On November 16-17, 2024, the University of Economics and Computer Science in Krakow hosted the Hack-a-Signal hackathon, organized by the IEEE Poland Chapter of the Signal Processing Society. The event attracted 47 participants, who formed 13 teams from 7 universities across Poland. The breakdown of participating teams by university is as follows:

• 3 teams from Wrocław University of Science and Technology
• 2 teams from Warsaw University of Technology
• 2 teams from Gdańsk University of Technology
• 2 teams from Cracow University of Technology
• 2 teams from AGH University of Science and Technology
• 1 team from Poznań University of Technology
• 1 team from Lublin University of Technology

In total, the competition included 9 teams of four members, 3 teams of three members, and 1 team of two members.

Competition and Results

After 24 hours of intensive work, teams presented their projects during five-minute pitches, which were evaluated by the judging panel. After thorough deliberation, the winners were announced as follows:

1st Place:

Team: DECYBEL (Poznań University of Technology)

Members: Wiktor Nowacki, Bartłomiej Biesiada, Mateusz Capała, Dominik Gołemberski

Project Title: „Analysis of Head Movements for Enabling Computer Operation for People with Disabilities”

2nd Place:

Team: Undefined behaviour (Cracow University of Technology)

Members: Bartosz Słowik, Krzysztof Radawiec

Project Title: „Color Sorter”

3rd Place:

Team: Digital Sigma Processing (Warsaw University of Technology)

Members: Maciej Dąbkowski, Wiktor Komorowski, Bartosz Iwaniuk, Maciej Rogaliński

Project Title: „Screen Visual Capability Extender”

Honorable Mention:

Team: NaMi (Nanoelectronics and Microsystems Scientific Club, Wrocław University of Science and Technology)

Members: Jakub Klimkowski, Maurycy Wesołowski, Kacper Szafrański, Paweł Wojeński

Project Title: „Intelligent Assistance System for Blind or Visually Impaired Individuals”

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the winners and sincere thanks to all participants for their efforts and creativity!

Acknowledgments

We would like to express our gratitude to the sponsors, KAMAMI, STMicroelectronics, and XY-Sensing, for their generous support. Special thanks to the College of Economics and Computer Science in Krakow for hosting the event and to the RDSP Scientific Club of Radar and Digital Signal Processing from Warsaw University of Technology for their invaluable organizational assistance.

Photo Gallery

The full photo gallery from the event is available at: Hack-a-Signal Photo Gallery

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