‼️ ✍️ Important: Submission Documentation Guidelines

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#1

Hello,

Thank you for actively participating in the challenge! As part of the challenge, we request all participants to document their submissions and methods and provide a formal write-up. Please note that winners are required to submit this documentation to The Web Conference. However, we strongly encourage all participants to share their approaches with the community.

Please use the provided template to create your submission documentation to ensure consistency. Upload the completed PDF file to the Google Form , including your name and AIcrowd username, no later than 3rd February 2025, 23:05 AoE.

Participants must submit their solution code via a private GitLab repository as part of the competition requirements. Please ensure the repository is accessible and include the link in your documentation submission. Submitting the repository link is mandatory for winners to claim their prize. After the competition concludes, these repositories will be made publicly available as open source, as per the competition rules.

Note: If you are part of a team, only one documentation should be submitted by the team leader, who will be responsible for filling out the form.

Key Dates and Deadlines

• Submission Deadline: 3rd February 2025, 23:05 AoE (aligned with the competition end time). Follow the template provided.

• Grace Period: An additional 24 hours will allow participants to make updates and final adjustments.

How to Submit

Please submit your documentation and solution code via the following Google Form: https://forms.gle/WsM8d2XBFzXmpdkXA.

Please note: Before any prizes are distributed, the submitted code will have to go through a due diligence process to assess if it reliably replicates the scores of the associated submission. If the submitted code and models do not replicate the scores of the associated submission, the entry will be disqualified, and the prize will move on to the next eligible team on the leaderboard.

Thank you for your active participation, and we look forward to seeing your creative solutions!

All the best,
Team AIcrowd

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#2
#3

Hi, I’d like to confirm if only the top 5 submissions will be invited to present at the conference? Unless teams outside the top 5 will also be considered for presenting at the competition session in the conference at their own expense, I don’t see any benefit in writing up the documentation and submitting it on a Google form? The approaches will not really be shared with the community unless we’re presenting it somewhere or if the writeups will be archived somewhere online…

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#4

I agree with Kaushik. Each contestant’s pipeline is still evolving up to the deadline. The documentation submission needs to be set a few days after the leaderboard locks for better assurance.

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#5

Agree with the above. Would it be possible to move the documentation submission deadline to slightly after the competition end time to allow us to work on the problem right up until the end?

#6
  1. The 24 hour grace period – so we can reupload and adjust our repo and documentation? Which is done via the same google link? If that is so, do we still need to make a submission before the deadline even if its empty documentation and repo? Or can we still make our first submission during the grace period. Ie. will we be disqualified if we dont make a submission via the google link before the deadline, even if its an empty repo and document.
  2. How are we supposed to make the github repo private and accessible to you? Could you provide the user to allow access to?
  3. Can the repo be github? instead of gitlab
#7

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Hi,

This message shown on the main page for the competition does not align with what is stated in your post above. In your post (and on the overview page of the contest), the competition end time is stated as 3rd February 2025, 23:05 AoE, but this message shows a different time (3rd Feb 10:55 UTC, which is 2nd Feb 22:55 AoE).

Could you please confirm that the ending time is as you’ve stated and not the time shown in the attached image. Thanks

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#8

It would be nice if we can get clarification on the competition end time and the submission deadlines in the next couple of hours before the clock winds down on the website…

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#9

1. Clarification on the Challenge End Date

The challenge officially ends on 3rd February 2025, 23:05 AoE. This means that the AIcrowd website will stop accepting submissions after 4th February 2025, 11:05 UTC. The deadline is now reflected on the challenge page.

2. 24-Hour Grace Period for Documentation & Repo Adjustments

Q: Can we re-upload and adjust our repository and documentation during the grace period using the same Google link?
Yes, you can update your submission via the same Google link, as it allows you to edit your response.

Q: Do we need to submit something before the deadline, even if it’s just an empty repository and documentation?
Before the deadline, participants are required to submit at least an abstract (a short paragraph) describing, at a high level, the approach being used.

:warning: Important: You will be disqualified from prize eligibility if you do not submit any documentation and fail to open-source your code after the grace period.

3. How to Grant Access to Your GitHub/GitLab Repository

Please grant repository access to the following emails:

4. Can We Use GitHub Instead of GitLab?

Our standard practice is to use GitLab for submissions.

Additional Clarification on Submission Expectations

To ensure fair participation and transparency:

  • By the challenge deadline, you should submit at least a brief abstract outlining your approach.
  • The grace period is meant only for refining documentation and repository details, not for making a first submission.
  • If you fail to submit any documentation and do not open-source your code within the grace period, you will not be eligible for prize money.

Hope this clears up any confusion! Let us know if you have further questions.

All the best!