2025 NSF HDR Hackathon Introduction Session come to Taiwan! Register Now!
Participate in an International AI Challenge with Total Prizes of up to $6000 USD!
Introduction:
HDR The NSF HDR Anomaly Detection Hackathon, sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR) program, is co-organized by three interdisciplinary institutes:：A3D3、imageomics、iHARP.
This hackathon invites global participants to use open-source data provided by these institutions to tackle scientific challenges, including:
- Identifying unknown gravitational wave sources in the universe
- Recognizing hybrid butterfly
- Predicting anomalous fluctuation in water-level
First held in 2025, the hackathon encourages AI experts worldwide to propose innovative solutions to complex scientific problems.
The 2025 NSF HDR Hackathon briefing session will be held simultaneously on December 23 (Monday) at National Taiwan University, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, National Tsing Hua University, National Central University, National Sun Yat-sen University, National Cheng Kung University and National Chung Hsing University, with live streaming available. Details on scheduling and registration are provided below.
NSF HDR Anomaly Detection Challenge
Design innovative AI methods for anomaly detection to discover unknown events in open scientific data!
Watch the Introduction Video: 
Event info:
This hackathon is open to AI professionals and enthusiasts worldwide. Participants can join as individuals or teams to address challenges by:
- Registering on the Codabench platform.
- Downloading open-source datasets to train and validate models.
- Uploading their final AI models to Codabench for testing.
NSF HDR Prizes:
Total Prizes: $6000 USD
💰 Cash Prizes equivalent to $3000 USD
👩🏽💻 Amazon AWS Cloud Credit for Research ($3000 USD value)
🏅 Special GPU Award Sponsored by AMD
🎖️ Jury Award: Travel sponsorship for AAAI-25 conference
NSF HDR Taipei-HsinchuJoint Introduction Session:
Date:2024/12/23 Monday
Time:11:00 - 14:00
Locations: Taiwan University, National Tsing Hua University, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, National Central University, National Sun Yat-sen University, and Online ZOOM participation (Venues to be announced later)
Register for the in-person and online events: https://forms.gle/3ZNWvMa428EWGScGA
(Priority given to participants with AI experience)
Challenge registration, terms, and conditions:
For more details, please check the competition website: Terms & Conditions
NSF HDR ML Challenge Important Dates:
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Until Dec 20, 2024: Registration for the introduction session
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Dec 23, 2024: NSF HDR Hackathon and introduction session
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Jan 17, 2025: NSF HDR Challenge submission deadline
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Feb 28, 2025：NSF HDR Challenge Announcement of winners
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Mar 4, 2025：Awards presented at the AAAI-25 workshop
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International Organizers:
Sponsors:
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