Events

DASSH (Designing Actionable Solutions for a Secure Homeland) Student Design Challenge

Student teams will compete against other universities in the 3-day DASSH (Designing Actionable Solutions for a Secure Homeland) student design challenge. This annual event is co-sponsored by SENTRY and the fellow Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence, the Center for Accelerating Operational Efficiency (CAOE). Teams will be presented with real-world problem scenarios related to homeland security and this years theme, “The Effects of AI.” Subject matter experts mentor student teams as they design, build, and implement innovative solutions. Unlike other hackathons that focus on coding, this challenge emphasizes finding real solutions, regardless of the medium those solutions happen to be in. To conclude the event, proposed solutions will be presented to Department of Homeland Security leadership, and cash prizes will be awarded to the top teams.