This is the presentation for Purdue UANL IronHacks Spring 2018

1. Hacking with Social Impact - Turning Open Data into Digital Innovations
Dr. Sabine Brunswicker | Elizabeth Thompson | Marlen Promann | Jesus Enrique Aldana
Sigoña | Jia Lin Cheoh | Alejandro Díaz Vecchio
April 10th, 2018
Research Center of
Open Digital Innovation (RCODI)
UNAL IronHacks Spring 2018 Kick-off

2. AGENDA
§ About IronHacks: Civic hacking with social impact
§ Insights from prior hacks and testimonials from students
§ It’s your turn: IronHacks UNAL Spring 2018
§ Getting started: Training, Tutorials, etc.
§ The Team
Agenda

3. § About Purdue IronHacks

4. INTRODUCTION
§ Initiative to create openness in Government to ensure public trust and establish a system of
transparency, public participation, and collaboration (President Obama, 2009).
WHAT IS OPEN GOVERNMENT AND OPEN DATA?
The Open Data Movement is here… just search
Open data have become an
important source of digital
innovation (www.data.gov)

5. ENGAGEMENT PROCEDURES
ABOUT PURDUE IRONHACKS
Here is a short video talking about IRONHACKS
https://youtu.be/q2R4Tvpou0c

6. EMPOWERING CITIZENS
Current infrastructures do not support collaboration and social learning
CURRENT HACKING:
Open Data has become
foundational for creating
digital innovations
(Auer et al., 2007).
INNOVATION
PRODUCTIVITY:
We study how new digital
infrastructures and analytics
support re-use and make
individuals more productive
(large-scale online
experiments)
REAL WORLD
IMPACT:
Support innovators in
designing mash-ups that
use info to support better
decision making.

7. IronHacks: Not your ordinary hackathon
Traditional ‘Hackathons’ The Purdue IronHacks
36 hrs of high energy; less creativity
~ 1 month: 5x high-energy hacking + time for
creativity
Proprietary code: no sharing with others Open access: shared and can build on others’ code
Mentorship during the 36 hrs;
Feedback on final solution
5 iterations: hackers get valuable technical, market,
and user feedback from experts; constant guidance
Constant physical presence and interaction
Virtual presence and communication;
hackers can work on problems when they wish
GOAL:
Facilitate entrepreneurial individuals to turn open data into digital
innovations (mash-ups) that create value for citizens.
ABOUT PURDUE IRONHACKS

8. INNOVATE WITH OPEN DATA: Create a novel, cool, and performative mash-up
embedded in a website that helps users solve a problem.
OUTPERFORM & LEARN FROM OTHERS: IronHacks is a competition, but you also get
feedback and learn from others.
HACK VIRTUALLY & MEET PHYSICALLY: We offer training on open data, APIs, and
programming tools (HTML, CSS, jQuery, D3.js).
GAIN & FAME IN MANY WAYS: Learn, improve your score, gain reputation and win a
prize.
5 cycles: hack, breathe, learn, iterate, and win...
ABOUT PURDUE IRONHACKS

9. You have to develop an interactive mash-up: A map, data visualization, interaction
forms
Components and parameters in decision support system (Guo, J., & Tokuda, T., 2010).
Generic mashup
components
ABOUT PURDUE IRONHACKS

10. TECHNOLOGY
• Has a low number of
errors (relative to the
size of the app)
• Meets minimum
technical
requirements
ANALYTICS
• Analytical performance:
Correctly extracts the
metrics need to solve the
analytical requirements
• Extract and create
additional metrics
INFORMATION
VISUALIZATION
• Affords recognizable
interactions
• Displays metrics in
interactive maps
• Visualizes metrics in
multi-dimensional
charts
We use a rigorous and objective evaluation methodology: We used automated tools
and trained experts to assess your app
ABOUT PURDUE IRONHACKS
1 Source: vervedigitech
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11. There are numerous awards and incentives
Internship
Possibilities
IronHacks
Certificate
Amazon
Giftcards
Class Credit
Mobility
Opportunity
ABOUT PURDUE IRONHACKS

12. PURDUE IRONHACKS SPONSORSHIP
We work in close collaboration with corporate and government sponsors

13. 1. Rule #1: Commit at least one new version of your app via our social coding platform in each of
the 5 phases
2. Rule #2: Do not work in teams as IronHacks is an individual competition
3. Rule #3: During the contest, we encourage reuse and ask you to give credits to other sources;
but keep in mind: blunt copying from other sources (inside and outside the contest) is not
allowed: minimum of 50% of your code needs be your own (Purdue honor’s code)
4. Rule #4: It’s a virtual civic community and general discussions should take place via our
discussion forum
5. Rule #5: To qualify for an award you have to fill in short IronHack surveys before and
throughout the hack as requested by NSF and Purdue (your data will remain anonymous)
6. Rule #6: IronHacks follows the concept of openness; we will not own your code; by
participating in IronHacks you acknowledge that your software can be used by others for non-
commercial purposes if they acknowledge it (creative commons)
In the contest you have to follow our community rules and guidelines
ABOUT PURDUE IRONHACKS

14. We use a social coding platform; it will make life easier for you
• No installation process involved.
• No Git involved.
• A one-click submitting process.
• No frustration about machine used.
• More – time devoted to coding.

15. 4
2015:
Open
Pilot
2016:
Open
Pilot
2016:
In-class
2016:
In-class
2017:
Purdue,
UNAL
22 26 68
200
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
Numbers represent participants per hack
2017
Fall
2018
Spring
Bubble represents the number of participants at the
IronHacks competition, globally.
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108
Since 2015, we have been growing; in UNAL we work with software engineering

16. § The IronHacks Experience Fall 2017

17. 4TH phase3RD phase à2ND phase à1ST phase à
FALL 2017 IRONHACKS EXPERIENCE
Solving the challenge question was not trivial; many questions arose during the process

18. Santiago, one of the winners from the UNAL Fall 2017 competition, shares why he is
such an avid supporter of IronHacks. Click here to listen to Santiago:
AWARDS AND PRIZES
https://youtu.be/zoApT07Ev
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19. § IronHacks PURDUE Spring 2018

20. Today, its time to launch the UNAL IronHacks competition 2018; three groups in software
engineering I will participate
IMPACT AND IRONHACKS FUTURE
Jairo Aponte PhD
Software Engineering I &
II
Juan Sebastian Vivero
Student Ambassador
Nicolás Múnera
Assistant teacher
Software Engineering I
Edgar Miguel Vargas
Professor
Software Engineering I

21. May 7 – May 29April 23 June 2
The program starts this Monday; the hack starts on April 23th, 2018
Virtual classes,
tutorials, exercises
& sample projects
Post-hack survey
May 29 – May 31
Award Ceremony
June 2

22. PURDUE – UNAL GOLD IRONHACKS
You will compete against ~30 other students; this increases the changes of winning
an award
Subgroup 1
Subgroup 2
Subgroup 3….
Original
pool of
participants
• 3 winners in
each group
(~30
participants)
• All the same
challenge
question
(fairness)
• Random
assignment
Image source:
strategyzer.com

23. PREPARATION, TUTORIALS, NEXT STEPS
Prior to the hack, we have training sessions; how you do in those ones has no effect on
your hacking performance
Training Schedule
Hacking Timeline
•Groups: A&B –
April 23 – 4pm
to 6pm
•Groups: C April
24 – 4pm to
6pm
Training
Session I
•Groups: A&B –
April 25 – 4pm
to 6pm
•Groups: C April
26 – 4pm to
6pm
Training
Session II
•Groups: A&B –
April 30 – 4pm to
6pm
•Groups: C May 1
– 4pm to 6pm
Training
Session III
•Groups: A&B –
May 2 – 4pm to
6pm
•Groups: C May 3
– 4pm to 6pm
Training
Session IV
Coding: May
7 to May 9
Evaluation:
May 10 to
May 11
Phase
1
Coding: May
12to May 14
Evaluation:
May 15 to
May 16
Phase
2
Coding: May
17 to May
19
Evaluation:
May 20 to
May 21
Phase
3
Coding: May
22 to May
24
Evaluation:
May 25 to
May 26
Phase
4
Coding: May
27 to May
29
Evaluation:
May 30 to
May 31
Phase
5
On June 2nd
Prizes &
Certificates

24. We offer four tutorials in the technologies and skills needed.
GOLD IRONHACKS EXPERIENCE
Tutorial Start Date Content of class/Training
1st Groups: A&B – April 23 – 4pm to
6pm.
Groups: C April 24 – 4pm to
6pm.
• HTML Basics
• CSS Basics
2nd Groups: A&B – May – 4pm to
6pm
Groups: C April 26 – 4pm to 6pm
• JavaScript and JQuery
3rd Groups: A&B – April 30 – 4pm to
6pm
Groups: C May 1 – 4pm to 6pm
• Google Maps API
4th Groups: A&B – May 2 – 4pm to
6pm
Groups: C May 3 – 4pm to 6pm
• D3.js

25. We offer four tutorials in the technologies and skills needed.
GOLD IRONHACKS EXPERIENCE
Tutorial Start Date Content of class/Training
5st Groups: A&B – May 7 – 4pm to
6pm.
Groups: C – May 8 – 4pm to
6pm.
• Design Principles
6nd Groups: A&B – May 14 – 4pm to
6pm.
Groups: C – May 15 – 4pm to
6pm.
• Data visualization
7rd Groups: A&B – May 21 – 4pm to
6pm
Groups: C May 22 – 4pm to 6pm
• Usability heuristics

26. The training will be virtual (videos, online training material, and help sessions)
GOLD IRONHACKS EXPERIENCE

27. PREPARATION, TUTORIALS, NEXT STEPS
Please complete the following steps on April 23rd
1. Go to www.ironhacks.com (Read the website) and register to the UNAL IronHacks with
your GitHub account.
2. Fill in the survey that will open after the registration (This survey is mandatory for winning
awards).
3. Remember: We recommend you to complete the sessions in the recommended timeframe
to make sure you are ready for the HACKING!
This is what you should do on April 23rd

28. § Wrap-up and Q&A
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29. opendigital@purdue.edu

30. Dr. Sabine
Brunswicker
Director, RCODI
Elizabeth
Thompson
Project Manager
Jia Lin Cheoh
IRONHACKS TEAM
Jesus Enrique
Aldana Sigona
Computational
researcher
Alejandro Díaz
Vecchio
Software Developer
Marlen Promann
User Experience
Evaluation Expert