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DESCRIPTION:Part of the 11th ACM/IEEE Symposium on Edge Computing (SEC 2026
 ) Location: Santa Clara University | Date: Oct 13-15\, 2026\n\nOverview\n\
 nThe future of the Edge is not just decentralized—it must be sustainable
 . As AI models grow in complexity\, the environmental and energetic costs 
 of deploying them on edge devices have become a critical bottleneck.\n\nTh
 e Minimalist Edge AI Challenge invites student teams to tackle the &quot;AI Blo
 at&quot; head-on. This one-day competition challenges you to take state-of-the-
 art &quot;heavy&quot; models and transform them into lean\, green\, high-performance
  machines capable of running on constrained\, eco-friendly hardware. Can y
 ou maintain intelligence while slashing the carbon footprint? Join our Dis
 cord group for latest updates (https://discord.gg/V29ZXCTFR5).\n\n--------
 -------------------------------------------------------\n\nThe Challenge\n
 \nParticipating teams will be tasked with deploying a complex AI workload 
 (e.g.\, real-time multi-object tracking or environmental anomaly detection
 ) onto provided low-power hardware (Qualcomm Arduino UNO Q).\n\nYour missi
 on is to optimize for the &quot;Green Trifecta&quot;:\n\n-\nModel Accuracy: Maintain
  high predictive performance and reliability while operating under strict 
 resource constraints.\n\n-\nModel Compression: Use pruning\, quantization\
 , and distillation to shrink the model footprint.\n\n-\nResource Efficienc
 y: Minimize peak RAM and CPU utilization to ensure smooth execution on min
 imalist hardware.\n\n-\nEnergy Parsimony: Achieve the lowest possible Joul
 es-per-inference to maximize battery life and sustainability.\n\n---------
 ------------------------------------------------------\n\nWhy Participate?
 \n\n-\nShowcase Your Skills: Pitch your solution to a jury of world-leadin
 g edge computing experts from academia and industry.\n\n-\nBuild Your Care
 er &amp; Network: Pitch your solution to a premier jury of world-leading edge 
 computing experts and recruiters from academia and industry giants like Qu
 alcomm.\n\n-\nEngineer for Planet Earth: Move past theoretical AI. Help de
 fine the actual benchmarks for &quot;Green AI&quot; and create real-world impact by 
 building hyper-efficient\, eco-friendly edge computing models.\n\n-\nCash 
 Prizes: The top three teams from each track will receive cash rewards:\n\n
 -\n1st Place: $1\,000\n\n-\n2nd Place: $750\n\n-\n3rd Place: $500\n\n-\nPa
 rticipant Perks: All competition participants will receive IEEE Computer S
 ociety swag and a free IEEE Computer Society Student Membership (Note: Req
 uires an active IEEE Student Membership).\n\n-----------------------------
 ----------------------------------\n\nEligibility &amp; Team Composition\n\n-\
 nOpen to all undergraduate and graduate students registered at a recognize
 d university.\n\n-\nTeams should consist of 2 to 4 members.\n\n-\nRecommen
 ded Skill Set: * Proficiency in Python (PyTorch/TensorFlow) and/or C++/Rus
 t.\n\n-\nExperience with model optimization techniques (Pruning\, Quantiza
 tion).\n\n-\nKnowledge of Linux systems and resource profiling.\n\n-\nA pa
 ssion for sustainable engineering.\n\n------------------------------------
 ---------------------------\n\nImportant Dates\n\n● Team Registration De
 adline: Sept. 6th\, 2026\n\n● Competition Day: Oct. 13-16 (Co-located wi
 th SEC 2026)\n\nCo-sponsored by: QualComm\n\n500 El Camino Real\, Santa Cl
 ara\, California\, United States\, 95053
LOCATION:500 El Camino Real\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, 95
 053
ORGANIZER:yhliu@scu.edu
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SUMMARY:Minimalist Edge AI Student Competition
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/567789
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Part of the 11th ACM/IEEE Sympos
 ium on Edge Computing (SEC 2026) Location: Santa Clara University | Date: 
 Oct 13-15\, 2026&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;h3 dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Overview&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;The
  future of the Edge is not just decentralized&amp;mdash\;it must be sustainabl
 e. As AI models grow in complexity\, the environmental and energetic costs
  of deploying them on edge devices have become a critical bottleneck.&lt;/p&gt;\
 n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;The Minimalist Edge AI Challenge invites student teams to ta
 ckle the &quot;AI Bloat&quot; head-on. This one-day competition challenges you to ta
 ke state-of-the-art &quot;heavy&quot; models and transform them into lean\, green\, 
 high-performance machines capable of running on constrained\, eco-friendly
  hardware. Can you maintain intelligence while slashing the carbon footpri
 nt? Join our Discord group for latest updates (&lt;strong id=&quot;docs-internal-g
 uid-58038975-7fff-614a-d18c-3bf2e2ada09b&quot;&gt;https://discord.gg/V29ZXCTFR5&lt;/s
 trong&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;h3 dir=&quot;ltr
 &quot;&gt;The Challenge&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Participating teams will be tasked with
  deploying a complex AI workload (e.g.\, real-time multi-object tracking o
 r environmental anomaly detection) onto provided low-power hardware (Qualc
 omm Arduino UNO Q).&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Your mission is to optimize for the 
 &quot;Green Trifecta&quot;:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ol&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; r
 ole=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Model Accuracy: Maintain high predictive performance an
 d reliability while operating under strict resource constraints.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li
 &gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Model C
 ompression: Use pruning\, quantization\, and distillation to shrink the mo
 del footprint.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; rol
 e=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Resource Efficiency: Minimize peak RAM and CPU utilizatio
 n to ensure smooth execution on minimalist hardware.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;
 ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Energy Parsimony: A
 chieve the lowest possible Joules-per-inference to maximize battery life a
 nd sustainability.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ol&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;
 nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;h3 dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Why Participate?&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-
 level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Showcase Your Skills: Pitch y
 our solution to a jury of world-leading edge computing experts from academ
 ia and industry.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; r
 ole=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Build Your Career &amp;amp\; Network: Pitch your solution t
 o a premier jury of world-leading edge computing experts and recruiters fr
 om academia and industry giants like Qualcomm.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; a
 ria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Engineer for Planet Earth
 : Move past theoretical AI. Help define the actual benchmarks for &quot;Green A
 I&quot; and create real-world impact by building hyper-efficient\, eco-friendly
  edge computing models.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=
 &quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Cash Prizes: The top three teams from each track
  will receive cash rewards:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;2&quot;
 &gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;1st Place: $1\,000&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir
 =&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;2&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;2nd Place: $750&lt;/
 p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;2&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;
 &gt;3rd Place: $500&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=
 &quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Participant Perks: All competition participants 
 will receive IEEE Computer Society swag and a free IEEE Computer Society S
 tudent Membership (Note: Requires an active IEEE Student Membership).&lt;/p&gt;\
 n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;h3 dir=&quot;lt
 r&quot;&gt;Eligibility &amp;amp\; Team Composition&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-leve
 l=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Open to all undergraduate and gra
 duate students registered at a recognized university.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=
 &quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Teams should consi
 st of 2 to 4 members.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;l
 tr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Recommended Skill Set: * Proficiency in Python (Py
 Torch/TensorFlow) and/or C++/Rust.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; 
 aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Experience with model op
 timization techniques (Pruning\, Quantization).&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; 
 aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;Knowledge of Linux syste
 ms and resource profiling.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li dir=&quot;ltr&quot; aria-level=&quot;1&quot;&gt;\n&lt;p d
 ir=&quot;ltr&quot; role=&quot;presentation&quot;&gt;A passion for sustainable engineering.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;
 /li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;hr&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;h3 dir=&quot;ltr&quot;
 &gt;Important Dates&lt;/h3&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;●&amp;nbsp\; &amp;nbsp\; &amp;nbsp\; Team Regist
 ration Deadline: Sept. 6th\, 2026&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;●&amp;nbsp\; &amp;nbsp\; &amp;nb
 sp\; Competition Day: Oct. 13-16 (Co-located with SEC 2026)&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp\
 ;&lt;/p&gt;
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