FH#281: Friday Hacks X Jane Street Estimathon ®
🗓 Date: Fri 19 Sep 7PM
📍 Venue: COM3-MPH
🍕🧋will be served!
🦁 NUS: Sign up here!
(This event is open to NUS students only, stay on the look out for more events in two weeks!)
The Jane Street Estimathon ® is a team-based contest that combines trivia, game theory, and mathematical thinking.
Teams have 30 minutes to work on a set of 13 estimation problems. The answer to each problem is a positive number.
Teams submit intervals for each problem. Intervals may not contain negative numbers or zero. Teams cannot use the internet, calculators, smartphones, or any other type of external reference material.
The winning team is the one with the best set of estimates!
Bring your friends along for a fun night filled with math, trivia, and more!
⚠️ Please bring your own pencil and paper!
🎙Speaker Profile
Jane Street is a research-driven trading firm where curious people work together on deep problems.
🗓 Date: Fri 19 Sep 7PM
📍 Venue: COM3-MPH
🍕🧋will be served!
🦁 NUS: Sign up here!
(This event is open to NUS students only, stay on the look out for more events in two weeks!)
The Jane Street Estimathon ® is a team-based contest that combines trivia, game theory, and mathematical thinking.
Teams have 30 minutes to work on a set of 13 estimation problems. The answer to each problem is a positive number.
Teams submit intervals for each problem. Intervals may not contain negative numbers or zero. Teams cannot use the internet, calculators, smartphones, or any other type of external reference material.
The winning team is the one with the best set of estimates!
Bring your friends along for a fun night filled with math, trivia, and more!
⚠️ Please bring your own pencil and paper!
🎙Speaker Profile
Jane Street is a research-driven trading firm where curious people work together on deep problems.
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Hi everyone! This week at Hackerspace we are having a free session!
Join us anytime between 4pm - 6pm if you are:
1. Eager to tinker with cool project ideas 🤩
2. Looking for testers to try out your app 🧑💻👩💻
3. Searching for a right spot to collaborate 🚀
Dates & Venue
🗓 Wednesday 17 Sep, 4pm - 6pm
📍 COM1-0216
🍰 Refreshments will be provided
See you there!
Join us anytime between 4pm - 6pm if you are:
1. Eager to tinker with cool project ideas 🤩
2. Looking for testers to try out your app 🧑💻👩💻
3. Searching for a right spot to collaborate 🚀
Dates & Venue
🗓 Wednesday 17 Sep, 4pm - 6pm
📍 COM1-0216
🍰 Refreshments will be provided
See you there!
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NUS Hackers
FH#281: Friday Hacks X Jane Street Estimathon ® 🗓 Date: Fri 19 Sep 7PM 📍 Venue: COM3-MPH 🍕🧋will be served! 🦁 NUS: Sign up here! (This event is open to NUS students only, stay on the look out for more events in two weeks!) The Jane Street Estimathon ® is…
Happening tomorrow!
⚠️ PLEASE MAKE SURE TO BRING YOUR OWN PENCIL AND PAPER, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE THE INTERNET DURING THE ESTIMATHON!
⚠️ PLEASE MAKE SURE TO BRING YOUR OWN PENCIL AND PAPER, YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO USE THE INTERNET DURING THE ESTIMATHON!
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🔊 SEARCHING FOR FRIDAY HACKS SPEAKERS 🔊
Hey everyone! We hope everyone's recess week has been restful.
We've been doing some more programming for Friday Hacks, and we want to hear from YOU!
If you have an AWESOME speaker in mind that you would like to request for future Friday Hack sessions, do fill in this form for us, thank you!
Hey everyone! We hope everyone's recess week has been restful.
We've been doing some more programming for Friday Hacks, and we want to hear from YOU!
If you have an AWESOME speaker in mind that you would like to request for future Friday Hack sessions, do fill in this form for us, thank you!
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NUS Hackers Friday Hacks Speaker Request
Have a speaker in mind? Let us know and we will try to reach out!
This speaker will likely be scheduled next semester.
This form will take 2 minutes.
This speaker will likely be scheduled next semester.
This form will take 2 minutes.
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Hackerspace: Git Mastery!
🕖 When: Wednesday 8 Oct, 4-6pm
(Drop by anytime during this timing!)
📍 Where: COM1-0216
🍰 Refreshments will be provided
Version control is a core skill for every engineer. If you enjoyed Hackerschool’s session, or if you couldn’t make it, swing by Hackerspace this Wednesday for a chill round of Git sharing! You'll learn how to solve merge conflicts without panic, and practical workflows for solo and team projects. Come learn tips, share war stories, and level up your Git game together.
No signups required. You can drop by anytime between 4-6pm.
See you there!
🕖 When: Wednesday 8 Oct, 4-6pm
(Drop by anytime during this timing!)
📍 Where: COM1-0216
🍰 Refreshments will be provided
Version control is a core skill for every engineer. If you enjoyed Hackerschool’s session, or if you couldn’t make it, swing by Hackerspace this Wednesday for a chill round of Git sharing! You'll learn how to solve merge conflicts without panic, and practical workflows for solo and team projects. Come learn tips, share war stories, and level up your Git game together.
No signups required. You can drop by anytime between 4-6pm.
See you there!
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Hackerschool: Version Control with Git
🗓 Tuesday, 7 Oct, 6.30pm-8.30pm
📍 COM3-01-22 (SR13)
Want to git gud at git?
Git is ubiquitous, and is the de-facto version control system used by major projects like Linux, PyTorch and Rust. Join us to learn the basics of Git, and get started managing your source code more effectively!
📋 Prerequisites:
- Install Git
🪧 Sign up here:
- https://luma.com/lrl5j34w
See you there! 👋
🗓 Tuesday, 7 Oct, 6.30pm-8.30pm
📍 COM3-01-22 (SR13)
Want to git gud at git?
Git is ubiquitous, and is the de-facto version control system used by major projects like Linux, PyTorch and Rust. Join us to learn the basics of Git, and get started managing your source code more effectively!
📋 Prerequisites:
- Install Git
🪧 Sign up here:
- https://luma.com/lrl5j34w
See you there! 👋
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FH #282
🗓 Fri 10 Oct 7PM
📍 COM3 SR12
🍕🧋will be served!
🦁 NUS: Sign up here!
🦄 Non-NUS: Sign up here!
1) The Bitter Lesson: Startups, AI, and the Future of Innovation
AI is reshaping everything, from how startups are built to how the world organizes itself. In this talk, explore why many past approaches fail, and what lessons to carry forward.
Speakers Profile🎙
Rach Pradhan is the creator of Bhumi (a high-performance inference client), Satya (a validation engine faster), and Muonry (an AI-native coding assistant), working at Menlo Research as an AI engineer.
2) From v0 to AI Cloud: Shipping AI Fast with Vercel
In this session, Robin will dive into the architecture behind Vercel’s AI Cloud and show how to build, ship and secure AI applications and agents at speed.
Speakers Profile🎙
Robin leads Field Engineering for APJ at Vercel, the team behind Next.js and v0. From scaling startups to global enterprises, he helps teams reimagine what’s next in web and AI infrastructure.
See you there!👋
🗓 Fri 10 Oct 7PM
📍 COM3 SR12
🍕🧋will be served!
🦁 NUS: Sign up here!
🦄 Non-NUS: Sign up here!
1) The Bitter Lesson: Startups, AI, and the Future of Innovation
AI is reshaping everything, from how startups are built to how the world organizes itself. In this talk, explore why many past approaches fail, and what lessons to carry forward.
Speakers Profile🎙
Rach Pradhan is the creator of Bhumi (a high-performance inference client), Satya (a validation engine faster), and Muonry (an AI-native coding assistant), working at Menlo Research as an AI engineer.
2) From v0 to AI Cloud: Shipping AI Fast with Vercel
In this session, Robin will dive into the architecture behind Vercel’s AI Cloud and show how to build, ship and secure AI applications and agents at speed.
Speakers Profile🎙
Robin leads Field Engineering for APJ at Vercel, the team behind Next.js and v0. From scaling startups to global enterprises, he helps teams reimagine what’s next in web and AI infrastructure.
See you there!👋
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Hackerschool: Containerisation with Docker
🗓 Tuesday, 14 Oct, 6.30pm-8.30pm
📍 COM3-01-22 (SR13)
"Works on my machine?"
Use containers so it works on all machines! Join us to learn the basics of Docker, and discover how it can make development and deployment seamless across any environment.
Beginners welcome!
📋 Prerequisites:
- Install Docker
🪧 Sign up here:
- https://luma.com/qnev012y
See you there! 👋
🗓 Tuesday, 14 Oct, 6.30pm-8.30pm
📍 COM3-01-22 (SR13)
"Works on my machine?"
Use containers so it works on all machines! Join us to learn the basics of Docker, and discover how it can make development and deployment seamless across any environment.
Beginners welcome!
📋 Prerequisites:
- Install Docker
🪧 Sign up here:
- https://luma.com/qnev012y
See you there! 👋
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FH #283
🗓 Fri 17 Oct 7PM
📍 COM3 SR12 (COM3-01-21)
🍕🧋will be served!
📝 (NUS and Non-NUS) Sign up here!
1) Streaming Database Internals: RisingWave
Learn about RisingWave's Streaming Database internals and primitives, as well as backfill optimizations, locality, and query optimizations.
Speakers Profile🎙
Noel works at RisingWave Labs as a Database Kernel Engineer. His work interests are in Distributed Systems, low level programming and Observability. In his spare time he likes to play board games and exercise.
2) Homebrew at Scale: Automated Builds and ARM64 Linux
In this talk, explore Homebrew package manager from a maintainer’s perspective, how the automated CI pipeline builds and distributes binary packages, and the technical challenges of porting Homebrew to ARM64 Linux.
Speakers Profile🎙
Ruoyu is a Master of Computing student at NUS School of Computing and a maintainer of Homebrew since 2023, focusing on brew the package manager and the official homebrew/core package repository.
See you there!👋
🗓 Fri 17 Oct 7PM
📍 COM3 SR12 (COM3-01-21)
🍕🧋will be served!
📝 (NUS and Non-NUS) Sign up here!
1) Streaming Database Internals: RisingWave
Learn about RisingWave's Streaming Database internals and primitives, as well as backfill optimizations, locality, and query optimizations.
Speakers Profile🎙
Noel works at RisingWave Labs as a Database Kernel Engineer. His work interests are in Distributed Systems, low level programming and Observability. In his spare time he likes to play board games and exercise.
2) Homebrew at Scale: Automated Builds and ARM64 Linux
In this talk, explore Homebrew package manager from a maintainer’s perspective, how the automated CI pipeline builds and distributes binary packages, and the technical challenges of porting Homebrew to ARM64 Linux.
Speakers Profile🎙
Ruoyu is a Master of Computing student at NUS School of Computing and a maintainer of Homebrew since 2023, focusing on brew the package manager and the official homebrew/core package repository.
See you there!👋
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Hackerspace: HPC code along
🕖 When: Wednesday 15 Oct, 4-6pm
(Drop by anytime during this timing!)
📍 Where: COM1-0216
🍰 Refreshments will be provided
Do you enjoy squeezing every last drop of performance out of a system? Have you ever been interested in running massive multi server applications?
The NUS High Performance Computing team (Team Kent Ridge) is partnering with Hackers to provide an introductory experience of running a HPC application.
In this session we'll build, run and monitor a real world HPC application on the SoC cluster.
To prep the only thing you'll need to do is enable SoC cluster access here:
- Register for SoC cluster: https://mysoc.nus.edu.sg/~myacct/services.cgi
- Additional Resources: https://dochub.comp.nus.edu.sg/cf/services/compute-cluster
- NOTE: You maybe will need to log in with you SoC account and not NUS account
No signups required. You can drop by anytime between 4-6pm.
See you there!
🕖 When: Wednesday 15 Oct, 4-6pm
(Drop by anytime during this timing!)
📍 Where: COM1-0216
🍰 Refreshments will be provided
Do you enjoy squeezing every last drop of performance out of a system? Have you ever been interested in running massive multi server applications?
The NUS High Performance Computing team (Team Kent Ridge) is partnering with Hackers to provide an introductory experience of running a HPC application.
In this session we'll build, run and monitor a real world HPC application on the SoC cluster.
To prep the only thing you'll need to do is enable SoC cluster access here:
- Register for SoC cluster: https://mysoc.nus.edu.sg/~myacct/services.cgi
- Additional Resources: https://dochub.comp.nus.edu.sg/cf/services/compute-cluster
- NOTE: You maybe will need to log in with you SoC account and not NUS account
No signups required. You can drop by anytime between 4-6pm.
See you there!
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NUS Hackers
FH #283 🗓 Fri 17 Oct 7PM 📍 COM3 SR12 (COM3-01-21) 🍕🧋will be served! 📝 (NUS and Non-NUS) Sign up here! 1) Streaming Database Internals: RisingWave Learn about RisingWave's Streaming Database internals and primitives, as well as backfill optimizations, locality…
BUMP to sign up for this week's Friday Hacks!
Sign up through the link attached to join passionate speakers as they share inspiration!
Sign up through the link attached to join passionate speakers as they share inspiration!
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Hi everyone! This week at Hackerspace we are having a free session!
Join us anytime between 4pm - 6pm if you are:
1. Eager to tinker with cool project ideas 🤩
2. Looking for testers to try out your app 🧑💻👩💻
3. Searching for a right spot to collaborate 🚀
Dates & Venue
🗓 Wednesday 22 Oct, 4pm - 6pm
📍 COM1-0216
🍰 Refreshments will be provided
See you there!
Join us anytime between 4pm - 6pm if you are:
1. Eager to tinker with cool project ideas 🤩
2. Looking for testers to try out your app 🧑💻👩💻
3. Searching for a right spot to collaborate 🚀
Dates & Venue
🗓 Wednesday 22 Oct, 4pm - 6pm
📍 COM1-0216
🍰 Refreshments will be provided
See you there!
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Hackerschool: Introduction to Python
🗓 Tuesday, 28 Oct, 6.30pm-8.30pm
📍 COM3-01-22 (SR13)
Join us to learn the fundamentals of Python! It's one of the most popular and beginner-friendly programming languages, and is widely used in various fields like web development, data science and machine learning! We’ll cover core concepts like syntax, data types, and logic, so you can start building your own programs right away.
Beginners welcome!
📋 Prerequisites:
- Install Python
- Install VSCode with the Python extension (optional but recommended setup)
🪧 Sign up here:
- https://luma.com/tqbvmgrt
See you there! 👋
🗓 Tuesday, 28 Oct, 6.30pm-8.30pm
📍 COM3-01-22 (SR13)
Join us to learn the fundamentals of Python! It's one of the most popular and beginner-friendly programming languages, and is widely used in various fields like web development, data science and machine learning! We’ll cover core concepts like syntax, data types, and logic, so you can start building your own programs right away.
Beginners welcome!
📋 Prerequisites:
- Install Python
- Install VSCode with the Python extension (optional but recommended setup)
🪧 Sign up here:
- https://luma.com/tqbvmgrt
See you there! 👋
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FH #284
🗓 Fri 31 Oct 7PM
📍 COM3 SR12 (COM3-01-21)
🍕🧋will be served!
📝 (NUS and Non-NUS) Sign up HERE!
1) The Hacker’s Mindset at Work
This talk explores hacker culture in the workplace, highlighting how creative, low-cost prototypes and internal hacks drive efficiency and innovation.
Speakers Profile🎙
Harsh Gadodia is an Engineering Manager at Triple-A, a fintech helping businesses pay and get paid in local and digital currencies.
2) Hacking AI and Hacking with AI
A deep-dive of critical vulnerabilities found on Perplexity's Comet Browser, Windsurf, and Cluely with Hackatron AI, previously left undiscovered even after multiple high-profile penetration tests.
Speakers Profile🎙
Zeyu was a core member of Blue Water, the world’s top CTF team in 2023. He co-founded Hacktron AI, where he is building the first fully autonomous security researcher.
See you there! 👋
🗓 Fri 31 Oct 7PM
📍 COM3 SR12 (COM3-01-21)
🍕🧋will be served!
📝 (NUS and Non-NUS) Sign up HERE!
1) The Hacker’s Mindset at Work
This talk explores hacker culture in the workplace, highlighting how creative, low-cost prototypes and internal hacks drive efficiency and innovation.
Speakers Profile🎙
Harsh Gadodia is an Engineering Manager at Triple-A, a fintech helping businesses pay and get paid in local and digital currencies.
2) Hacking AI and Hacking with AI
A deep-dive of critical vulnerabilities found on Perplexity's Comet Browser, Windsurf, and Cluely with Hackatron AI, previously left undiscovered even after multiple high-profile penetration tests.
Speakers Profile🎙
Zeyu was a core member of Blue Water, the world’s top CTF team in 2023. He co-founded Hacktron AI, where he is building the first fully autonomous security researcher.
See you there! 👋
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Hackerspace: Python Master!
🕖 When: Wednesday 29 Oct, 4-6pm
(Drop by anytime during this timing!)
📍 Where: COM1-0216
🍰 Refreshments will be provided
Python powers everything from AI art to Spotify recommendations — and it’s one of the easiest languages to pick up. Whether you’re building your first script or trying to automate your life away, Python’s got your back. If you enjoyed Hackerschool’s session, or if you couldn’t make it, swing by Hackerspace this Wednesday for a chill round of sharing about Python! Learn the Pythonic way of doing things and be a Python master.
No signups required. You can drop by anytime between 4-6pm.
See you there!
🕖 When: Wednesday 29 Oct, 4-6pm
(Drop by anytime during this timing!)
📍 Where: COM1-0216
🍰 Refreshments will be provided
Python powers everything from AI art to Spotify recommendations — and it’s one of the easiest languages to pick up. Whether you’re building your first script or trying to automate your life away, Python’s got your back. If you enjoyed Hackerschool’s session, or if you couldn’t make it, swing by Hackerspace this Wednesday for a chill round of sharing about Python! Learn the Pythonic way of doing things and be a Python master.
No signups required. You can drop by anytime between 4-6pm.
See you there!
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Hackerschool: Designing with Figma
🗓 Tuesday, 4 Nov, 6.30pm-8.30pm
📍 COM3-01-22 (SR13)
Tired of ugly designs?
Figma is a collaborative platform for interface design, and is widely used by designers and developers all around the world. Learn how to design interactive prototypes and wireframes for your next big idea!
Beginners welcome!
📋 Prerequisites:
- Get your education account verified
🪧 Sign up here:
- https://luma.com/odo0xa21
See you there! 👋
🗓 Tuesday, 4 Nov, 6.30pm-8.30pm
📍 COM3-01-22 (SR13)
Tired of ugly designs?
Figma is a collaborative platform for interface design, and is widely used by designers and developers all around the world. Learn how to design interactive prototypes and wireframes for your next big idea!
Beginners welcome!
📋 Prerequisites:
- Get your education account verified
🪧 Sign up here:
- https://luma.com/odo0xa21
See you there! 👋
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FH #285
🗓 Fri 7 Nov 7PM
📍 COM3 SR12 (COM3-01-21)
🍕🧋will be served!
📝 (NUS and Non-NUS) Sign up HERE!
1) Secret Management Made Simple With HashiCorp Vault
This talk introduces HashiCorp Vault as a powerful solution for managing secrets, covering key concepts such as dynamic secrets, encryption-as-a-service, and access policies.
Speakers Profile🎙
Charlie Yau, Solution Engineering Manager @ HashiCorp, describes himself as an 'old uncle working in the IT industry, here for the pizza!'
2) From 1G to 6G: The Evolution and Future of Mobile Communication Technologies
This talk traces the evolution of mobile communications from 1G to 5G and beyond, highlighting key innovations that transformed voice networks into powerful data platforms.
Speakers Profile🎙
Mr. Ullas is an active member of IEEE, ITU-T, WSTS, and ITSF, contributing to international telecom standards while pursuing his doctorate in wireless communications at NUS.
See you there! 👋
🗓 Fri 7 Nov 7PM
📍 COM3 SR12 (COM3-01-21)
🍕🧋will be served!
📝 (NUS and Non-NUS) Sign up HERE!
1) Secret Management Made Simple With HashiCorp Vault
This talk introduces HashiCorp Vault as a powerful solution for managing secrets, covering key concepts such as dynamic secrets, encryption-as-a-service, and access policies.
Speakers Profile🎙
Charlie Yau, Solution Engineering Manager @ HashiCorp, describes himself as an 'old uncle working in the IT industry, here for the pizza!'
2) From 1G to 6G: The Evolution and Future of Mobile Communication Technologies
This talk traces the evolution of mobile communications from 1G to 5G and beyond, highlighting key innovations that transformed voice networks into powerful data platforms.
Speakers Profile🎙
Mr. Ullas is an active member of IEEE, ITU-T, WSTS, and ITSF, contributing to international telecom standards while pursuing his doctorate in wireless communications at NUS.
See you there! 👋
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