Interested participants to the competition may sign up at any time until the blind test dataset is released on 9th March 2026.

However, we strongly recommend signing up early, as developing and evaluating strong research solutions typically takes time. Early participation allows teams—especially first-time participants—to familiarize themselves with the task formulation, data format, baselines, and evaluation setup, and to iteratively experiment, refine their approaches, and ask clarification questions well ahead of the submission deadline. 

Join the Sci-ImageMiner Google Group

... for competition announcements and a place to ask questions and interact with the participant community: https://groups.google.com/u/4/g/sci-imageminer/