Program

07:00 - 07:15 Welcome and Opening Remarks

07:15 - 07:45 Invited talk by Isabelle Guyon and Evelyn Viegas - "AI Competitions and the Science Behind Contests"

07:45 - 08:20 Live from the Field Moderated Q&A - “ML competitions as a way to engage and educate the broader public” (featuring families and educators from Nigeria, Pakistan, Brazil, Cambodia, Cameroon, Spain)

08:20 - 09:00 Accepted Abstract Presentations Session 1

• AI4D African Language Program - Siminyu, Orlic, et al.
• Problem and Solution Documentation Template for Machine Learning Competitions to Enhance Explainability, Reproducibility, and Collaboration Between Stakeholders - Adekanmbi, Hamzat, et al.
• Reimagining Public Machine Learning Competitions - Maier, Stephens, et al.
• A Novel Methodology for Crowdsourcing AI Models in an Enterprise - Suryanarayanan, Saranathan, et al.

09:00 - 09:15 Coffee Break

09:15 - 09:45 Invited talk by Saugato Datta - “Addressing behavioral barriers to broadening participation in ML competitions"

09:45 - 10:20 Small Group Breakout Participant Discussion - How do you design your own ML competition to encourage broader participation? (zoom link)

10:20 - 10:50 Accepted Abstract Presentations Session 2

• Low-cost, Large scale, Machine Learning Competitions for K-12 students during COVID-19 - Sass, Chklovski, et al.
• Federated Grassroots Community Model for Catalyzing Artificial Intelligence for Common Good - Adekanmbi, Hamzat, et al.
• Addressing Differences in Orientation toward Competition by Bringing Fundamental Limits to AI Challenges - Varshney

10:50 - 11:20 Invited talk by Lara Mangravite - "Responsible Data Sharing for AI: Expanding who, what and why"

11:20 - 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 - 11:50 Accepted Abstract Presentations Session 3

• Renewal: an online competition platform for news recommender systems - Hay, Bray, et al.
• Engaging underserved families in Ethiopia and Spain in a 12-Week, AI Global Competition - Monferrer and Tabit

11:50 - 12:20 Invited talk by Aleksandra (Saška) Mojsilović - "Platforms 4 Good: Realizing the potential of AI in addressing societal challenges"

12:20 - 12:30 Closing Remarks from Organizers