Hack SHOW 2022 – EU Project

Deadline to register 18th of March 2022

Are you interested in exploring CCAM (Connected, Cooperative, Automated Mobility) and advancing automated mobility to create a more sustainable world?

The SHOW (SHared automation Operating models for Worldwide adoption) project is proud to invite you to its Hackathon, taking place in Thessaloniki, Greece on 21-23 March 2022!

Funded by the EU, SHOW is a 4-year long project aiming to support the deployment of shared, connected and electrified automation in urban transport, to advance sustainable urban mobility. Gathering 70 partners from across Europe, SHOW will deploy automated vehicles (AVs) in 20 cities, making it the largest and most holistic EU project on AVs so far.

SHOW supported by Y4PT (Youth 4 Public Transport) is looking for bright minds who could help advance automated mobility services, benefitting all citizens.

Read below how you can participate!

SHOW Hackathon: The Challenges

(for details on each Challenges, please check the below Box)

The SHOW Hackathon is a 3-day event for multinational & multidisciplinary teams of developers, technology providers, etc. to brainstorm and develop innovative solutions to increase user acceptance and user benefit of automated mobility, focusing on three challenges:

  1. Human assistance stand-by in case of problems (emergencies, security)
  2. Adapting/optimising capacity to handle demand in a flexible way
  3. Accessibility and assistance for persons with reduced mobility

HOW?

  • A physical event will take place in Thessaloniki, Greece on 21-23 March 2022 where Teams will pitch their ideas to a specialised Jury and work on their solution with guidance from Mentors.
  • Both designing solutions and developing innovative applications advancing automated mobility with new solutions that will advance user acceptance and passenger benefit
  • Appropriate mentoring will be provided to all participants by experienced SHOW Consortium partners and the global Y4PT Team
  • Deliberately utilising, training in and exploring the best aspects of in presence and remote collaboration. Transforming every disadvantage into an opportunity to learn, grow, connect, solve and inspire.

PRIZES

Winners will be entitled to the following prizes :

  • One selected person from the winning team will participate to the Y4PT Global Hack – Barcelona 2023 during the UITP Global Summit.

Awards/Rewards

  • All participants will receive a participation certificate signed by the project coordinator
  • The winners will be interviewed and featured prominently on the SHOW website. The winning entries will also be publicized via the extensive networks of the SHOW consortium, including ERTICO’s bi-weekly newsletter, which reaches thousands of people.

Student participants will have the possibility of winning registration passes for the 2023 ITS European Congress.

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? 

Please note that currently the SHOW Hackathon invites:

  • any youth and young professionals from Europe and all over the world; travel and accommodation expenses ARE NOT covered
  • applications from SHOW partner companies
  • anyone working within any of the 70 partner companies can apply

Participants can be individuals of any age, groups or teams of people, youth of any age, young professionals, robotics experts, etc., who will demonstrate their commitment, creativity, or enthusiasm for sustainability in their application. Are you one of those innovative and creative individuals or teams with a great ability to get the most out of limited resources? Then the Call is for you!

Participants, during the Hackathon they need to bring and use their own laptops

ALL participants need to have either a valid vaccination certificate or a rapid test certificate taken 24 h before in order to enter the CERTH premises. For NON VACCINATED PEOPLE, a SECOND TEST should be taken the day of the Final Moreover, masks are obligatory for ALL participants

Submissions will be reviewed by SHOW partners and the Y4PT Team and assessed relative to creativity, value and potential for immediate or fast sustainability and replication.

SCHEDULE & REGISTRATION

  • Registrations are open until the 18th of March . Subscriptions acquired first are disposed of first.
  • Winners will be announced during the Hackathon Final, on the 23rd of March 2022.

CHALLENGE 1

People may feel unsafe using an automated vehicle if there is no safety driver. The challenge is to develop a solution that will help people to feel safer on board of an AV. For example, cameras on board could automatically detect a problem (using AI) and notify the control center which, if needed, can send someone to help. 

  • Expected alternative outcomes (one or more):
  • Architecture of the added value service
    • Design of an algorithm
    • Case study report (presentation of experimentation results)
    • Development of the added value service
  • Specifications:
    • An image file and the corresponding explanation for the architecture
    • Source code or pseudocode along with short documentation for the algorithm
    • A document or a presentation explaining the algorithm, the experimentation procedure and the results for the case study report
    • Source code and short documentation for the complete added value service
  • Useful material: Kaggle datasets (available in web)
  • Short developer profile: Background in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
    • Knowledge of at least one programming language for AI algorithms (Python, R etc.)
    • Knowledge of deep learning algorithms (CNN, RNN) for classification of audio/visual content.

CHALLENGE 2

2. Adapting/optimising capacity to handle demand in a flexible way

  • Expected alternative outcomes:
    • Architecture of the added value service
    • Design of an algorithm
    • Case study report (presentation of experimentation results)
    • Development of the added value service
  • Specifications:
    • An image file and the corresponding explanation for the architecture
    • Source code or pseudocode along with short documentation for the algorithm
    • A document or a presentation explaining the algorithm, the experimentation procedure and the results for the case study report
    • Source code and short documentation for the complete added value service
  • Useful material: NYC open dataset(available in web)
  • Short developer profile:
    • Background in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
    • Knowledge of at least one programming language for data science (Python, R etc.)
    • Knowledge of statistical/machine/deep learning algorithms for time series
    • Knowledge of Traffic Management issues

CHALLENGE 3

3. Accessibility and assistance for persons with reduced mobility.

How can we ensure that PRM can travel independently – how can we keep them informed (e.g. through audio-visual messaging) about accessibility, and how can they notify any need for assistance?

  • Expected alternative outcomes:
    • Architecture of the added value service
    • User interface of a service
    • Development of the added value service
  • Specifications:
    • An image file and the corresponding explanation for the architecture
    • Source code and short documentation for the user interface
    • Source code and short documentation for the complete added value service
  • Useful material: W3C guidelines for accessibility (available in web)
  • Short developer profile:
    • Background in Computer Science, Engineering or related field
    • Knowledge of programming languages (JavaScript, Java, Python etc.) and frameworks (Spring, Django) for web/mobile applications
    • Knowledge of web accessibility guidelines and standards

AGENDA

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

CONTACT

For further information, contact:

  • Ms Matina Loukea, Research Associate, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas/Hellenic Institute of Transport (CERTH/HIT), Member of SHOW Technical Management Team – mloukea@certh.gr
  • Rita Bhandari, Programme and Project Communications Manager, ERTICO ITS Europe –  r.bhandari@mail.ertico.com
  • Dr Nikolaos Tsampieris, Senior Manager, ERTICO ITS Europe – n.tsampieris@mail.ertico.com
  • Mrs. Alessandra GORINI, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Y4PT Foundation