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SHENZHEN, China, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

The 2022 Huawei GLOBAL AI CHALLENGE was officially launched recently and opened

to online registration, with all full-time students who are formally enrolled

at a higher-education institution now eligible to enroll in the competition,

and compete for US$210,000 in prize money. The competition is jointly held by

the Jiangsu Association of Artificial Intelligence (JSAI), Huawei Consumer

Cloud Service Department, and Huawei Nanjing Research Center, and aims to

engage with aspiring young developers who share a passion for AI, as well as a

commitment to applying AI to more scenarios for a fully connected, intelligent

world.

The Huawei GLOBAL AI CHALLENGE is now in its fourth consecutive year since its

start in 2019, and had attracted 2,500+ algorithm submissions, from nearly

8,000 teams in 45 countries and regions over its first three years. More than

150 contestants have been awarded. A number of outstanding contestants from the

top universities and colleges in China were enrolled by Huawei. The competition

marries theory with practice, bringing together young talent to nurture new AI

technologies in both a theoretical and practical sense.

Wang Yue, President of Huawei Consumer Cloud Service Application Ecosystem BU,

set forth the competition's lofty ambitions, noting, "The development of AI has

ushered in an era of ubiquitous intelligence. We aim to inspire global campus

talent to explore new AI frontiers, and solve global problems."

Advice from internationally renowned experts and Huawei professionals

The competition has been enriched by the contributions of acclaimed

international AI experts, who provide contestants with advice and mentorships.

This year's slate of experts includes Zhi-Hua Zhou, Professor and Head of the

Department of Computer Science and Technology at Nanjing University and a

foreign member of the Academy of Europe; Pascal Van Hentenryck, AAAI Fellow, A.

Russell Chandler III Chair, and Professor at the H. Milton Stewart School; and

Giuseppe De Giacomo, AAAI Fellow, ACM Fellow, and Full Professor at Sapienza

University of Rome. Their expertise will bring an element of industry authority

to the competition, and promote industrial and academic achievements, as well

as research.

Three contest proposals, addressing real world challenges

Experts assessed potential contest proposals using the following five criteria:

technical innovation, practical value, risk assessment, popularity, and

difficulty, and ultimately settled on three proposals, encompassing practical

application of AI in ad recommendations, mapping, and interactive media

services. The first proposal is "knowledge-driven spoken dialogue"; the second

proposal is "intelligent quality inspection of lane rendering data"; the last

proposal is "CTR prediction through cross-domain data from ads and news feeds".

Prize money up for grabs

The contest was opened to registration on June 24, and will include preliminary

(June 24 to August 24) and elite final (September 3 to mid-September) stages.

Following an online competition in the preliminary stage, seven teams will be

selected from each proposal to enter the elite final, where a total of 21 teams

for the three proposals will compete for cash prizes via an online competition

and presentation.

Huawei's Shining Star Program has set aside a total of US$210,000 as prize

money for the contest, which will be distributed to the top seven teams for

each of the three proposals. The champion will be awarded US$35,000, the first

runner-up US$15,000, and the second runner-up US$10,000. In addition, four

teams will earn an honorary mention, which entitles them to US$2,500.

Huawei warmly invites all student developers who are daring enough to challenge

themselves, to showcase their best work to the wider world.

Click here(

https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/activity/digixActivity/digixdetail/201655283879815928

) to register today!

SOURCE: Huawei

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