In 2024, we started with 28 teams and ultimately had 7 finalist teams! The 2024 judges were: Lindsay Anderberg (Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Librarian and Poly Archivist at NYU Libraries), Nicole Helregel, (Librarian for Open Science at NYU Libraries), Elizabeth Waters (Director of the MakerSpace and Experiential Learning Center), Nicholas Wolf, (Head of Data Services and Research Data Management Librarian), and Katrina Ramirez (Marketing Specialist and Lead Student Worker at Dibner Library).
Chips and Dib (Claire Chen, Phoebe Pang, Lauren Tsao, and Cathy Tsui) took home first place with their proposal of the Noise-O-Meter, an automated noise monitoring system, to address the challenge of noise in the library. Tippy Tap (Arsema Abraham, Lamar Jambi, and Matthew Jiang) received second place and were voted fan favorite for their proposal to use near-field communication and radio-frequency identification technology to make digital NYU IDs to ensure that students never miss a study session at Dibner due to misplacing their ID. Read the Tandon New coverage here. Congrats to our winners and finalists for their hard work!
In 2023, we had 12 finalist teams! The 2023 judges were: Gaby Garcia (EDI Student Success Librarian at NYU Libraries), Jeremy Umali (Library IT Operations Manager at NYU Libraries), Keith Mauppa (Programs Manager at the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute), and Chandra Shekhar Pandey (Hack Dibner 2022 grand prize winner).
Clicksters (Riola Musoke-Lubega, Nisha Ramanna, Megan Kim, Olivia Marcellin, and Kevin Yap) took home first place and were voted as the fan favorite team with their proposal for “Dibby,” a chatbot assistant that leverages AI to help users troubleshoot printer errors, streamline the print refund process, and generate an automated log of problems for the Dibner IT staff. D-tech Dibs (Fei Wang, Cher Wang, Cindy Chen, Ariadne Wong) received second place with their app proposal that provides real-time updates on printer availability, clarity on balances and refund processes, updates on print job status with numerical and visual indicators, and a comprehensive FAQ section for common printer issues! Read the Tandon News coverage here.
In 2022, we had 6 finalist teams! The 2022 judges were: Ben Baylor, Lead Student Assistant at Dibner Library, Hebah Emara, Librarian for Open Innovation at NYU Libraries, Lisa Gayhart, Director of User Experiences at NYU Libraries, Molly Ritmiller, Design Lab Manager at the NYU Tandon MakerSpace, and Nick Wolf, Head of Data Services at NYU Libraries.
Trick Coders (Priyanka Bose and Chandra Shekhar Pandey) took home first place with their room reservation and cancellation system using a machine learning algorithm to predict library patronage and study room usage. The Dibnerds (Aditi Sharma, Rosie Wang, and Christina Woo) received second place with their room reservation system app expanding on NYU's existing mobile app. Team Chirguse (Chirayu Bhatt, Muskan Gandhi, and Anshika Gupta) were voted the fan favorite team with their meme-filled presentation promoting an innovative mobile app. Congratulations to our 2022 Hack Dibner winners and finalists! Read the Tandon News coverage here.
In 2021, Team Air Fryer (Danni Qu and Yezi Xu) took home first place for their room-booking kiosk. Second place was Bibliotech (Melody Yap and Rohan Bhalla), third place Wanderer (Deyin Zhang and Jiayin Fan), and audience favorite was Bookfellas (Riccardo Negro, Sakshi Garg, Hrituja Khatavkar, and Stuti Biyani). Teams competed on Friday, December 3rd, delivering 8-10 minute pitches to a panel of judges. The judges scored the teams' proposals on feasibility, impact, contextual inquiry/user experience, and creativity. The 2021 judges were: Prof. Regine Gilbert, Technology Culture, and Society Dept., NYU Tandon; Harini Kannan, UX Analyst, NYU Libraries; Liz New, Assistant Manager, NYU Tandon MakerSpace; Serita Sargent, Lead Student Assistant, NYU Dibner Library. Click here to watch the Zoom Recording of Hack Dibner Finals.
The first place team in the Hack Dibner 2019 competition was Tandonnect (Vikram Sakkia, Michelle La, and Chengfeng Luo). Their proposal was an app to connect students in study groups. Read more about their idea, and the 2019 competition, on the Tandon website.
The runners up were Team Hush (Zeru Zhang, Shubham Desai, Satish Reddy Bethi). Read more about their experience in the competition, and see a video of their prototype, in Satish Reddy Bethi's LinkedIn post.
In 2018, Team Dibs (Idriss Dimson, Harrison In, Yurou Zeng, Michael Hatoum, and Melissa Canavan) won first place for their study room reservation app. The runners up were Team Closure (Abhinav Sharma and Utkarsh Prakash) for their bluetooth library wayfinding app, complete with haptics to direct vision-impaired patrons. Team Dibs, Team Closure, and other Hack Dibner finalists are pictured above, along with library mentors, Dr. Matthew Frenkel, Lindsay Anderberg, and Mikolaj Wilk. You can read more about Hack Dibner 2018 in this article on the Tandon website.