ComputingFest is the annual Spring programming project competition held by the Department of Computer Science of the Eric Jonsson School of Engineering at UTD. The purpose of ComputingFest is to create opportunities for our students to demonstrate their capabilities and creativity in an appreciative environment.

During its early years, the competition has been focused on UTD Undergraduates within the CS Department. Recently, it was decided to open the competition to participants from local area high schools and community colleges. So please feel welcomed and encouraged to participate in ComputingFest.

The competition features five 'competition tracks'. Seniors at UTD will compete in Track 1, Juniors in Track 2, Community College students and Sophomores in Track 3, Freshmen in Track 4 and High School students in track 5. Using this approach everybody has a chance to win and is assured of being recognized by their peers and colleagues.

ComputingFest is a judged event in which participants present the computer programming projects of their choice; games, network analysis visualizations, control systems and algorithmic analysis projects have all won prizes in previous competitions. The submitted project may be the work of a single individual or of a team.

The judging criteria at ComputingFest focuses on originality, software design and engineering techniques employed, and the presentation clarity, style and technique. This is a wonderful opportunity for the beginning computer scientist, software engineer or visionary to "strut their stuff" in a supportive engineering environment.

Prizes are awarded in each Track of competition for the first, second and third place finishers. After the competition is completed all participants are invited to the ComputingFest Feast, an awards ceremony put on by the UTD@ACM in which students, professors and guests can relax and enjoy being engineers while exchanging views on the various presentations.

Come join us!!! Dare to create your vision, meet a bunch of people just like you and enjoy yourself. You might even learn something!!!!

Contact Information
http://computingfest.utdallas.edu
Phone: 972-UTD-2479
E-mail: ComputingFest@utdallas.edu

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