Two FIB students, in the final of the hackathon NASA International Space Apps

More than 50,000 people participated during the weekend of October 7 and 8 in the NASA International Space Apps hackathon promoted by the US space agency and supported by nine other entities, including the European Space Agency.

NASA International Space Apps is the largest STEAM hackathon in the world and brings together enthusiasts of science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics to work solving 30 real challenges posed by NASA scientists and engineers.

In Spain, the hackathon was held in Barcelona, Madrid, Seville, Malaga, Leon and Urduliz (Biscay) and won several teams that will compete in NASA International Space Apps.

One of the winning teams in Barcelona has been 'Delfos Freaks' in which two students of the FIB of the Degree in Computer Engineering participated: Lluís Llull Riera and Ivan Serrano Hernández. The team developed an artificial intelligence system that uses data from the DSCOVR satellite to predict geomagnetic storms that affect important systems such as GPS and power grids. They have designed a neural network to process this data and improve the accuracy of predictions so that organizations have relevant information to protect their satellites and anticipate the impact of communications networks.

The eleven winning teams in Spain have tackled challenges related to space and space exploration, terrestrial observation and satellites and all with the aim of making space a better place.

A committee of experts will analyze the final projects between the months of October and December and choose the ten best to present their solutions to NASA experts at the Kennedy Space Center (Cape Canaveral, United States).

Good luck Delphi Freaks!

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