First off, I would like to thank everybody who participated in this . There were a series of open-source projects licensed under the that were quite exceptional. Outside of this Hackathon, nearly also utilize the open innovation license (as of the time of writing this post). This license has nearly and also recently had a as well. We hope by the end of 2021, around 1000 to 2000 repos will have adapted the Open Innovation License. We actually aim for much more. Hackathon Open Innovation License 58 teams 262+ downloads across NPM second variation release There were who signed up for this student hackathon. About 16 people submitted, and out of the submissions, 8 qualified as fully valid . 47 participants submissions The winners are as follows: and 1st Place: HotCache DetAll and 2nd Place: Be The Change Sentry Gun 3rd Place: Lunar Olympics 4th Place: Soil Monitoring System and Runner-ups: Noteify Face Mask Detection 1st Place The first project being , implemented a fast cache memory design and simulation in the language. HotCache Verilog Image Source: HotCache is a healthcare image detection and AI suite w/ a series of detection tools in a single place. DetAll Image Source: DetAll 2nd Place is actually one of my favorite projects here. The UI was phenomenal and the project seems like something I would do, but a much better iteration. They also made a , which was an extra step. In fact, they scored a full score on the creativity scale. Be The Change presentation on Canva In all seriousness, I definitely hope they continue this project. While there are many micro-donation apps, the simplicity of this one and its design is what I admire the most. is a hardware project partially inspired by Home Alone. If you are worried about theft, the power of the foam dart may be on your side. Sentry Gun Image Source: Sentry Gun 3rd Place One of the most creative entries as well was . This was a really complex augmented reality game, and in terms of the rating, they were extremely close to scoring second place. Lunar Olympics Image Source: Lunar Olympics 4th Place A hardware and software project that takes the cake for fourth place is a . His demo video can be viewed . I think in terms of effort, usability, and open source, he did an excellent job. Soil Monitoring System here Image Source: Soil Health Monitoring System He also has an engineering blog that can be seen . here and were the two runner-up projects. Both of them utilized computer vision. Also, I urge you to check out the profiles and portfolios of those involved. Runner-ups: Noteify Face Mask Detection This concludes the first-ever university hackathon for the Open Innovation License. Full winner announcements and further updates are expected soon. If these students are working on the future of open source and open innovation, I am excited to see what they are working on years from now.