WITH SUPPORT FROM OUR PARTNERS:
Quick Facts
REIMAGINE PUBLIC TRANSPORT
REDUCE CAR TRAFFIC
TRANSFORM URBAN SPACES
SHAPE THE BAKU OF FUTURE
At TransitHack, you and your team, with enthusiasm in CS, engineering, urban design, public policy, economics, etc, will collaborate intensively over a week to solve our beautiful city's most pressing challenges.
What can you work on?
Anything! As long as it makes the commuters happier, public transport faster, more efficient, scalable, the roads better, less congested, and hopefully decreases car usage. Most importantly, this is not purely a coding competition! We welcome research as much as technical prototypes.
Need inspiration? Here are some potential project areas:
On-Demand Public Transport
Design a system for dynamic minibus routes based on real-time passenger demand.
Public Transport Coverage Heatmap
Create an algorithm to visualize and quantify the quality of public transport connections across the city.
Traffic Flow Optimization
Develop solutions to redistribute traffic from major avenues to smaller streets, improving overall city mobility.
What makes TransitHack special?
- Research & Development Focus: We prioritize solving real urban challenges over creating business models. Your ideas don't need to be the next unicorn startup – your projects will be judged based on their potential to improve public utility, value to citizens, innovation, and feasibility.
- Interdisciplinary Approach: This isn't just a coding event! We welcome participants from various backgrounds, including, but not limited to:
- Software development
- Urban planning
- Engineering (civil, industrial, electrical, any discipline really)
- Mathematics
- Economics
- Public policy
What to Expect
- Duration: development will kick off a week before the event officially starts, 25 Oct. This is to ensure you have enough time to achieve really outstanding results!
- Mentorship: On-demand access to expert mentors in urban planning, software engineering, and data science, starting from 25 Oct.
- Workshops: Practical training sessions from experts in urban planning, data science, computer science, and more!
- Prizes: our prize pool is a whopping 12500 AZN, which we will distribute into 5 prize places across 2 tracks: development & research.
- Venue: from 1 to 3 Nov, you'll be in Baku Higher Oil School, with high-quality amenities, great lunch & coffee breaks.
- No fees: the event is completely free to participate in, thanks to our generous partners, Huawei, SOCAR and BHOS.
Ready to Transform Baku's Transportation?
Join us at TransitHack and be part of the solution to create a more efficient, accessible, and sustainable public transport system for Baku. Whether you're a coder, urban planner, or passionate citizen, your ideas can make a difference!
Register now and let's revolutionize urban mobility together!