Translated with AI from the Russian original.

Registration is open for the EKF AI Challenge. This is the first engineering hackathon on the Codenrock platform for experts in Data Science, ML specialists, and developers, with a prize fund of 500,000 rubles. The goal of the competition is to create a neural network for the electrical industry.

Participants will have to develop a solution that can automatically create a commercial proposal based on electrical diagrams. The service should be able to read single-line diagrams and recognize conductors, switches, protective devices, sensors, and other elements from the provided nomenclature database and assemble them into a project estimate. The organizers provide a labeled dataset.

Registration will last until July 3. The competition will start on July 5.

Key dates:

🔸 9-15 July - a series of checkpoints with experts

🔸 16 July - deadline for uploading solutions

🔸 18 July - announcement of finalists

🔸 19 July - online pitching of projects and determination of winners

The best hackathon solutions will be awarded cash prizes and implemented in the real EKF business. A solution for the practical application of neural networks in design can be an excellent case in a developer's portfolio in the field of ML.

Don't miss the unique hackathon at the intersection of engineering technologies and machine learning EKF AI Challenge - register now at the link:https://codenrock.com/contests/ekf-ai-challenge#/

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