OpenCV AI Competition 2023 Is Now Live! Over $40,000 In Prizes

Over the last several years OpenCV have run a series of global competitions, encouraging the computer vision and AI communities to create and show what they can do on a grand stage. Previous participants have been rewarded with big prizes, and many have gone on to build successful careers helped by an impressive showing.

Now it’s your turn.

Registration for OpenCV AI Competition 2023  sponsored by Khadas and Seeed Studio is now live on Hackster.io, official Community Platform of OpenCV. Over $40,000 in total cash and prizes including free OpenCV University courses are up for grabs for teams of 1-4 with the skill and creativity to create a unique project with OpenCV.

The Prizes

This year First Prize is worth $5,000, with second and third place taking home $3000 and $2000 respectively from sponsor Khadas. There are a lot of other ways to win, too, such as the Popular Vote, which is decided by votes from the community itself. Popular Vote winners will receive a share of $3,000 in prizes from Seeed Studio.

The Challenge

There is no restriction on the types of problems, the hardware to use, or the programming language to use. The only requirement is to use OpenCV to complete your projects. The rest is up to you (and your teammates).

Competition Timeline

This year's competition has two phases: Preliminary and Finals. Anyone is encouraged to submit their proposal during the preliminary phase, and only teams who apply to participate before August 31, 2023 12:00 PM PDT will be able to win prizes.

• Preliminary phase begins July 10, 2023 at 6:00 AM PDT
• Preliminary submissions due August 31, 2023 12:00 PM PDT
• Final submissions due November 30, 2023 at 11:59 PM PST
• Winners announcement live event Dec 21, 2023 9:00 AM PST

Get Started

Head to our competition page on  Hackster.io , our official community partner, and click the “Register as a participant” button. Then write up your project idea and tell us how you’re going to make it real. If you aren’t sure what to write, Hackster has a ton of helpful tips on  how to make a great project using their platform . We also have  a community Slack server  where you can ask questions, find teammates, and talk with the OpenCV team directly.

What are you waiting for? Step up, build something you can be proud of, and you could hear your name called on our Grand Prize Winners announcement live stream.

Support The Competition

Even if you aren't planning to participate, you can help support Open Source software by sharing and liking the announcement posts around the internet today, and it would mean a lot to us on the team if you do. Don't forget the #OpenCV2023 hashtag:

• Official Competition Page
• HackerNews
• Reddit
• Twitter
• Facebook

Thank you and best of luck,

– The OpenCV Team