Greetings from Shaastra 2019, Indian Institute of Technology Madras!
The first round of Shaastra AI Challenge, an AI based hackathon is live now!
The Shaastra AI Challenge is part of a three day AI fest, the AI Confluence. Being one of the flagship events of Shaastra 2019, the mission of Shaastra AI Challenge is to create solutions and initiatives in AI, that will contribute to the social good and address the needs and challenges faced by humanity.
The ideation phase of the hackathon will be live for a duration of 20 days starting 11th November 2018. Prizes worth INR 2 Lakhs up for grabs.
The hackathon is divided into three broad themes/categories. Teams have to come up with innovative game-changing solutions under any one of these themes. Teams in each theme will be judged separately.
Disaster Management.
Education.
Healthcare.
The hackathon is divided into three phases, each of which will have an elimination round.
Phase I - Ideation: 11th November 2018 to 30th November 2018.
Phase II - Prototype Development: 4th December 2018 to 23rd December 2018.
Phase III - Grand Finale: 6th January 2019.
For the ideation phase, all you have to do is to pick an idea or problem pertaining to the particular theme which you want to address and tell us how you plan to go about it.
For more details about the hackathon and to register for other events that are part of the AI Confluence, please visit https://aiconfluence.shaastra.org/
About Shaastra:
Scheduled to be held in the first week of January 2019, Shaastra is IITM's annual techno-managerial extravaganza which celebrates the impact of technology and innovation on our lives.
With 8000+ registrations and a footfall of close to 50,000 in the 2018 edition, Shaastra boasts of being one of the fastest growing and most popular college fests in Asia. It is the first completely student managed fest in the world to be awarded the ISO 9001:2008 certification, a reflection of our enthusiasm and passion to guarantee the highest standards of quality.
