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Every Idea Would Be Evaluated On Multiple Criteria. Every Team Is Expected To Submit A Packet Of

  • Completed prototype GIT repo, Azure link to the application
  • Brief deck – Explaining the idea, approach, solution, and benefits
  • 2 – 3 minutes video of the prototype

Jim Chase

Director of Business Applications and Strategic Partnership Education, Microsoft
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Jim Chase

Director of Business Applications and Strategic Partnership Education, Microsoft
Jim Chase is the Director of Business Applications US Education for Microsoft. He is focused on the future of the education lifecycle and how we nurture positive outcomes within it. His focus on trends in the Education Industry and Digital Transformation is helping shape the direction of the lifelong learner. With broad experience on specific use cases such as Recruitment, Early Intervention, Retention, Business Partner Relationships, Portal Self-Service, and more Jim is helping many institutions plan for this quickly evolving education landscape.

Matt Hale, Ph.D.

Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science and Public Affairs, Seton Hall University
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Matt Hale

Ph.D
Dr. Matt Hale teaches in the Master of Public Administration Program, in both the in-person and online tracks, at Seton Hall University. In his research, he focusses on how the media covers the public and nonprofit sectors. Dr. Hale is a regular media commentator on New Jersey politics and has appeared in over 250 news articles from around the country. He is the President of the New Jersey Big Data Alliance, which promotes collaborations among industry, government, and academia.

Shajina Anand, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Seton Hall University
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Shajina Anand

Ph.D
Dr. Shajina Anand teaches Computer Science and Cybersecurity in the B.S. in Computer Science and online M.S. in Data Science programs at Seton Hall University. She has over 10 years of experience cutting across the IT industry, academics, and research. She holds a Ph.D. from Anna University, India, and she has specialized in authentication and security on cloud computing. Dr. Anand’s research interest is cybersecurity trends such as autonomous vehicle security issues and cloud computing.

Alanna Papetti

Director of Engagement, Solar Landscape
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Alanna Papetti

Director of Engagement, Solar Landscape
Alanna Papetti, Director of Engagement at Solar Landscape, manages the company’s marketing and communications and shares the good work of the Solar Landscape team with members of the media, residents, policymakers, advocates, and industry professionals. Alanna previously worked for the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities as Assistant Director of Communications where she educated the agency’s audiences about Governor Murphy’s ambitious clean energy goals and nation-leading community solar program.

Yvette Viasus

Community Solar Engagement Manager,
Solar Landscape
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Yvette Viasus

Community Solar Engagement Manager, Solar Landscape
Yvette Viasus, Community Solar Outreach Manager at Solar Landscape, educates New Jersey communities about the benefits of community solar. She has empowered thousands of New Jersey residents -- many of them in low- to moderate-income households -- to use New Jersey’s Community Solar Program. Yvette, who is bilingual and is also member of New Jersey's Environmental Justice Advisory Committee, is committed to sustainability and policy efforts that help shape communities and businesses.

Yvette Viasus

Community Solar Engagement Manager,
Solar Landscape
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Yvette Viasus

Community Solar Engagement Manager, Solar Landscape
Yvette Viasus, Community Solar Outreach Manager at Solar Landscape, educates New Jersey communities about the benefits of community solar. She has empowered thousands of New Jersey residents -- many of them in low- to moderate-income households -- to use New Jersey’s Community Solar Program. Yvette, who is bilingual and is also member of New Jersey's Environmental Justice Advisory Committee, is committed to sustainability and policy efforts that help shape communities and businesses.

The Idea Would Be Evaluated On:

  • Novelty of the idea.
  • Completeness of the solution (code and the app).
  • Documentation completeness.
  • Articulation of the idea.
  • Scalability of the solution (architecture and data).
  • Additional data sources and research that each team has conducted.
  • Articulation of benefits.

Solar Power Platform Hackathon is a collaboration between Microsoft and Seton Hall University to drive an innovation mindset for students in AI & Data across multiple universities globally, giving them the opportunity to explore real-world problem areas.

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