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DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) Student Branch Chapter\
 , Parala Maharaja Engineering College (PMEC)\, in collaboration with the I
 EEE Student Branch PMEC\, IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation (CE
 DA)\, and the Department of Electronics &amp; Telecommunication Engineering\, 
 proudly presents the Edge AI Hackathon 2026.\n\nEdge AI Hackathon 2026 is 
 a national-level hardware innovation challenge that brings together studen
 ts to develop innovative solutions in Edge AI\, Embedded Systems\, FPGA\, 
 Raspberry Pi\, Renesas\, ESP32\, Arduino\, and Semiconductor Technologies.
  Participants will progress through abstract submission\, software simulat
 ion\, and on-site hardware implementation\, culminating in a final demonst
 ration before an expert jury.\n\nWith a ₹45\,000 prize pool\, the hackat
 hon is open to B.Tech.\, M.Tech.\, and Ph.D. students in teams of 3–5 me
 mbers.\n\nThe attached Event Poster and Problem Statement Document provide
  an overview of the competition and available tracks. For registration\, e
 ligibility\, detailed problem statements\, competition rules\, timeline\, 
 FAQs\, and all official updates\, participants are strongly encouraged to 
 visit the official hackathon website:\n\nOfficial Hackathon Website: https
 ://edspmec.github.io/eds-pmec/\n\nThe website serves as the primary source
  of information for the event\, and all future announcements will be publi
 shed there.\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Bhubaneswar Section\, Chips to Start-
 up (C2S)\, ETIOS Society\, Dept. Of Electronics and Telecommunication Engi
 neering\, AMD\, Renesas &amp; Microchip\n\nAgenda: \n-\nRegistration &amp; Abstrac
 t Submission\n16 July – 15 September 2026 (Extended Deadline)\nRegistrat
 ion of teams and submission of project abstracts through the official hack
 athon portal.\n\nShortlisted Teams Announcement\n18 September 2026\nPublic
 ation of selected teams and release of Round 1 guidelines.\n\nRound 1 – 
 Software Simulation (Online)\n18 September – 04 October 2026\nDevelopmen
 t\, simulation\, and validation of proposed solutions with periodic techni
 cal reviews.\n\nRound 2 – Hardware Implementation (On-site)\n04 – 06 O
 ctober 2026\nPrototype development\, mentoring sessions\, live demonstrati
 ons\, technical evaluation\, and interaction with the jury at PMEC\, Berha
 mpur.\n\nValedictory Ceremony\n06 October 2026\nAnnouncement of winners\, 
 prize distribution\, certificate presentation\, and closing remarks.\n\nBl
 dg: Academic Building\, Parala Maharaja Engineering College (PMEC)\, Sital
 apalli Road\, Luhajhara\, Berhampur\, Ganjam\, Orissa\, India\, 761003
LOCATION:Bldg: Academic Building\, Parala Maharaja Engineering College (PME
 C)\, Sitalapalli Road\, Luhajhara\, Berhampur\, Ganjam\, Orissa\, India\, 
 761003
ORGANIZER:ieee.eds@pmec.ac.in
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SUMMARY:IEEE Edge AI Hackathon 2026 | National Level Hardware Innovation Ch
 allenge
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/568203
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