BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250915T121224Z UID:0E336635-CE7B-4239-BE37-449B9DA5B5E4 DTSTART;TZID=Etc/UTC:20250321T170000 DTEND;TZID=Etc/UTC:20250322T090000 DESCRIPTION:IEEE WIE ESPRIT SBAG and IEEE CIS ESPRIT SBC joined forces agai n for the second edition of “Code to Cure”: a hackathon dedicated to r evolutionizing healthcare through the practical use of Data Science. The e vent spanned 16 hours\, with 12 of them dedicated to the hackathon\, in wh ich participants were encouraged to craft innovative and data-driven solut ions for this edition’s challenge: Building a Machine Learning model tha t can detect Renal Failure from ultrasounds. This challenge\, hosted on Zi ndi\, was especially motivating to work on as it addressed a real and pres sing need in the healthcare field with solutions that could turn into adap table diagnostic and monitoring tools.\n\nIn the weeks leading up to Code to Cure 2.0\, we organized two technical workshops designed to equip parti cipants with skills to tackle the challenge with ease :\nKaggle 101 Worksh op : hosted by Mr. Hafedh Hichri\nDeep Neural Networks Workshop : hosted b y Mr. Hamza Mellouli\n\nThe event began at 5:00 PM with an energizing open ing ceremony\, during which the C2C\, CIS and WIE Chairs took the stage to welcome participants with keynote speeches\, setting an inspiring tone fo r what’s ahead. Our event partners stepped forward right after\, highlig hting their support and sharing their expertise. Following Iftar and a var iety of team-building activities\, participants had the chance to attend s essions hosted by industry professionals :\nPr. Hatem Bouzaiene\, professo r of Oncological Surgery at the Salah Azaiez Institute who brought depth w ith his medical perspective on the competition\, and Mr. Wajih Letaief\, a knowledgeable mentor with a wealth of guidance to offer\, who emphasized the importance of technological advances in the healthcare field. We also made sure to walk everyone through the process of using Zindi: the platfor m on which the hackathon was hosted with a 20-minute info session provided by our team.\n\n[] []\n\nOnce the hackathon officially began at 10:00 PM\ , the energy shifted from relaxation to total focus: Participants\, whethe r solo\, duos or trios\, dove into brainstorming ideas and exploring the d ataset provided. As part of our efforts to maintain a warm and welcoming a tmosphere\, we carefully planned coffee and musical breaks to help partici pants recharge and connect\, along with a casual podcast session where eve ryone felt comfortable sharing personal updates and stories. Additionally\ , everyone was pleasantly surprised with the mini-challenge announcement : during the second coffee break at 1:30 AM\, participants received a zip f ile decryption task via email which added a playful twist to the night. On ce the code got cracked and the password was retrieved\, the room erupted in confetti and laughter lifting everyone’s spirit during the long hours of work.\n\n[] []\n\nAs the hackathon came to an end\, at 10:00 AM of the following day\, the leading teams on the Zindi dashboard had to pitch the ir solutions. Each team took the stage walking us through their approaches \, with the judging panel offering valuable insight and feedback and encou raging their upcoming professional and academic endeavors. After further d iscussion\, the top three winning teams were announced\, recognizing their well-thought\, carefully-executed approaches to solving the issue. In add ition\, two runner-up teams were acknowledged with encouragement prizes fo r their strong effort and potential.\n\n"Code to Cure 2.0" wrapped up with a spirit of celebration and pride\, not only for the winners but for ever y participant who dedicated time\, skill\, and passion to the challenge. T he joint efforts of IEEE CIS ESPRIT SBC and IEEE WIE ESPRIT SBAG successfu lly created a meaningful\, uplifting experience that brought learning\, co mpetition\, and community together in an impactful way.\n\nSpeaker(s): Hat em Bouzaiene\, Wajih Letaief\, Inès Selmi\, Heni Mezrani\n\nBldg: Nefel E ducation\, Technopole\,Ghazela\, Ariana \, Ariana\, Tunisia\, 1028 LOCATION:Bldg: Nefel Education\, Technopole\,Ghazela\, Ariana \, Ariana\, T unisia\, 1028 ORGANIZER:sbc-esprit-cis@ieee.org SEQUENCE:141 SUMMARY:CodeToCure 2.0 URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/472527 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><span style="color: rgb(185\, 106\, 217)\; "><strong>IEEE WIE ESPRIT SBAG</strong></span> and <span style="color: rgb (53\, 152\, 219)\;"><strong>IEEE CIS ESPRIT SBC</strong></span> joined for ces&nbsp\;again for the second edition of <span style="color: rgb(126\, 14 0\, 141)\;"><strong>&ldquo\;Code to Cure&rdquo\;</strong></span>: a hackat hon dedicated&nbsp\;to revolutionizing healthcare through the practical us e of Data Science.&nbsp\;The event spanned 16 hours\, with 12 of them dedi cated to the&nbsp\;hackathon\, in which participants were encouraged to cr aft innovative&nbsp\;and data-driven solutions for this edition&rsquo\;s c hallenge: <strong>Building a&nbsp\;Machine Learning model that can detect Renal Failure from </strong><strong>ultrasounds.</strong> This challenge\, hosted on <em>Zindi</em>\, was especially&nbsp\;motivating to work on as it addressed a real and pressing need in the&nbsp\;healthcare field with s olutions that could turn into adaptable diagnostic&nbsp\;and monitoring to ols.</p>\n<p>In the weeks leading up to <span style="color: rgb(126\, 140\ , 141)\;"><strong>Code to Cure 2.0</strong></span>\, we organized <strong> two technical&nbsp\;workshops </strong>designed to equip participants with skills to tackle the&nbsp\;challenge with ease :<br><strong>Kaggle 101 Wo rkshop :</strong> hosted by Mr.<em> Hafedh Hichri&nbsp\;</em><br><strong>D eep Neural Networks Workshop :</strong> hosted by Mr. <em>Hamza Mellouli&n bsp\;</em></p>\n<p>The event began at 5:00 PM with an energizing <strong>o pening ceremony</strong>\, during which the C2C\, CIS and WIE Chairs took the stage to welcome participants with keynote speeches\, setting an inspi ring tone for what&rsquo\;s ahead. Our event partners stepped forward righ t after\, highlighting their support and sharing their expertise.&nbsp\;Fo llowing Iftar and a variety of team-building activities\, <strong>particip ants had the chance to attend sessions hosted by industry professionals </ strong>:<br>Pr. <em>Hatem Bouzaiene</em>\, professor of Oncological Surger y at the Salah&nbsp\;Azaiez Institute who brought depth with his medical p erspective on the competition\, and Mr. Wajih Letaief\, a knowledgeable me ntor with a&nbsp\;wealth of guidance to offer\, who emphasized the importa nce of&nbsp\;technological advances in the healthcare field. We also made sure to walk everyone through the process of using <em>Zindi</em>: the pla tform on which the hackathon was hosted with a 20-minute<strong> info sess ion</strong> provided by our team.</p>\n<p><img src="https://events.vtools .ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/79e24030-8eb5-4039-bd71-ee0f7718d1b0" al t="" width="324" height="216"> &nbsp\;<img src="https://events.vtools.ieee .org/vtools_ui/media/display/92e381af-d5fa-44f1-b66b-7756c8536470" alt="" width="324" height="217"></p>\n<p>Once the hackathon officially began at 1 0:00 PM\, the energy shifted from relaxation to total focus: Participants\ , whether solo\, duos or trios\, dove into brainstorming ideas and explori ng the dataset provided. As part of our efforts to maintain a warm and wel coming atmosphere\,&nbsp\;we carefully planned coffee and musical breaks t o help participants recharge and connect\, along with a casual podcast ses sion where everyone felt comfortable sharing personal updates and stories. Additionally\, everyone was pleasantly surprised with the<strong> mini-ch allenge announcement :</strong> during the second coffee break at 1:30 AM\ , participants received a zip file decryption task via email which added a playful twist to the night. Once the code got cracked and the password wa s retrieved\, the room erupted in confetti and laughter lifting everyone&r squo\;s spirit during the long hours of work.</p>\n<p><img src="https://ev ents.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/0856ec8e-d85e-439d-b866-4c384 8737ce8" alt="" width="323" height="215">&nbsp\; <img src="https://events. vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/e966bda1-a28e-43d4-9d3e-3d264949e7 85" alt="" width="321" height="214"></p>\n<p><strong>As the hackathon came to an end\,</strong> at 10:00 AM of the following day\, the leading teams on the Zindi dashboard had to pitch their solutions. Each team took the s tage walking us through their approaches\, with the judging panel offering valuable insight and feedback and encouraging their upcoming professional and academic endeavors. After further discussion\, the <strong>top three winning teams</strong> were announced\, recognizing their well-thought\, c arefully-executed approaches to solving the issue. In addition\, <strong>t wo runner-up teams</strong> were acknowledged with encouragement prizes fo r their strong effort and potential.</p>\n<p><span style="color: rgb(149\, 165\, 166)\;"><strong>"Code to Cure 2.0"</strong></span> wrapped up with a spirit of celebration and pride\, not only for the winners but for every participant who dedicated time\, skill\, and passion to the challenge. Th e joint efforts of <span style="color: rgb(53\, 152\, 219)\;"><strong>IEEE CIS ESPRIT SBC</strong></span> and <span style="color: rgb(185\, 106\, 21 7)\;"><strong>IEEE WIE ESPRIT SBAG</strong></span> successfully created a meaningful\,&nbsp\;uplifting experience that brought learning\, competitio n\, and community together in an impactful way.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR