About the challenges
CxC Powered by EY is excited to announce 4 challenges that you can compete in:
EY Wildfire Challenge
Help the province of Alberta better understand and mitigate the risk of wildfires.
Infinite Investment System Challenge
Use ML/AI to estimate customer churn of a wealth management platform
OwnersBox Fantasy Sports Platform Challenge
Develop a user classification system to help enhance the experience of a Fantasy Sports Platform
QuadReal IoT Challenge
Use ML/AI to resolve missing IoT device data and detect abnormalities.
Requirements
What to submit?
Each challenge has different requirements for submission. Please consult the Challenge Guide of each to understand what files need to be submitted. Generally submission may include a well-documented notebook, a report and a submission.csv file with predictions.
Compile all files needed for the submission in a ZIP file and upload it as part of your final DevPost submission.
Only one submission per team per challenge is required (your team can submit to multiple challenges and be eligible for multiple prizes however).
Make sure all Team Members have created Devpost profiles and have been listed as part of the submission.
$500 Interac Most Innovative Project Award
To be submit for the $500 Interac Most Innovative Project Award, participants must also submit:
- 5-8 minute video on how they approached the problem. Upload video to YouTube (must be unlisted for data privacy reasons) and include a link as part of your submission.
- Project Overview
Note that all projects except the OwnersBox challenge are eligible for the Interac prize.
Prizes
EY Challenge Winners
Prizes for the winning teams of EY's Wildfire Challenge
1st Place Winners: $1000
2nd Place Winners: $500
3rd Place Winners: $200
QuadReal Challenge Winners
Prizes for the winning teams of QuadReal IoT Challenge
1st Place Winners: $500
2nd Place Winners: $250
3rd Place Winners: $100
OwnersBox Challenge Winners
Prizes for the winning teams of OwnersBox Fantasy Platform Challenge
1st Place Winners: $500
2nd Place Winners: $250
3rd Place Winners: $100
Infinite Investment Systems Challenge Winners
Prizes for the winning teams of Infinite Investment Systems Challenge
1st Place Winners: $500
2nd Place Winners: $250
3rd Place Winners: $100
Interac Most Innovative Solution Award
$500 presented to the team with the most innovative project!
More details in the "Interac Award" section of the participation guide.
MEF Awards
$200 presented to two teams with beginners to Data Science that display effort to learn and try out new methods!
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Bassel Al Omari
Co-President, UW Data Science Club
Ammar Siddiqui
VP of Education - UW Data Science Club
Krishna Saikonda
Education Lead - UW Data Science Club
Jason Smith
CTO - OwnersBox
John Yoon
Senior Manager (Data Team) - QuadReal
Harman Singh
Partner - EY
Alicia Guo
AI Lead - EY
Sehaj Pal Singh
Data Scientist - EY
Stella Zhu
Data Scientist - EY
Kirk Zhong
Technology Consultant - EY
Abdul Takiddeen
Technology Consultant - EY
Shuaib Habib
AI & Data Consultant - EY
Hattie He
Manager (AI & Data) - EY
Doris Wu
Interac
Damon Chiu
Interac
Roger Wang
Interac
Judging Criteria
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General Judging Criteria
This criteria will be used to judge the Infinite Investment System, OwnersBox and the QuadReal Challenge Criteria Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19jba2OUGWGsr-2PPRx3px4FFOE42OIGf/view?usp=drive_link -
EY Judging Criteria
This criteria will be used to judge the EY Challenge. Criteria Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hTGAvNznnZtG_SiSut9jyXTAkIY5jB4wULS1HYC_tNE/edit#heading=h.e88vbjkim2bv -
Interac Award Criteria
This criteria will be used to select a submission for the Interac Most Innovative Solution Award. You can find the criteria in the "Interac Award" section of the participant guide.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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