Introduction: The Spark of an Idea In 2025, I had the opportunity to participate in the Beam College Hackathon, a fantastic event that brings together students and professionals to explore the power of Apache Beam. For my project, I built Anomaflow, an anomaly detection pipeline using Apache Beam and Google Cloud Dataflow. It was my first public hackathon, and the experience was both rewarding and creatively energizing. I’m proud to share that Anomaflow earned 3rd place in the competition. ...
