Intel Python Hack Fury

Click here to see the shortlisted teams for the Finale.

After the resounding success of the online hackathon launched June 9, 2018 – we are delighted to announce the scintillating showcase of the results at The Python Innovation Day- Hackathon, a LIVE Event & Hackathon - where all the selected teams will be presenting their ideas, Case studies that help solve real world problems through AI, ML, DL & their prototypes – that are built with Intel’s latest technologies & showcase how they saw efficiency and performance improvement on AWS Cloud using Intel Distribution of Python and Intel Architectures for Machine Learning & Deep Learning.

The event will be held at IISER Pune on 6th and 7th Sept 2018. The event will also see Senior Technical Experts and Distinguished Dignitaries that will address the audience and judge the groups and award most deserving innovators that have participated in this 3-month long hackathon. The audience will also see LIVE demonstrations from Intel experts on usability of Intel distribution of Python in various environments for achieving out of the box performance with ease and efficiency.

Day 1 - 6th Sept 2018

Day 2 - 7th Sept 2018

Today's world has a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous environment. The landscape of business, energy, healthcare, rural/urban life, and fintech is constantly changing. Technology is the only avenue that can prepare us for the long-term future and set the foundation for growth.

The hackathon objective is to build a prototype comprising Python, C/C++ or Fortran code, using Python with emphasis on maximizing utilization of parallel processing and other performance features available on state-of-the-art Intel®-based platforms like the Intel® Core and Xeon Scalable Processor family. By using any of the many Intel® tools and libraries part of the Intel® Parallel Studio XE suite of tools you need to create an innovative hack that creates an impact (with emphasis on application performance) in some way, whether in fintech, agriculture, big data, or any other domain. This is where the Intel® Parallel Studio comes in. It helps you to deliver fast, reliable, and scalable code for Intel® Processors. Using the Intel® Parallel Studio, you can accelerate high-performance computing (HPC), enterprise, and cloud applications.

We expect a hack from you that broadens the horizon of any domain. With technology being so close to the everyday lives of almost every person, this hackathon is about touching lives, shaping the future, and making a difference.

AWS will be providing $100 AWS credits per team to all the shortlisted teams in phase 2 at Intel® Python Hack Fury to help build there submission on AWS cloud. Each team will need to create an AWS account (any one person). Intel® will inform the relevant team, so that their account is live at the time of final submission.

Important Instructions

1. Working prototype of any system that is innovative and creates high impact
2. Specific emphasis on utilizing parallel processing and other performance features on Intel® Processor like Multi-core, Vectorization, Cache utilization etc.
3. It is compulsory to use the Intel® tool linked to the theme you choose. Apart from that Intel® tool, if you need to use other Intel® or non-Intel® tools to build your project, please go ahead and use them.
4. Click here to get started with the Intel® Parallel Studio and learn more to shape your idea.
5. In your idea synopsis submission, specify which tools you plan to use and how they will be used.
6. You will get access to these Intel® tools if you are shortlisted.

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In Partnership With IISER Pune and AWS

IISER Pune is a research-intensive teaching institute under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). Our faculty and students investigate questions in science that lie beyond the boundaries of conventional thinking. The whole ambience is very academic with high energy levels to pursue top quality research. IISER Pune is also a member of Association of Indian Universities. Since its inception, IISER Pune has published over 900 research papers in highly reputed national and international journals. Several of these publications have come out of the 5th year research projects of BS-MS students. IISER Pune represents a unique initiative in India where teaching and education are totally integrated with state-of-the-art research nurturing both curiosity and creativity in an intellectually vibrant atmosphere of research. Each IISER is an autonomous institution awarding its own Masters and Doctoral degrees.

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