305 Fall Hackathon 2025

Smart City Innovation with Code Crunch at FIUx ColorStack x CAHSI at FIU

The HUB @ Office Logic
1501 Biscayne Blvd Suite 501, Miami, FL 33132

Choose Your Smart City Role

How would you like to contribute to building the cities of tomorrow?

Hacker

Join as a participant to build innovative smart city solutions, collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, learn cutting-edge technologies, and compete for prizes. Perfect for students from all majors who want to shape urban futures.

🏗️ Register Now

Get Involved

Join our 305 Fall hackathon! Whether you're an industry leader, student, fundraiser, or sponsor, your support drives innovation for tomorrow's cities.

🤝 Industry Leader – Volunteer 🎓 Student – Volunteer 💼 Industry Leader – Fundraising Advisory Board 🌟 Become a Sponsor
305 Hack Fall 2025

Building Tomorrow's Cities Today

The 305 Fall Hackathon focuses on Smart City Innovation - creating intelligent, sustainable, and connected urban solutions. Organized by Code Crunch, ColorStack at FIU, and CAHSI at FIU, we're bringing together diverse minds to tackle real urban challenges.

From IoT sensors and AI-powered traffic systems to sustainable infrastructure and digital governance platforms, participants will develop cutting-edge solutions that could revolutionize how we live, work, and interact in cities.

IoT & Connected Infrastructure Projects
AI-Powered Urban Solutions
Sustainable Smart City Technologies
Digital Citizen Engagement Platforms
🎯 Explore Smart City Tracks

Smart City Innovation Tracks

Choose your track to build the future of urban living! 🌆

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305 Hack Fall 2025 Theme Smart City Challenges Await!

Each track features unique urban innovation challenges that will be revealed when the hackathon begins on September 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM.

Build solutions for tomorrow's cities under pressure! ⏱️🌆

🏗️ #01 Smart Infrastructure & Engineering

Building the physical and digital backbone of smart cities through innovative engineering solutions

🏥 Smart Healthcare Systems ⚡ Energy Grid Management 🌉 Intelligent Infrastructure 🔌 IoT Sensor Networks 🌱 Sustainable Engineering 🚰 Water Management ☁️ Cloud Infrastructure 📊 Urban Data Analytics 🔬 Biomedical Engineering ⚙️ Mechanical Engineering 🔌 Electrical Engineering 🌉 Civil Engineering 🌍 Sustainability 🏥 Healthcare ☁️ Cloud & Infrastructure 📊 Data Science

Infrastructure Challenge: Unlocks September 19

📱 #02 Digital City Platforms & Apps

Creating intelligent digital experiences and platforms that connect citizens with their smart cities

🤖 AI City Services 📱 Citizen Mobile Apps 💳 Smart Payment Systems 🎮 Urban Gamification 🌐 Government Digital Services 🎨 Smart City UX/UI 📊 Real-time City Dashboards 🔐 Digital Identity Systems 🤖 AI & Machine Learning 💻 Software Development 💰 Fintech 🎮 Gaming 🎭 Entertainment 📱 Mobile Development 🌐 Web Development 🎨 UX/UI Design

Digital Platform Challenge: Unlocks September 19

🦄 #03 Smart City Business Innovation [Tech Unicorn Track]

No Code Required! Business strategies, urban planning concepts, and entrepreneurial solutions for smart city challenges

🏢 Urban Business Models 💰 Smart City Finance 📈 Urban Marketing 🎯 City Management 🌍 Sustainable Economics 🏛️ Public Policy 📊 Urban Analytics 🚀 Smart City Startups

Perfect for business, economics, public policy, and any major interested in urban innovation!

Business Innovation Challenge: Unlocks September 19

🛡️ #04 Smart Cities & Cybersecurity

Advanced security solutions for smart city infrastructure, blockchain applications, and next-gen urban protection

Featured Track: Smart City Security & Blockchain

Extra prizes for innovative security solutions!

🔐 Cybersecurity ⛓️ Blockchain Systems 🛡️ Infrastructure Protection 🚨 Emergency Systems

Security Challenge: Unlocks September 19 - Extra prizes!

🎯 Smart City Track Guidelines

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Focus on Smart Cities

All solutions must address urban challenges

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Choose 1 track

Specialize in your area of expertise

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Business track needs no code

Perfect for non-technical majors

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Challenges unlock Sept 19

Get ready to innovate!

Our Innovation Journey

A timeline of our hackathons building towards smart city solutions.

Spring 2025

🎉 HackFiesta Miami

Our signature spring virtual hackathon introduced foundational tech concepts, bringing together innovators from across South Florida with focus on AI, fintech, and web technologies - laying groundwork for smart city innovation.

Spring 2025

🌴 305 Spring Hackathon

A vibrant hybrid hackathon in Miami emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration across sustainability, health tech, and cybersecurity - key components for smart city infrastructure.

Spring–Summer 2025

⚡ Code Storm Hack

A virtual hackathon connecting students and industry experts through technical challenges and mentorship, advancing skills needed for complex urban technology solutions.

Summer 2025

☀️ SummerCodeX Hack

An intensive virtual summer hackathon focusing on beginner-friendly tracks, mobile app development, and cloud solutions - building the technical foundation for smart city applications.

Join the Smart City Revolution

Participate in the 305 Fall Hackathon as a builder or supporter

Register for Innovation

Fill out our registration form with your details and smart city project ideas. Registration is free and open to all university students interested in urban innovation and technology.

Form Your Smart City Team

Participate solo or with a team of up to 4 members from diverse backgrounds. No team? Join our team formation events or use Discord to find teammates with complementary skills!

Attend the Smart City Kickoff

Join the opening ceremony where we'll reveal the smart city challenges, provide urban innovation insights, and share all resources you need to start building.

Build, Innovate & Transform Cities

Develop your smart city solution within the timeframe, attend tech workshops, connect with industry mentors, and submit your project to help shape the future of cities.

Smart City Mentor

Share your urban planning, technology, or engineering expertise. Guide teams through smart city challenges and provide insights on sustainable urban development.

🏙️ Mentor Innovation

Event Organizer

Be part of the team that orchestrates this smart city innovation event. Help with logistics, coordination, and ensuring everything runs smoothly.

⚙️ Join Organization

Innovation Partner

Collaborate with us as an organization, community group, or educational institution to support smart city innovation and urban technology development.

🤝 Partner With Us

Smart City Sponsor

Support urban innovation financially or with resources. Connect with talented students building the future of cities and showcase your commitment to smart urban development.

🏢 Sponsor Innovation

Smart City Innovation Experience

Activities and resources available throughout the 305 Fall Hackathon

All Participants

Talks & Workshops

Learn from industry experts through technical workshops, tech talks, and skill-building sessions throughout the event.

All Participants

Resource Hub

Access presentation slides, code examples, and technical resources shared by mentors and industry partners for your projects.

All Participants

Innovation Networking

Connect with fellow urban innovators, smart city professionals, tech industry leaders, and potential co-founders through structured networking sessions.

In-Person Only

Urban Innovation Challenge

Take a break from coding with our smart city trivia and mini-challenges to refresh your mind while learning about urban innovation trends.

In-Person Only

Smart City Sticker Exchange

Participate in our sticker exchange featuring smart city themes, tech companies, and urban innovation logos from sponsors and fellow hackers.

In-Person Only

Fuel for Innovation

Enjoy complimentary meals, snacks, and refreshments throughout the event to keep you energized while building the future of cities.

Note: Availability is TBD and will be confirmed during the event kickoff, depending on the hackathon format.

In-Person Only

Innovation Rest Zones

Designated quiet spaces with basic sleeping accommodations for participants who need to recharge during the intensive smart city building sessions.

In-Person Only

Smart City Hardware Lab

Access IoT sensors, Arduino kits, Raspberry Pis, and smart city simulation hardware for building physical smart city prototypes and connected infrastructure.

Note: Availability is TBD and will be confirmed during the event kickoff, depending on the hackathon format.

Virtual & In-Person

Virtual Innovation Lounges

Online collaboration spaces for casual conversations, team formation, brainstorming smart city solutions, and relaxation during virtual participation.

Smart City Innovation FAQ

Find answers to common questions about the 305 Fall Hackathon

The 305 Hack Fall 2025 is an intensive innovation event focused on creating technology solutions for urban challenges. Participants build projects related to smart infrastructure, digital governance, sustainable transportation, IoT systems, and other urban technologies. You'll attend workshops, work with mentors, and compete for prizes while addressing real city problems.
Not at all! Our hackathon welcomes participants from all backgrounds and experience levels. We provide workshops on smart city concepts, urban planning basics, and relevant technologies. Whether you're studying computer science, engineering, business, public policy, or any other field, you can contribute to smart city innovation.
No, our 305 Hack Fall 2025 is completely free for all participants! We believe urban innovation should be accessible to everyone interested in building better cities, regardless of financial background.
Absolutely! You can join solo and we'll help you find teammates with complementary skills during our Team Formation events or through our Discord server. Smart city projects benefit from diverse perspectives - combining technical skills with urban planning, business strategy, and design thinking. Teams can have up to 4 members.
Perfect! Smart cities need diverse expertise. Our Business Innovation Track requires no coding and focuses on urban planning, policy, economics, and entrepreneurship. Even in technical tracks, we need urban planners, designers, business strategists, and domain experts. Many winning smart city solutions combine technology with deep understanding of urban challenges.
For in-person events, bring your laptop, chargers, student ID, and any personal items you might need. For smart city projects, consider bringing notebooks for brainstorming urban solutions. For overnight events, bring toiletries, a change of clothes, and a sleeping bag or blanket. We'll provide access to relevant smart city resources and datasets.
Unfortunately, we do not provide travel stipends at this time. However, we encourage participants to explore funding options through their universities, urban planning departments, or local organizations interested in smart city development.
Smart city projects are evaluated based on urban impact potential, technical innovation, feasibility of implementation, presentation quality, and alignment with smart city principles. Each track has dedicated judges with expertise in urban planning, technology, and smart city development.

For complete judging criteria and smart city project tips, check out our 305 Hack Fall 2025 Toolkit !

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Smart City Innovation Partners

The organizations powering the 305 Fall Hackathon smart city revolution

Interested in sponsoring smart city innovation?

Join us in building the future of urban technology and connect with the next generation of smart city developers.

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