MLDA DLW HACKATHON

DLW Hackathon is a 48-hour virtual Hackathon, dedicated to hacks with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI), conducted fully virtual in Gather.town


Happening on the 15th-17th of October, DLW Hackathon welcomes students from all levels to ideate and implement your creative ML/AI solutions to win attractive prizes.


Gather a team of 1- 4 members, and apply your knowledge in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to create an innovative solution to solve the given problem. If you do not have any teammates, MLDA will try to pair you up with other teams/participants (not guaranteed)  


If you are interested in applying your knowledge in ML, networking with like-minded peers,  getting an opportunity to win incredible prizes, sign up now by clicking the button below.


The registration will end by 11 October 2021 23:59. Do sign up early.


Any question? feel free to send us an email to: [email protected]

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Format

First stage: Out of all the submissions received by the deadline, 15 finalists teams will be chosen to present in the final stage

Final stage: 15 Finalists will present to a panel of judges to choose the top 3 winners


Prizes

1st Prize:

$4000 Vouchers

 

2nd Prize:

$3000 Vouchers

3rd Prize:

$2000 Vouchers

Special Awards

Industrial Sustainability Award by Micron 

24 Inch Monitor for each team member

Best Junior Hack

Huawei Fitness Watch for each team member

Most Popular Solution

Kindle Basic for each team member

Best Hardware Hack

JBL Earbuds for each team member

Most Socially Impactful Hack

Portable Hard Disk for each team member

 


*Best Junior Hack
: Best solution from teams consisting of only Undergraduates year 2 and below, Poly, and JC
*Most Popular Solution: Solution with highest votes/likes on social media qualify are awarded this prize
*Most Socially Impactful Hack: Solution that has the most impact to the surrounding community

*Best Hardware Hack: Solution incorporating any electronic hardware for their solution (such as microcontrollers, servo, etc) qualify for this prize
*Teams who submitted their solution will be eligible for Merchandise
*Finalist Teams will be eligible for Swag box

 

Schedule*

Time

Friday, 15 October 2021

13:00-14:00

Opening Ceremony and Release of Problem Statement

14:00-15:00

Azure/GPU Workshop*

16:00-17:00

Micron Sharing Session

17:00-17:30

Bytedance Sharing Session

17:30-17:45

SGInnovate Sharing Session

 

*Schedule subjects to change

Time

Saturday, 16 October 2021

13.00 -13.30

Mini Game Competition

13:45 -14:45

Ninjavan Sharing Session

16:00 -17:00

Garage@EEE: Pitching Workshop*

 

*Schedule subjects to change

Time

Sunday, 17 October 2021

10:00

Submission Deadline

10:00-13:00

Judge Deliberation and Networking Session

13:00-15:00

Finalist Presentation Preparation

15:00-17:00

Finalist Presentation

17:00-17:30

Finalist Judge Deliberation

17:30-18:00

Prize Award Ceremony

 

*Schedule subjects to change

WorkshopsDateRegistration
Edge ML: From Cloud to your Fingertips12 Oct (Tue) 19:00 - 21:00Sign up here
Introduction to MatLab: A new Solution to Deep Learning13 Oct (Wed) 19:00 - 21:00Sign up here
Tensorflow for Mobile/IoT devices14 Oct (Thu) 19:00 - 21:00Sign up here

 

Platform

Introducing Gather

A video-calling platform that lets multiple people hold separate conversations in parallel, walking in and out of those conversations as they would at an in-person event. 

Like in real-life, you interact with other people who are near you and you can navigate around the map as you wish. 

For more information, do visit the website at gather.town.

 

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many members can I have in a team? Must all members be from the same school?

DLW Hackathon is open to all Undergraduates, Poly and JC in Singapore. Your team can consist of members from different schools. Your team must have at least 1 member, and at most 4 members. If you do not have any team members, feel free to register as we will try to match you up with other participants (not guaranteed)

Will there be a dataset provided?

You can choose any dataset to build your project. You can check out some sources for datasets in the Resources section in the handbook we will send out at a later date.

Do I need to be physically present at the Hackathon?

DLW Hackathon is fully virtual, you don’t need to be physically present at the Hackathon. For DLW Hackathon, the platform used is gather.town.   

Do all the members in the team need to register for the hackathon?

No, only one representative needs to register for the hackathon along with all the particulars of the members

Do I need to know coding to join the DLW Hackathon?

No, definitely not! We welcome beginners to join DLW Hackathon to learn more about ML and AI. Do refer to MLDA@EEE's Youtube Channel and workshop prior to the Hackathon to help beginners explore what they can do for their project.

In fact, we have a special prize, the Best Junior Hack, to be awarded to the best team consisting of all freshmen.

Do my team need to attend all the sessions?

Only the opening ceremony is compulsory for all the teams to attend. However, you are also highly encouraged to join the other sessions, such as workshops, company sessions, and many more. Special prizes will be given to those who attend all sessions in the hackathon