To deepen the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for digital transformation, AI Singapore is excited to launch the Smart City Ideation Challenge with the aim of seeking insights from the global AI community on “What are the AI problems worth solving towards Smart City Sustainability?”
The problem statements are expected to be:
1) Impactful to the digital economy, and
2) Feasible to develop into AI challenges
We seek proposals under 2 categories towards building resilience and optimising resources in the digital economy:
- Spam & Misinformation: The problem statements under this category should explore how to leverage AI for fast detection and intervention of misinformation or phishing attacks in multilingual and/or multimodal settings.
- Sustainability & Carbon Neutrality: The problem statements under this category should investigate how to utilise AI for the recovery of local resources from major waste streams, including electronic, plastic and food wastes.
Eligibility
- Any individual who is at least 18 years of age can form/join a team to submit a proposal
- A team can comprise 1 to 5 members
- An individual can be on no more than TWO teams
- A team can submit no more than ONE proposal per category
Submission Guideline
Your proposal should contain the following components:
- Problem statement
Please give a description (no more than 300 words) of the problem to be solved and its scope.
- Value proposition
Please describe (no more than 300 words) how the proposed problem impacts industry needs and/or the socioeconomic needs of Singapore.
- Existing solutions
Please describe (no more than 500 words) existing solutions in the market and/or state-of-the-art research findings for the identified problem.
- Dataset construction
Please propose a detailed plan (no more than 500 words) on how to construct a dataset for solution development, including possible data sources, dataset schema, size, characteristics, etc.
- Evaluation metrics
Please describe (no more than 500 words) the evaluation metrics to assess potential solutions to the identified problem, including judging criteria, weight, and justifications.
- Feasibility analysis
Please analyse (no more than 500 words) the feasibility of using the proposal to harvest meaningful AI solutions and describe what some potential solutions might be.
How to submit
- Complete the proposal including ALL of the above-mentioned components.
- Make sure your proposal follows the ACM format.
- Submit your completed proposal via https://EasyChair.org/conferences/?conf=wsdm2023ideation.
Evaluation Criteria
Submitted proposals will be reviewed by a panel of experts based on the following criteria:
- Research quality
i.e., problem impact, relevance, novelty, and robustness - Competition quality
i.e., the feasibility and readiness to turn the proposal into a meaningful AI challenge (refer to Kaggle competitions for quality) - Presentation quality
i.e., understandability, accuracy, completion, clarity, and neatness
Post evaluation, up to SIX finalists (up to three per category) will be announced and invited to give an in person 15-minute final pitch presentation on the Smart City Day of WSDM. The winners will be ranked and awarded at the event, according to the scores provided by the judging panel and the live audience based on the above criteria.
Timeline & Milestones
| DATE | MILESTONE |
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12 October 2022 |
Open for Proposal Submission |
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30 November 2022 |
Proposal Submission Deadline
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15 January 2023 |
Announcement of Finalists |
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17 February 2023 |
Final Presentation Submission Deadline
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3 March 2023 |
LIVE Final Pitch & Award Ceremony
(Hosted on Smart City Day of WSDM 2023)
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Prizes
- The selected finalists will compete for the following prizes in each category:
- 1st Prize: US$2,000
- 2nd Prize: US$1,000
- 3rd Prize: US$500
- Finalists will be provided with one free full registration per team to attend the WSDM-23 conference
- To be eligible for prizes, the finalists have to present their proposals during the WSDM-23 Smart City Day on 3 March 2023
Terms & Conditions
Participants must read and accept the terms and conditions in order to enter the Challenge.