SU Annual Hackathon 2022
From 6pm on Friday 16th September until 4:30pm on Sunday 18th September there will be a Hackathon where teams can tackle one of two challenges:
1. Data Science Challenge: Using insights from client usage behaviours, apply data science and machine learning to incentivise behavioural changes.
2. FinTech Challenge: Developing a solution that will accelerate the adoption of digital products in the SME space.
The Avengers Assemble team will look to take no prisoners in the Data Science Challenge as they will ensure to slaughter all CGI opponents!
Meet the Avengers Assemble
Nick Fury
Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a spy, former Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and founder of the Avengers. Fury began his career within the United States Army, rising to the rank of Colonel before his honorable discharge. He later became a CIA operative during the Cold War, primarily operating in Soviet territory. Fury joined S.H.I.E.L.D. to fight against Earth's most dangerous enemies.
Alias: Ibra
Captain Marvel
Carol Susan Jane Danvers is a former United States Air Force pilot who, upon being exposed to the energy of the Tesseract via the destruction of the Light-Speed Engine, obtained cosmic powers. She gained further powers when she was made into a Kree-human hybrid via a blood transfusion from Yon-Rogg, and had all of her old memories removed, turning her into the Kree's weapon and a member of Starforce. Spending twenty-three years journeying through the universe, Captain Marvel learned of the Snap through the distress call sent out by Fury and had joined the Avengers in an attempt to confront Thanos.
Alias: Jaco
Thor
Thor Odinson is the Asgardian God of Thunder, the former king of Asgard and New Asgard, and a founding member of the Avengers. When his irresponsible and impetuous behavior reignited an ancient war between Asgard and Jotunheim, Thor was denied the right to become king, stripped of his power and hammer Mjølnir, and banished to Earth by Odin. Due to his selfless act of sacrifice by saving people by the Destroyer sent to earth by Loki, Thor redeemed himself in his father's eyes and was granted his power once more, which he then used to defeat Loki's schemes of genocide.
Alias: Luan
Black Widow
Natalia Alianovna "Natasha" Romanoff (Russian: Наталья Альяновна "Наташа" Романов) was one of the most talented spies and assassins in the entire world and a founding member of the Avengers. As a child, she was indoctrinated into the Red Room by General Dreykov, and briefly lived as the surrogate daughter of Alexei Shostakov and Melina Vostokoff while they were undercover in the United States of America. After the Destruction of the North Institute, she underwent extensive psychological conditioning, before graduating from the Red Room as a Widow.
Alias: Ruan
Black Panther
King T'Challa was the King of Wakanda and is the eldest child of T'Chaka and Ramonda. As the Wakandan monarch, he became the holder of the Black Panther mantle. Following the death of his father in the bombing attack orchestrated by Helmut Zemo, T'Challa had set out to kill the Winter Soldier, who was widely believed to be responsible for the attack. During his attempt to find the Winter Soldier, Black Panther had joined a Civil War between the Avengers, where he sided with Iron Man. However, Black Panther eventually learned that Zemo was really the one who had been responsible for his father's demise, as he captured Zemo, handing him over to Everett Ross, while he also vowed never to allow desires of vengeance to consume him again.
Alias: Char
About Us
The Avengers were a team of extraordinary individuals, with either superpowers or other special characteristics. Though primarily affiliated with the interests of the United States of America, the group's purpose was to protect global stability from inner or extraterrestrial threats. The Avengers were first assembled by S.H.I.E.L.D. as a result of the Avengers Initiative, when Loki invaded Earth with his Chitauri army. The team, consisting of Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow, Hawkeye and Hulk, defeated Loki and went their separate ways for a while.
After S.H.I.E.L.D. became a defunct agency due to the HYDRA infiltration, the team was no longer an American governmental division, therefore becoming an independent and private organization named, Avengers Assemble. Stark Industries remodeled Stark Tower into Avengers Assemble Tower and the team joined together in the fight against HYDRA.
With HYDRA defeated the team is now taking on the SU Annual Hackathon 2022. Will they be victorious? All we know they must be victorious to save the world.
Contact Us
You can contact Ibra via email at 21066442@sun.ac.za if you like to get in touch with the Avengers Assemble.