In the Spring of 2017, 40 Purdue students were challenged to create an interactive app that would allow citizens to make better decisions on where to buy fresh and healthy vegetables from local markets. Find out who took home the prizes!

1. Hacking with Social Impact - Turning Open Data into Digital Innovations
Dr. Sabine Brunswicker | Maria L. Whipple | Pooja Shevade | Jia Lin Cheoh |
Peng Li | Deep Randhawa | Junayd Merchant | Marlen Promann
April 25th 2017
RESEARCH CENTER
Open Digital Innovation
Purdue Gold IronHacks 2017 – Award Ceremony

2. CONTENTS
Gold IronHack Award Ceremony Agenda
Time Description Speaker
2:00 pm Welcome Maria L. Whipple
2:05 pm Introduction of Award Ceremony Prof. Sabine Brunswicker, Purdue University
2:15 pm
Message
John R. Dennis, Mayor West Lafayette
Statement read by Prof. Sabine Brunswicker
2:20 pm
Message
Perspectives from Thought Leaders Matt Kirby, KSM Consulting
2:25 pm
Virtual Message
Industry Partners and Open Data Catalysts
Chris Metcalf, Socrata
Jason Hibbets, Red Hat
2:30 pm Insights from Team Purdue IRONHACKS
Dr. Sabine Brunswicker | Pooja Shevade | Jia Lin Cheoh |
Peng Li | Deep Randhawa | Junayd Merchant | Marlen Promann
2:35 pm
Announcement of Winners
1 Best Solution
2 Winning Spirit
3 Community Spirit
Nick Sturgeon, Indiana Office of Technology
Matt Kirby, KSM Consulting
Travis Linderman, TechNexus
2:45 pm Outlook Prof. Sabine Brunswicker, Team IRONHACKS, Purdue University
2:50 pm Meeting with the Winners
Interview Taping
Matt Kirby, KSM Consulting | Travis Linderman, TechNexus
Testimonials
3:00 pm Networking

3. § Introduction of Award Ceremony
§

4. INTRODUCTION
§ Initiative to create openness in Government to ensure public trust and establish a system of
transparency, public participation, and collaboration (President Obama, 2009).
WHAT IS OPEN GOVERNMENT AND OPEN DATA?
The Open Data Movement is here… just search
Open data have become an
important source of digital
innovation (www.data.gov)

5. WINTER:
Rescuing snow
covered water
hydrants led to
high
government
costs

6. Example: City of Boston & Code for America
OPEN INNOVATION: A hacker had
a brilliant idea: he developed a
web application for citizens to
adopt a hydrant next to their
house and remove the snow
every day.
REAL IMPACT: A small app
significantly reduced
governmental spending,
which could now be used
for other more important
public welfare objectives.

7. EXAMPLE
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF AN OPEN DATA MASHUP
SAFETY: Open data apps can also
address important societal challenges
such as crime rates and safety.

8. EMPOWERING CITIZENS
Current infrastructures do not support collaboration and social learning
CURRENT HACKING :
Open Data has become
foundational for creating
digital innovations (Auer et
al., 2007), as increased uptake
of innovation contests spur
open data innovation.
INNOVATION
PRODUCTIVITY:
We study how new digital
infrastructures and analytics
support re-use and make
individuals more productive
(using large scale online
experiments)
REAL WORLD IMPACT:
Support innovators in
designing mash-ups that
use easy access to info to
support better decision
making by people.

9. IronHacks: Not your ordinary hackathon
Traditional ‘Hackathons’ The Purdue IronHacks
36 hrs. of high energy; less creativity. 3 weeks of high-energy hacking/4 iterations;
time for creativity.
Code: proprietary, no sharing of code with
others.
Code: open access, shared with others, can build
on others’ code.
Mentorship during the 36 hrs and feedback on
final solution.
4 iterations; hackers get valuable user, technical,
market, and expert feedback for constant
guidance.
Constant physical presence and interaction. Virtual presence and communication; hackers
can work on problems when they wish.
GOAL:
Facilitating entrepreneurial individuals to turn open data into digital
innovations (Mash-Ups) that create value for citizens!
EMPOWERING CITIZENS

10. INNOVATE WITH OPEN DATA: Create a novel, cool, and performative mash-up
embedded in a website that helps users to solve their problem.
OUTPERFORM OTHERS AND LEARN FROM OTHERS: IronHacks is about competition but
you get also feedback and learn from others’ work.
HACK VIRTUALLY BUT ALSO MEET PHYSICALLY: We offer training on open data, using the
required API, and learning about the programming tools (HTML, CSS, jQuery, D3.js).
GAIN & FAME IN MULTIPLE WAYS: Improve your score on the way, gain reputation,
learn (GitHub, JSSFIDDLE, etc.) and win a prize.
4 cycles: hack, breathe, learn, iterate, and win...
EMPOWERING CITIZENS

11. The hacking project subsumes a series of hacking sprints; there are four cycles
Training
sessions
Hacking
Phase 1
Evaluation
phase 1
Hacking
Phase 2
Evaluation
phase 2
Hacking
Phase 3
Evaluation
phase 3
21 days
3 weeks
before
start
3 Days
3 Days 3 Days
3 Days
3 Days
3 Days
Work hard, be
creative
Work hard,
be creative
Work hard,
be creative,
compete
Check out
scores
Check out
scores
Wait…
Final winners
and awards
ceremony!
Developer
UX Experts
The IRONHACK
PHASES
Milestones/
metrics
Complete the
post survey
Check
out
scores
Hacking
Phase 4
Evaluation
phase 4
3 Days
Work hard,
final push!
ABOUT IRONHACKS

12. Purdue IronHacks come in two “colors”: Gold and Black
Gold IronHacks Black IronHacks
• In class at Purdue Polytechnic: CNIT,
CGT and TLI.
• Undergraduate and graduate courses.
• Virtual hacking and virtual feedback.
• In-class training & coding with RCODI
team.
• Open Hack for Purdue students and
citizen hackers in West
Lafayette/Lafayette.
• Virtual hacking and virtual feedback.
ABOUT IRONHACKS

13. § Slide on platform
ABOUT IRONHACKS

14. ABOUT IRONHACKS
This spring, we launched a new fully integrated system
Presentation Module
()
Code Module
Contest Platform
ENGAGEMENT PROCEDURES
Contest
Forum
(Front-
end)
Registration Portal
Database of Forum
Behavioral Analytics
(Clicks, Posts, etc.)
Review Module
(including automated scoring)
Code error detection, automatic hosting,
posting of scores, etc.
Judges/Reviewers
Participants
Admin

15. Our challenges focus societal questions that matter to all of us
ABOUT IRONHACKS
AFFORDABLE
HOUSING
Help new students
find safe and
affordable housing
near their university.
HEALTHY LIVING
Help users buy
cheap, seasonally
fresh vegetables
from local markets.
EPIDEMOLOGY:
Help travelers assess
the probability of
disease exposure on
travel routes and
across geographies.
TRAVEL SAFETY:
Help travelers
remain safe on the
road and avoid
hazardous weather
conditions.

16. PROBLEM STATEMENT
WHAT ABOUT THEM VEGGIES?
“I want my vegetables to be cheap and fresh”
We’re all savvy consumers and need to know when to get the cheapest vegetables and
produce from local vendors. With the ever changing weather we need to know when we can
get the best and cheapest produce throughout the seasons.
Imagine you are trying to figure out when and where you can get the cheapest and best
local produce from local markets in West Lafayette/Lafayette and in the Greater Lafayette
Area.
TASK:
• Develop a website with a mashup that combines Climate Data Online and other relevant data from data.gov or
data.indy.gov
• The website should optimize the consumers’ choice of the most cost-efficient vegetables by giving them a number
of alternatives. Examples of features: ‘freshness scale’, price, list of vendors, integration with Google Maps,
distance, comparison of prices etc.
• You are also encouraged to look at other types of data to compare regular prices or somehow combine freshness
and cheapness – think what would be beneficial to the consumer!

17. PURDUE IRONHACKS
…And climate matters
Saturday, April 23, 2017, 3pm
Payless in Greenbush, Lafayette, IN

18. § Message
§ John R. Dennis, Mayor West Lafayette

19. § Chris Metcalf
§ Socrata

20. § Jason Hibbets
§ RedHat

21. § Nick Sturgeon
§ Indy Gov

22. § The Gold IronHacks Experience

23. Our process is set-up to support in an iterative development
INSIGHTS FROM PRIOR HACKS
Hack
Phase
1
Eval.
phase
1
Hack
Phase
2
Eval.
phase
2
Hack
Phase
3
Eval.
phase
3
Developers
UX Experts
Winners
award
ceremony
Hack
Phase
4
Eval.
phase
4
2x week: mentoring and help sessions (virtual and physical)
Tech Experts
Training
sessions
3 day hacking sessions
1x week: mentoring and help sessions (virtual and physical)

24. Before we started the hack, we offered three weeks of training; many of you made use
of it
ABOUT IRONHACKS

25. During the pre-hacking phase we offer 3 weeks on the spot training in the
technologies needed
Tutorial Date Content of Class/Training
1st Tuesday 03/07/2017
• Introduction To HTML
• Introduction to CSS
• GitHub Setup required for
Homework submissions
2nd Tuesday 03/21/2017 • Javascript and Jquery
3rd Tuesday 03/28/2017
• D3.js
• Google Maps
ABOUT IRONHACKS

26. Just like in a real-world setting, you had to find a solution under time constraints.
THE GOLD IRONHACK

27. GOLD IRONHACK EXPERIENCE
Your motivation was greatest during the second week; afterwards, it looks only few
had energy left…
0
200000
400000
600000
800000
1000000
1200000
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 After deadline
Activity across the phases (nr. of lines)
#Additions #Deletions #Changes

29. SOLVING THE CHALLENGE QUESTION IS NOT A TRIVIAL; MANY QUESTIONS AROSE
4TH phase3RD phase à2ND phase à1ST phase à

30. ERROR FREE
TECHNOLOGY
• Major errors:
prevent
application from
working properly
• Moderate errors:
impede
application from
being fully
functional
• Minor errors:
that are cosmetic
USER
REQUIREMENTS
• Improves
decision making
• Comparative
options
INFORMATION
VISUALIZATION
• Affordance:
recognizable
elements and
interactions
• Cognitive
Workload:
appropriate
number of
alternatives
• Minimal Memory
to carry out the
task
DATA NOVELTY
• Combine
different
datasets in a
novel ways
• Move beyond
standard
visualizations
We have developed a rigorous and objective evaluation methodology: Trained
experts assess the app in four dimensions based on validated metrics.
GOLD IRONHACK EXPERIENCE

31. GOLD IRONHACKS EXPERIENCE
Pre-Survey Analysis – Programming Skills

32. All your effort should be rewarded, …
ABOUT IRONHACKS
Internship
Opportunity
IronHacks
Certificate
Amazon
Giftcards
Class
Credit

33. § Gold IronHacks Winner Announcement

34. Best Solution ($500 Amazon Gift Card):
4 equally weighed criteria applied on the submission we received in the final
round: (1) Technology, (2) User Requirements, (3) Usability, and (4) Novelty
applied. The highest aggregate score wins.
Winning Spirit ($250 Amazon Gift Card):
Those among the top 25% (based on the average of all four criteria) in each of
the four hacking phases qualified for this award.
Community Spirit ($150 Amazon Gift Card):
Those who made the most valuable contributions to the discussion qualified
for this award (number of posts, number of other people that found that
comment useful, and expert judgment).
ABOUT IRONHACKS
Today, we are here to award the winners of our Purdue IronHacks 2017

35. GOLD IRONHACKS WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT
The winner for:
Community Spirit

36. Up votes
12
Comments
3
Posts
7
Views
114
Total Score
219

37. GOLD IRONHACK EXPERIENCE
Stats, WireFrames, Apps and Q&A
Maria/Junayd:
New Certificate with Best Winning
Spirit
Amin Zareei

38. The winner for:
Best Winning Spirit
GOLD IRONHACKS WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT

39. Number of
Datasets
used: 2
Technology: 97.44%
User Experience:
78.79%
Information
Visualization
30.30%
What is cool
about this
Open Data
App?

40. GOLD IRONHACK EXPERIENCE
Stats, WireFrames, Apps and Q&A
Sijin Wang

41. The winner for:
Best Solution
GOLD IRONHACKS WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT

42. Number of
Datasets
used: 2
Technology: 84.62%
User Experience: 78.79%
Information
visualization:
93.94%Novelty: 87.88%
What is cool about
this Open Data
App?

43. GOLD IRONHACK EXPERIENCE
Stats, WireFrames, Apps and Q&A
Niveah Abraham

44. § Outlook

45. IMPACT AND IRONHACKS FUTURE
Ironhacks growth and global scale
4
2015:
Open
Pilot
2016:
Open
Pilot
2016:
In-class
2016:
In-class
2017:
Purdue,
UNAL,
Open Hack
2017
Fall
22 26 36
32
100
160
40
2018

46. IMPACT AND IRONHACKS FUTURE
1. Educational Impact
Students develop an understanding and application of open data and open
source through real-world exposure and experience.
2. Entrepreneurial Impact
A new virtual movement of hacking has emerged at Purdue and beyond:
expansion to Indiana University. Virtual setting encourages a more diverse
audience.
3. Broader Impact on Open Data movement
Partnerships established with Code for America, Indianapolis, Purdue Hackers,
and City of West Lafayette to put Open Data on the Indiana map and agenda.
4. Scientific Impact
Opportunity to support research about effective metrics and information
design principles for coding for development contests and crowd-based
innovation.
This is the impact we are aiming to make

47. Get inspired by some apps developed in Colombia

48. NEXT STEPS FOR THE WINNERS
GOLD IRONHACK WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT
STEP 1:
Chat about your project...
STEP 2:
Talk to Maria L. Whipple
(at RCODI) to:
1. Schedule to meet
the Mayor
2. Receive Amazon
Gift Cards
3. Give a testimonial

49. How was your
experience in
the Gold
IronHacks?
What was
most
challenging?
What’s
next?

50. IMPACT AND IRONHACKS FUTURE
Team
Dr. Sabine
Brunswicker
Director, RCODI
Marlen Promann
User Experience
Evaluation Expert
Pooja Shevade
Project Manager
Junayd Merchant
Marketing Team
Jia Lin Cheoh Peng Li Deep RandhawaPriyank Jain
Tech Team

51. PURDUE IRONHACKS
§ Industry partners: Become a partner through internships,
mentoring, or even direct involvement of the project focus to
increase real-world impact
§ Governments and policy makers: Help us to create a hub for
open data and digital entrepreneurship.
§ Educators: Join us in building a virtual learning experience.
§ Researchers and students: Join us in designing and studying
how smart environments and analytics can support innovators
in becoming more productive.
We seek your support in making IronHacks even greater!
Email Us: opendigital@purdue.edu
RCODI team: www.purdue.edu/opendigital ; www.facebook.com/RCODI
IronHacks Forum: www.ironhacks.com
Let’s get started