Hack the Herd 2025 - AI in Sustainability Hackathon

Mar 29, 2025·
Dhyey Mavani
Dhyey Mavani
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Image credit: Hack the Herd 2025 and Tetsuya Tanaka
Abstract
Hack the Herd 2025 brings together Amherst College’s brightest minds to tackle crucial sustainability challenges through AI innovation. This collaborative event between AI in the Liberal Arts, the Office of Sustainability, Ideas 2 Innovation (i2i), and Computer Science clubs challenges participants to develop AI-powered solutions across four tracks: Climate Resilience, Food Waste, Waste Management, and Transportation Sustainability. The hackathon features distinguished judges including Professor Lee Spector, LinkedIn Engineer Dhyey Mavani, FINRA Director Harini Shankar, and other industry leaders. With $1000+ in prizes and specialized track awards, teams will compete to create impactful solutions that contribute to Amherst’s sustainability pathway.
Event
Location

A131 Science Center

25 East Drive, Amherst, MA 01002

Distinguished Judges

  • Lee Spector - Class of 1993 Professor of Computer Science; Department Chair
  • Dhyey Mavani - (AI/ML) Software Engineering @ LinkedIn | Ex-Amazon Web Services
  • Harini Shankar - Director, Technology, FINRA
  • Audrey Woods - Green Dean for the Office of Sustainability
  • Jacob Robinson - Executive Director @ Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce
Hackathon AI Sustainability Machine Learning Climate Change Innovation
Dhyey Mavani
Authors
Dhyey Mavani
(AI/ML) Software Engineer