Success at HackYeah 2025
With great pleasure, we announce that the Data Science Student Research Group of the Silesian University of Technology has won 1st place in the Biohacking category at HackYeah 2025 – the largest on-site hackathon in Europe, with over 2,000 participants!
The winning team – Joanna Wiekiera, Patrycja Prusak, Julia Merta, Mikołaj Musioł, and Jakub Jaromin – outperformed nearly 60 teams competing in the same category.
It is worth emphasizing that Julia Merta is a PhD student at our Department. Together with her team, she developed the Rest & Blink application, created by students, for students. The project helps users take care of their health while working at a computer – it reminds them to rest their eyes regularly, monitors posture and heart rate, and, thanks to a system of points and badges, motivates users to maintain healthy habits.
We sincerely congratulate the entire team and wish them continued scientific and project success!
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