Public Health Hackathon'2025
Kazakhstan
1–3 August 2025

ABOUT

Public Health Hackathon is an exciting hackathon that brings together teams of biologists, sociologists and programmers to solve real challenges in data analysis collaboratively. With a tight timeframe of 48 hours, participants are poised to engage in rapid innovation, problem-solving, and having fun!

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE

We welcome sociologists, biologists, medical doctors, analysts, programmers, and mathematicians with a keen interest in bioinformatics and biostatistics! Participation in Public Health Hackathon is determined through a competitive selection process.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Prior experience in project work in tech, bioinformatics, or biostatistics is preferred
  • Enrolled in senior undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate courses in computer science, biology, medicine, sociology
  • Basic experience in statistics and data analysis
  • In the motivation letter, highlight relevant experience, additional courses/training, scientific work, and achievements

PROJECT REQUIREMENTS

  • Project topics should be from Public Health fields
  • Each team, ideally, will have both biologists/sociologists and programmers so knowledge from both areas should be needed to solve the problem
  • The project must have an articulated goal and clear completion conditions so that the team can complete the project within the specified time frame
  • The project should have a leader who will present the task at the opening of the hackathon (1-2 minute presentation of the project) and be able to supervise the work of the participants, preferably throughout the entire event

GOALS

  • Popularizing IT technologies in life science
  • Encouraging interdisciplinary communication among specialists in technical and biological fields
  • Developing a vibrant community
  • Facilitating the creation of innovative ideas, IT, and biostatistics solutions in sociology and medicine

DETAILS
  • The hackathon spans 48 hours, starting on Friday evening and ending on Sunday

  • Teams are composed of 4 to 6 individuals, fostering collaboration and diversity of skills

  • The organizers provide round-the-clock access to the hackathon site and coffee breaks throughout the event

  • You will have the option to select a project from the list provided by the organizers, or alternatively, you can submit your own project idea

PRIZES

All participants will receive memorable gifts from the organizers. According to the results of expert voting, the three best team projects will share the prize fund.
organizers

  • IBRE is an early-stage international startup that aims to connect researchers, students, and professionals in the field of bioinformatics. The IBRE team has a successful track record, previously founding and developing for 10 years the renowned Bioinformatics Institute, and launching many educational programs and events in the field.
  • The Kazakhstan Sociology Lab, established by the El Umiti Foundation in 2023, is an educational and research center dedicated to fostering expertise in social sciences and advancing evidence-based policymaking. The lab focuses on three primary areas: organizing the "Sociology School" project to engage and educate participants, conducting research on topics related to education, employment, social policy, public health, and contributing to public discourse by actively communicating findings from social science research as public intellectuals. These initiatives aim to bridge academic knowledge and evidence-based policy approach.
Questions?
hack@bioinf.institute