Photo: LA Hacks 2017 takes place at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion

About 1,000 hackers, including high school, undergraduate and graduate students, attended this year’s LA Hacks held in Pauley Pavilion. This year, data hacks, which deal with a large amount of data, were judged separately from non-data hacks, which can involve coding and building hardware. Participants were also asked to bring reusable water bottles and electronic waste in an effort to promote environmental sustainability.