CA Building Contest

Call to Action

Develop collaborative assistants (chatbots) that offer innovative and ethical solutions to real-world problems !


Prizes

First Prize - $250 Second Prize - $150 Third Prize - $100

Submission Guidelines

  • [Optional] In a file, put information about your team name, members, problem and solution idea. Submit by Easychair. Deadline: Nov 15, 2021 for 10% extra credits.

  • Submit a file (revised, if registered earlier) with link to running demo instance, code on shared repo like GitHub, dataset information, link to demonstration video and presentation. Submit by Easychair. Deadline: 31st January, 2022

Problem ideas:

  • Health: Which one or more medical specialties can treat my abdominal pain?

  • Public safety: Which community is most unsafe for children?

  • Water: Will there be a water problem if everyone starts washing their cars at home?

  • Gardening: What happens to my water if we plant eucalyptus or cactus in SC?

  • Information gathering: How is UofSC better than Clemson? Columbia v/s Charleston? based on crime statistics, hospitals, etc.

These are just suggestions to inspire. You are free to choose any problem that would help solve any problem in your community and preferably, South Carolina too.

Usually, problems are solved using data. Here are some dataset ideas.

Dataset Ideas:

These are just suggestions for dataset inspiration. You are free to choose your dataset that would help solve any problem in your community and preferably, South Carolina too.

Evaluation criteria:

  • Importance of problem: faced by a few or everyone

  • Usability: User friendly, and easy to understand

  • Emotional engagement: Personalization of the chatbot

  • Context-awareness with consistent human engagement