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For a second year VanierHacks 2026 is a great success!
More than 125 students from various regions around the province reveled in 48 hours of innovation and creativity at VanierHacks 2026. It was the first hackathon experience for more than half of this year’s participants. The Vanier CSSA (Vanier College Computer Science Student Association) organized this free event held on March 21 and 22, where fun, games and food were on the menu with breakfast, lunch and dinner keeping everyone fueled up for a good time and invention.
Inaugurated last year, this is Vanier’s own hackathon running for a second time. It’s an opportunity for participants to collaborate with passionate students, build unforgettable memories, solve exciting challenges, learn new technologies, network with mentors and boost their CVs and LinkedIn profiles. Plus win some great prizes.
The events centered on 38 challenges in a Capture the Flag (CTF) modality designed entirely by the Computer Science Student Association. In this format, the groups needed to solve puzzles one by one. The team that solved all the challenges in the shortest time became the champion.
“Whether a beginner or an experienced coder, this event was open to anyone,” said Alex Vivert Steinsheuser, Vanier Computer Science teacher. “Participants didn’t need to be experts! They just needed curiosity, motivation, and the courage to try.”
By all accounts, participants had a good time, “Honestly, this was a great hackathon/CTF, and I would love to come back next time!” said one student. Another added, “The environment was more than great. It’s my first hackathon where I felt so comfortable asking questions. Special mention to the teacher, Alex and also to Jonas a Vanier CSSA member, who helped out the whole weekend.”
Winning teams
1st place: Docker (Dawson College)
- Shlomo Sorokin
- Hassan Ali
- Remi Sabra
- Alexander Siourbas
2nd place: Lumen (Vanier College)
- Samuel Wilson
- Matthew Pietracupa
- Cyril Efren Fabro
- Iulia Apintilioiaie
3rd place: Newglers (Vanier College)
- Yoonchan Rhie
- Kian Dehghani
- Jade Rasmy
4th place (honorable mention): Spade (Vanier College)
- Joy Ho
- Fairoz Aly
- Kaci luu
- Iasmin Souleyman-Tidjani
5th place (honorable mention): Shrek (Vanier College)
- Deven Shah-Phan
- Mohammad Adyan Khan
- Enes Boukhatem
Prizes for the winners came from 14 sponsors generous sponsors and included the following: Dell Laptop, Headphones and mouse, tablet and mouse, TWS earbuds and mouse, mechanic keyboard and gaming mouse, microphone, JBL speaker, laptop bag, powerbank, headset, Bamboo lego, Cactus lego, $50 baton rouge, Billyks, Tommy café and Elixor gift cards.
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