DePaul CSS and UPE — Hackathon
DemonHacks
Hack The Loop
Prize Pool
Non-cash Prize
Location
Online
Duration
1 day
Date
Feb 28, 2026 - Mar 1, 2026
About the Hackathon
Hack The Loop
DemonHacks is a 24-hour hackathon hosted by DePaul University's Computer Science Society and DePaul's Upsilon Pi Epsilon chapter in Chicago, IL. This year's theme is the Chicago Loop.Schedule of EventsFebruary 28thTIMEEVENTLOCATION10:00Check-In OpensCDM Lobby10:00Team Finding ActivitiesCDM 22611:30Opening CeremoniesCDM 924 and 2nd Floor Overflow12:00Keynote Speeach -Nisaini RexachCDM 924 and 2nd Floor Overflow12:45Opening The HackathonCDM 924 and 2nd Floor Overflow13:00Hacking Period Officialy BeginsCDM Building13:30Jimmy Kurian, Senior Software Engineering at Microsoft – Software Design & Architecture in the Age of AI-Assisted DevelopmentCDM 92414:30Bernard Sumter, DePaul Alum | Partner Solution Architect at Microsoft – Cloud Career Launchpad: Skills That Get You HiredCDM 92415:30Thang Pham, Postdoctoral Researcher at Argonne – Building Agentic Workflows for ChemistryCDM 92418:00Dinner Serverd - Excheuqer PizzaCDM 9th Floor18:00CDM BUILDING CLOSED - NO RE-ENTRY PERMITTEDCDM BuildingMarch 1stTimeEventLocation08:30Breakfast ServerdCDM 92412:00Lunch ServedCDM 92413:00Hacking Officially EndsCDM13:00Judging and Project ExpoCDM 924 and 2nd Floor Overflow15:30Closing CeremoniesCDM 924 and 2nd Floor Overflow
Event Details
Format
Online
Prize Pool
Non-cash Prize
Currency
USD
Start
Feb 28, 2026
End
Mar 1, 2026
Duration
1 day
Schedule
2024-02-28
Check-In Opens
CDM Lobby
Team Finding Activities
CDM 226
Opening Ceremonies
CDM 924 and 2nd Floor Overflow
Keynote Speeach -Nisaini Rexach
CDM 924 and 2nd Floor Overflow
Opening The Hackathon
CDM 924 and 2nd Floor Overflow
Hacking Period Officially Begins
CDM Building
Jimmy Kurian, Senior Software Engineering at Microsoft – Software Design & Architecture in the Age of AI-Assisted Development
CDM 924
Bernard Sumter, DePaul Alum | Partner Solution Architect at Microsoft – Cloud Career Launchpad: Skills That Get You Hired
CDM 924
Thang Pham, Postdoctoral Researcher at Argonne – Building Agentic Workflows for Chemistry
CDM 924
Dinner Served - Exchequer Pizza
CDM 9th Floor
CDM BUILDING CLOSED - NO RE-ENTRY PERMITTED
CDM Building
2024-03-01
Breakfast Served
CDM 924
Lunch Served
CDM 924
Hacking Officially Ends
CDM
Judging and Project Expo
CDM 924 and 2nd Floor Overflow
Closing Ceremonies
CDM 924 and 2nd Floor Overflow
Organized by DePaul CSS and UPE
Online · Ended
Timeline
Feb 28, 2026
EVENT STARTS
Hackathon kicks off. Join online and start building.
Mar 1, 2026
EVENT ENDS
Final submissions and judging period begins.