For Judges

Judge Projects with Confidence

Clear criteria, efficient workflows, and AI assistance to help you make fair, defensible decisions.

Your Workflow

Simple, Efficient Judging Process

Everything you need to evaluate projects fairly and quickly.

Judge Dashboard
1

Accept Your Invitation

Sign in with Discord or email. Instantly see your assigned projects, tracks, and the criteria you'll be scoring.

2

Review Projects

Access all project materials in one place: descriptions, demos, videos, code repositories, and team info.

3

Score with Context

Use weighted criteria to score each aspect. Add private notes. Flag concerns. Recuse from conflicts.

4

Leverage AI Insights

View AI-generated code analysis, plagiarism checks, and scoring suggestions to inform your decisions.

Judge Tools

Features That Make Judging Better

Tools designed by hackathon veterans who understand what judges need.

Clear Criteria

See exactly what you're scoring and how much each criterion is weighted. No guessing games.

Project View

All project materials in one place. Demo links, videos, GitHub repos, and team details at a glance.

AI Analysis

View automated code quality reports, architecture assessments, and potential concerns.

Private Notes

Add notes to projects that only you and organizers can see. Document your reasoning.

Recusal System

Know someone on a team? Easily recuse yourself from judging their project.

Quality Flags

Flag projects for review: incomplete submissions, plagiarism concerns, or rule violations.

AI Assistance

AI That Helps, Not Replaces

Our AI tools augment your expertise. You make the final calls - AI just helps you see things you might miss.

Code Quality Analysis

AI reviews code structure, patterns, and potential issues. See quality scores at a glance.

Plagiarism Detection

Automatically detect copied code, forked repos with minimal changes, and boilerplate abuse.

Timeline Verification

See commit history analysis. Verify that work happened during the hackathon period.

Scoring Suggestions

AI provides scoring recommendations based on analysis. You decide whether to use them.

AI Analysis

"As a judge, I've used many platforms. HackPulse is the first one where I feel confident that my scores are fair. The weighted criteria and recusal system are game-changers. And the AI code analysis saves me hours."

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Sarah Miller

Senior Engineer, StartupXYZ

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