history of fosterin g innovation and talent in the software engineering community.\n\nThe time line of RealHack 5.0 included a pre-hack session on 27th January 2024\, wh ere over 300 teams participated in coding challenges and a system design q uestion on HackerRank. From this session\, 15 teams were selected to compe te in the final hackathon.\n\nThe final hackathon followed a structured pr ocedure\, with teams given a specific time frame to develop their projects . Mentors played a crucial role in guiding and supporting the teams throug hout the event. The mentor panelists for RealHack 5.0 Final Hackathon incl uded Mr. Chamin Wickramarathna\, Mr. Upuna Keerawella\, and Mr. Sugirjan R agunaathan\, all from Insighture.\n\n[Image preview][Image preview][Image preview]\n\nThe judging panel consisted of experienced professionals from Insighture\, including Mr. Chirath Samaraweera\, Mr. Mihidum Jayasinghe\, Mr. Krishnamohan Ramachandran\, and Mr. Sugirjan Ragunaathan. These judges evaluated the projects based on various criteria\, including innovation\, technical complexity\, and presentation.\n\n[Image preview][Image preview ][Image preview][Image preview][Image preview]\n\nThe winners of RealHack 5.0 were announced during the award ceremony\, with Team Encounters emergi ng as the champions. The first runner-up was Team FireHackers\, and the se cond runner-up was Team CookieBytes. Each winning team received cash prize s and recognition for their outstanding achievements.\n\n[Image preview]\n \nThe award ceremony of RealHack 5.0 was live-streamed\, allowing particip ants\, sponsors\, and supporters to celebrate the success of the event tog ether. The link to the live-streamed award ceremony can be found here: htt ps://lnkd.in/gn5XhC_X\n\n[Image preview]\n\nCo-sponsored by: Software Engi neering Students' Association\, University of Kelaniya\n\nAgenda: \n\n\nVi rtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/423241 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/423241 ORGANIZER:ieeesl.uok@gmail.com SEQUENCE:25 SUMMARY:RealHack 5.O - Final Hackathon URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/423241 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>RealHack 5.0\, the inter-university hackat hon organized by the IEEE Student Branch of the University of Kelaniya in collaboration with the Software Engineering Students' Association (SESA) o f the University of Kelaniya\, concluded with its final round held online on 20th and 21st April 2024. This event brought together the top 15 teams to compete\, showcasing their innovative solutions and technical skills.&n bsp\;</p>\n<p><img style="display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-righ t: auto\;" src="https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D5622AQGNCZZ8GbArKg/feed share-shrink_800/0/1713580205179?e=1720656000&amp\;v=beta&amp\;t=HAM6If9ru 8fvLxMsXHmdZ-7M6HfEVRz7ai5HfO6nopc" alt="Image preview" width="393" height ="393"></p>\n<p>RealHack is known for promoting collaboration\, creativity \, and problem-solving among university students\, providing a platform to tackle real-world challenges through technology. The event has a rich his tory of fostering innovation and talent in the software engineering commun ity.</p>\n<p>The timeline of RealHack 5.0 included a pre-hack session on 2 7th January 2024\, where over 300 teams participated in coding challenges and a system design question on HackerRank. From this session\, 15 teams w ere selected to compete in the final hackathon.</p>\n<p>The final hackatho n followed a structured procedure\, with teams given a specific time frame to develop their projects. Mentors played a crucial role in guiding and s upporting the teams throughout the event. The mentor panelists for RealHac k 5.0 Final Hackathon included Mr. Chamin Wickramarathna\, Mr. Upuna Keera wella\, and Mr. Sugirjan Ragunaathan\, all from Insighture.</p>\n<p><img s rc="https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D5622AQE-pvNSIiZhdQ/feedshare-shrink _800/0/1713594746859?e=1720656000&amp\;v=beta&amp\;t=A3fnLutDJEo6ISHFlMZ45 8IwauWEjqI57iX5TGEc45U" alt="Image preview" width="228" height="228"><img src="https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D5622AQH4Gv1-XQjc8w/feedshare-shrin k_800/0/1713594771865?e=1720656000&amp\;v=beta&amp\;t=qJ3dY7A_VX3HXTVGV8gR PIaj1P32LKokXzKtHr-temk" alt="Image preview" width="228" height="228"><img src="https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D5622AQGaMh1omyjQRg/feedshare-shri nk_800/0/1713594794783?e=1720656000&amp\;v=beta&amp\;t=31p_b45GrMK4loEcOGd kZr8OaMzef_KlYDHzz0UHEiE" alt="Image preview" width="228" height="228"></p >\n<p>The judging panel consisted of experienced professionals from Insigh ture\, including Mr. Chirath Samaraweera\, Mr. Mihidum Jayasinghe\, Mr. Kr ishnamohan Ramachandran\, and Mr. Sugirjan Ragunaathan. These judges evalu ated the projects based on various criteria\, including innovation\, techn ical complexity\, and presentation.</p>\n<p><img src="https://media.licdn. com/dms/image/D5622AQEkNMgyaavFTA/feedshare-shrink_800/0/1713682631657?e=1 720656000&amp\;v=beta&amp\;t=fHW-pSsTBxSN36hyxuMwnPp0aFH5a9iwy3R0Nz_21xc" alt="Image preview" width="198" height="198"><img src="https://media.licdn .com/dms/image/D5622AQF7mbnm-h9OcA/feedshare-shrink_800/0/1713682722315?e= 1720656000&amp\;v=beta&amp\;t=2kbXxrRz7JHSxlp1O0hiZcyxY6L7ZNcu6t46ZzKDV5U" alt="Image preview" width="198" height="198"><img src="https://media.licd n.com/dms/image/D5622AQGh-0qBKgpiNA/feedshare-shrink_800/0/1713682574846?e =1720656000&amp\;v=beta&amp\;t=Bm8Gqq8OQl7P5amDJ0GlBGfPDwJs8J3RGBmdXlxkW4Q " alt="Image preview" width="198" height="198"><img src="https://media.lic dn.com/dms/image/D5622AQHVJBL83lOUxw/feedshare-shrink_800/0/1713682762960? e=1720656000&amp\;v=beta&amp\;t=gRwz5DynB6YUJ7LUP0GcWHqzKUU3aLvj9UFCPaEoAW I" alt="Image preview" width="198" height="198"><img src="https://media.li cdn.com/dms/image/D5622AQHScI1cWmhb5A/feedshare-shrink_800/0/1713682676570 ?e=1720656000&amp\;v=beta&amp\;t=SQQM9jxZmiBYIX5n_XZQPYZaCRVypxWgiepIhIVOh MU" alt="Image preview" width="198" height="198"></p>\n<p>The winners of R ealHack 5.0 were announced during the award ceremony\, with Team Encounter s emerging as the champions. The first runner-up was Team FireHackers\, an d the second runner-up was Team CookieBytes. Each winning team received ca sh prizes and recognition for their outstanding achievements.</p>\n<p><img style="display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" src="ht tps://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D5622AQEtircesOhh_w/feedshare-shrink_800/0 /1713757048380?e=1720656000&amp\;v=beta&amp\;t=bRPhbr__GCPKhMkPR0RMj_ZBhPI 3hL9oxRjfzu6oBjM" alt="Image preview" width="422" height="422"></p>\n<p>Th e award ceremony of RealHack 5.0 was live-streamed\, allowing participants \, sponsors\, and supporters to celebrate the success of the event togethe r. The link to the live-streamed award ceremony can be found here:&nbsp\;< a href="https://lnkd.in/gn5XhC_X">https://lnkd.in/gn5XhC_X</a></p>\n<p><im g style="display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" src="h ttps://media.licdn.com/dms/image/D5622AQHa-OP_1JG1lg/feedshare-shrink_800/ 0/1713588922006?e=1720656000&amp\;v=beta&amp\;t=nNVbEp2qQMPTo1rTf_HNbfQ4U6 jUZopo7cD_MJYlqeg" alt="Image preview" width="385" height="385"></p><br /> <br />Agenda: <br /><p><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/ media/display/5c9122b1-a412-4bf6-a13d-fb643e675f07" width="477" height="54 0"></p>\n<p><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/displ ay/30ee5d75-1224-42f1-b86f-08ba0fbaf30e" width="459" height="419"></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR