02
SEP
Workshop
Git & GitHub Bootcamp
Branches, merge conflicts, and pull requests — from first commit to first PR review.
// est. 2019 · open to all majors
We build things
that didn't exist
last semester.
Byte Society is our campus's student-run technology club — a place to ship real projects, learn from peers, and prep for the industry over pizza and bad coffee.
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// about-us.md
A club run by students, for students who like building things.
Byte Society started as a group of five friends debugging assignments in the library basement. Today we're one of the largest student orgs on campus — but the mission hasn't changed: give students a low-pressure, high-momentum place to actually build, ship, and break things together.
No prerequisites, no "expert-only" gatekeeping. First-years learning their first
git commit sit next to seniors shipping production code. We run weekly
build sessions, invite engineers from local companies to give talks, and send teams
to regional hackathons every semester.
Open source
Peer mentorship
Hackathon prep
Industry talks
club.config.json
{
"founded": 2019,
"meets": "Thursdays, 6:30 PM",
"location": "Engineering Hall, Rm 214",
"dues": "$0 — always free",
"tracks": [
"web", "ai/ml", "embedded", "design"
],
"vibe": "low ego, high output"
}// upcoming-events.list
What's next on the calendar
All events are free and open to every student.
20
SEP
Hackathon
HackNight: 24hr Build
Form a team, pick a problem, ship a working prototype by sunrise. Prizes for top 3.
08
OCT
Tech Talk
From Campus to FAANG
Alumni engineers on internships, interviews, and what actually matters on a resume.
24
OCT
Workshop
Intro to Neural Networks
Build a digit-recognition model from scratch in Python. Laptops provided if needed.
// projects.repo
Things members shipped
Built in workshops, hack nights, and late study sessions.
CampusConnect
A study-group matcher that pairs students by course, schedule, and learning style.
React
Node.js
PostgreSQL
EcoTrack
Dashboard tracking campus energy and water usage in real time, built with the facilities team.
Vue
Flask
D3.js
StudyBuddy AI
A retrieval-based chatbot trained on course syllabi to answer late-night homework questions.
Python
FastAPI
LangChain
SmartAttendance
QR-based attendance system for club events with a live check-in dashboard for organizers.
Next.js
Supabase
HackPortal
Registration, team formation, and judging platform we now use to run our own hackathons.
React
Express
MongoDB
// contributors.md
The people behind it
Elected each spring by club members.
AK
Aditi Kapoor
President
Systems & backend
RS
Rohan Shah
Vice President
AI / ML
MN
Meera Nair
Technical Lead
Full-stack & DevOps
DV
Dev Verma
Events Coordinator
Hackathons & outreach