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AI/ML in 5G Challenge

Applying machine learning in communications networks.

Join the ITU AI/ML in 5G Challenge in 2023 (Fourth edition), a platform for collaboratively addressing the problems in applying AI/ML in communication networks including 5G & 6G. The Challenge connects participants (students and professionals) from more than 100 countries, with industry and academia solving real-world problems using AI/ML in communication networks.

 

The ITU AI/ML in 5G Challenge offers carefully curated problem statements, a mix of real-world and simulated data, technical webinars, mentoring, and hands-on sessions. Teams participating in the Challenge enable, create, train and deploy ML models for communication networks. This enables participants to not only showcase their talent, test their concepts on real data and real-world problems, and compete for global recognition including prize money and certificates, but also enter the world of ITU standards by mapping their solutions to our specifications.

Join the ITU AI/ML in 5G Challenge in 2023 (Fourth edition), a platform for collaboratively addressing the problems in applying AI/ML in communication networks including 5G & 6G. The Challenge connects participants (students and professionals) from more than 100 countries, with industry and academia solving real-world problems using AI/ML in communication networks.

 

The ITU AI/ML in 5G Challenge offers carefully curated problem statements, a mix of real-world and simulated data, technical webinars, mentoring, and hands-on sessions. Teams participating in the Challenge enable, create, train and deploy ML models for communication networks. This enables participants to not only showcase their talent, test their concepts on real data and real-world problems, and compete for global recognition including prize money and certificates, but also enter the world of ITU standards by mapping their solutions to our specifications.

Compute platform

ITU provides a state-of-the-art, free-of-charge compute platform to participants of the Challenge who do not have adequate access to compute in their respective institutions. The compute platform will provide participants with access to:

 

  • Free GPUs and CPUs
  • Hosted Jupyter notebook server
  • Python kernel
  • Pre-installed machine learning packages, e.g. PyTorch and Tensorflow

In some of the problem statements, a baseline or reference solution may be offered which may include implementations using Jupyter notebooks.

ITU AI/ML 5G Challenge Timeline

February – May 2023

June – October 2023

November – December 2023

Curation Phase

Competition Phase

Evaluation Phase

Registration open until 20 October 2023

Submission deadline 27 October 2023

Evaluation of solutions: October 2023

Final Ranking: 3 November 2023

Preparation of reports: October – November 2023

November 2023 – Judges Panel evaluates the best solutions from Competition Phase

28 – 30 November 2023 – Best solutions pitch in a 3-day event end of to determine the finalists

13 December 2023 – Grand Challenge Finale

ITU AI/ML 5G Challenge Timeline

February – May 2023

Curation Phase

June – October 2023

Competition Phase

  • 20 October 2023 – Registration
  • 27 October 2023 – Submission of solutions
  • October 2023 – Evaluation of solutions
  • October – November 2023 – Preparation of reports

November – December 2023

Evaluation Phase

  • November 2023 – Judges Panel evaluates the best solutions from Competition Phase
  • Best solutions pitch in a 3-day event 28 – 30 November 2023 to determine the finalists
  • 13 December 2023 – Grand Challenge Finale

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