Evan Yu
Hackathons
This is a complete list of all hackathons i've attended over the last few years.
Feb 2026🏆 1st Place - Education Track (Zoom) | Best Creation with HeyGen Avatar APIStanford University
Built an accessible AI tutor platform that teaches any topic over video calls in a non-judgmental environment. Generates MANIM animations for math concepts and integrates with Desmos for interactive teaching.
Jan-Feb 2026🏆 Best Use of Snowflake APIUniversity of Toronto
Built "Mission Control / The Trident" - Completely rebuilt the arduino IDE in the browser complete with LSP, compiling/uploading, and an ai agent. Won best use of Snowflake API.
Jan 2026🏆 Best Use of VultrUniversity of Toronto
Built an AI-powered recruiting platform with a live OA using Gemini Live. Deployed on Vultr (Object Storage, Container Registry, Compute, Managed Postgres).
Jan 2026McMaster University
Trained an ML model on Toronto Police data to "predict" crime, fires, accidents, and more.
Oct 2025Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA (UC Berkeley)
Built an AI-powered coding assessment platform focused on real-world engineering skills (not algorithm puzzles).
Jul 2025Github HQ, San Francisco, CA (Invite-only)
Spent 3 days compiling Linux drivers for Intel RealSense on Raspberry Pi.
Mar 2025🏆 2nd PlaceToronto, ON
Hosted by Hack Club. Built a robot + taser controlled via Twitch chat.
Feb 2025🏆 Best Use of GenAIUniversity of Toronto
Hosted by UofT UTRA. Built a mental health support robot using multiple locally hosted models.
Dec 2024🏆 2nd PlaceIroquois Ridge High School
High school hackathon. Trained a classifier to detect bradycardia in ICU neonatal infants.
Nov 2024Honourable MentionUniversity of Toronto
Private hackathon for high school students hosted by UofT RSX. Ran TensorFlow on Android to detect patterns.