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Background
The big data competition has been jointly organized by the International Knowledge Centre for Engineering Sciences and Technology under the auspices of UNESCO (IKCEST), the China Knowledge Centre for Engineering Sciences and Technology (CKCEST), Baidu, and Xi’an Jiaotong University. The Ministry of Education, and the Universities Alliance of the Silk Road are also involved. The aim is to identify top talent in the global big data and artificial intelligence sector, particularly talented individuals from Belt and Road countries, in an effort to help the government, industry, and higher education institutions jointly drive the research, application, and development of the big data industry, and cultivate innovative AI talent.
Topic: How to Spot Multi-modal Misinformation in Social Networks

With the diversified development of information media in the new media era, different kinds of contents are immensely active within media outlets. Meanwhile, all kinds of false information are also filled with social media, affecting public judgment and decision-making. For online public opinion and social governance, it is of great significance to spot false or misleading information from a mass of multimodal information such as texts, images through big data and artificial intelligence technologies.

For the purpose of this competition topic, participants are required to rely on the officially designated data set to establish the relationship between cross-modal data for the same event (mainly texts and images) through modeling. The goal is to detect the falsity and authenticity of any modal information. Participants are encouraged to solve problems and explore technologies through large models.

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  • September 15th, 2023 Preliminary Round Closing date

    Preliminary Round Final date

  • October 20th, 2023 Semi-Final Round Closing date

    Semi-Final Round Final date

  • November 2023 See the notice for details

    Final Round and Award Ceremony

  • Number of participants
Schedule settings
The contest is comprised of the preliminary, semi-final, and final rounds. (July 10th, 2023 -September 15th, 2023)
Preliminary Round (July 10th, 2023-September 15th, 2023)

1)July 15th–The data and baseline are available for download，the competition will be officially launched;

2)July 20th–The online evaluation system opens. Each team is allowed five online evaluations per day and the rankings will be updated daily in real time;

3)September 15th–The end of the preliminary round. The top 100 ranking teams in the preliminary round will enter the semi-final round (The scores will be verified through real-name registration to eliminate non-participating teams or accounts. This number will increase or decrease based on the actual situation. The list of semi-finalists shall be determined by the organizers as soon as possible).

4)AI Studio free high-performance GPU computing power support.
The PaddlePaddle Open Source Deep Learning Platform will be available in the preliminary round. Contestants can log into Baidu Brain AI studio to activate a 100-hour Tesla V100 GPU computing power card (worth 1,000 RMB) for free provided by the Organizing Committee.
Application address for the computing power code:
Apply(Limited to teams that have submitted the results of this competition in AI Studio)

Semi-Final Round (September 18th, 2023 - October 20th, 2023)

1)September 18th– the data pertaining to the semi-final round will be made available for download;

2)September 20th – The online evaluation opens. Each team is allowed 5 evaluation opportunities per day and the rankings are updated daily in real time;

3)October 18th – End of the semi-final round. The semi-finalists shall submit their files and codes in the required time;

4)October 20th– The finalists will be announced. The top 16 ranking teams from the semi-final round will enter the final round (May increase or decrease based on the actual situation. The list of finalists will be determined by the organizers as soon as possible).

5)AI Studio free high-performance GPU computing power support.
During the competition, participants are encouraged to make use of large model capabilities, using Baidu PaddlePaddle or ERNIE large model in their technical scheme, and will be given certain technical bonus points in the final defense.
In the meanwhile, the PaddlePaddle Open Source Deep Learning Platform will be available during the competition. Participants can log into Baidu Brain AI studio to activate a 100-hour Tesla V100 GPU computing power card (worth 1,000 RMB) for free provided by the Organizing Committee.  Apply for computing power code of the semi-final round:
Apply

Final Round and Award Ceremony (November 2023 See the notice for details.)

The final round will be held in the form of an on-site defense session, and its location will be determined at a later date.

Registration and Evaluation
01
Qualified Participants

1、Qualified Contestants: the contest is open to all institutes of higher learning, scientific research organizations, businesses, creative teams and individuals around the world. Each team shall have 1-5 members including at least one current student. Please register to form a team on the official website of the contest.

2、Instructing Teacher: each team can be instructed by 0-2 teachers. Please register and form a team on the official website of the contest and register the identity as the team’s “teacher”.
Note: Individuals affiliated with the Baidu Contest Proposition Team are not allowed to participate in the contest. The ultimate power of interpretation is reserved by the Contest Organizing Committee.

02
Application

1、Application Time: July 10th – September 15th, 2023;

2、Official Contest Website: https://www.ikcest.org/bigdata2023. The registration and application of contestants and instructing teachers should be completed before the registration deadline. The contestant is responsible for filling in the information about their instructing teacher on AI Studio. After the deadline, no teams may be formed or merged;

3、The official contest communication channel: please join the QQ Contest Communication Group after applying: 531488055 (Please indicate the name of your team for evaluation and approval by the administrator);

4、Please create your own team name and ensure it contains no indecent or misleading words, such as “Baseline”, “official”, the names of a famous enterprise, etc. Please fill in your team name carefully;

5、To ensure the fairness of the contest, each contestant can only join one team, and an instructing teacher can only be assigned to one team, while an instructing teacher can guide multiple teams;

6、The information filled out on the application must be accurate and valid, otherwise the team’s qualification or any awards granted will be withdrawn.

03
Evaluation Process

1、Time: The evaluation system will be open from July 20th. Each team is allowed 5 evaluation opportunities per day and the ranking list will be updated in real time;

2、Evaluation method: In the preliminary and semi-final rounds, the results will be automatically assessed by the evaluation system, with judges verifying the outcomes to ensure accuracy. As for the final round, it will involve a technical scheme defense, where participants will present and defend their proposed approach;

3、The final score: Semi-final and final defense algorithm account for 80% and 20% separately.

Prize setting

Prizes (Before-Tax) Prize money amounts to RMB 200,000

International Grand Award

1 team

RMB 100,000

and a prize certificate

International First Prize

2 teams

RMB 30,000 each

and a prize certificate

International Second Prize

3 teams

RMB 10,000 each

and a prize certificate

International Third Prize

10 teams

RMB 1,000 each

and a prize certificate

International Excellence Prize

The top 90% of ranking teams from the the semi-final round will earn a prize certificate showing their international rankings

International Nomination Award

The remaining 10% of the ranking teams from the the semi-final round will earn a digital certificate showing their international rankings

Excellent Instructing Teacher Prize

Instructing teachers of the top 90% ranking teams from the the semi-final round will earn an “Excellent Instructing Teacher” certificate

The Green Channel of Baidu’s Campus Recruitment

Teams entering the final and semi-final round (non-fresh graduates) will gain access to Baidu’s green channel for internal recommendations and can hold onto this opportunity for up to two years.

Latest Ranking
The name of the team prize ranking name position university Major Grade
Reconcile With Yourself Special Award 1 Hao Peng leader Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Artificial intelligence (ai) Postgraduate Year 1
Reconcile With Yourself Special Award 1 Kelin Liu Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Artificial intelligence (ai) Postgraduate Year 1
Reconcile With Yourself Special Award 1 Jingwang Huang Chongqing University Computer Science and Technology Postgraduate Year 1
Reconcile With Yourself Special Award 1 Jinpeng Gao Chongqing University Computer Science and Technology Postgraduate Year 1
Reconcile With Yourself Special Award 1 Shuqi Zhang Nankai University Computer Technology Postgraduate Year 1
Reconcile With Yourself Special Award 1 Jin Wang mentor Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications Computer Science and Technology teacher
Reconcile With Yourself Special Award 1 Jiang Zhong mentor Chongqing University Computer Science and Technology teacher
Kx go go go First Prize 2 Shanghui Wu leader Fuzhou University Computer Applied Technology Postgraduate Year 2
Kx go go go First Prize 2 Xinyi Lai Fuzhou University Computer Science and Technology Postgraduate Year 1
Kx go go go First Prize 2 Yuanlong Yu mentor Fuzhou University Computer Science and Technology teacher
Kx go go go First Prize 2 Xiao Ke mentor Fuzhou University Computer Science and Technology teacher
focus on code First Prize 3 HAN YUNPENG leader Harbin Institute of Technology，Shenzhen Computer Science and Technology PhD year 3
HLT-OPTIC Second Prize 4 Cai Chenran leader Harbin Institute of Technology，Shenzhen Electronic information Postgraduate Year 2
HLT-OPTIC Second Prize 4 Lyu Guangtao Xidian University Electronic Science and Technology Postgraduate Year 1
HLT-OPTIC Second Prize 4 Xu Ruifeng mentor Harbin Institute of Technology，Shenzhen Computer Science and Technology teacher
HLT-OPTIC Second Prize 4 Deng Cheng mentor Xidian University Electronic Science and Technology teacher
dewset Second Prize 5 Zhiyu Cao leader Soochow University Software engineering Postgraduate Year 2
Wa Forever's team Second Prize 6 Junfei Wu leader University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Systems PhD year 2
Wa Forever's team Second Prize 6 Xiang Tao University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Computer Applied Technology Postgraduate Year 2
Wa Forever's team Second Prize 6 Zhao Tong University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Computer Applied Technology PhD year 2
Wa Forever's team Second Prize 6 Jiajun Zhang Beijing Institute of Technology Software engineering Undergraduate Year 4
Wa Forever's team Second Prize 6 Guofan Liu University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Systems PhD year 1
Wa Forever's team Second Prize 6 Qiang Liu mentor University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Systems teacher
Wa Forever's team Second Prize 6 Liang Wang mentor University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Systems teacher
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Members of Organizing Committee
Advisory Committee

  • Raj Reddy (Turing Award winner, foreign academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, professor of Carnegie Mellon University)

  • Pan Yunhe (Academician from the Chinese Academy of Engineering)

  • Otthein Herzog (Academician of German National Academy of Engineering Sciences (acatech))

  • Narayanaswamy Balakrishnan (Academician of the Indian National Science Academy)

    Zheng Nanning (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering)

    Jan Eloff (Professor of the University of Pretoria, The Republic of South Africa)

    Wang Haifeng (Chief technology officer at Baidu, Inc.)

    Zheng Qinghua (President of Tongji University)

    Hong Jun (Vice-president of Xi'an Jiaotong University)

Organizational Committee

  • Liu Chang (Chinese Academy of Engineering, IKCEST Secretariat)

  • Li Xuanya (Director of the Baidu Campus Brand Department)

  • Suo Zhihai (Director of the Network Information Center, Xi'an Jiaotong University)

  • Ji Xiangting (Secretary General, Deputy Director of the Baidu Campus Brand Department)

  • Liu Jun (Deputy Secretary General, Xi’an Jiaotong University)

    Zhou Fangdi (Deputy Secretary General, Baidu, Inc.)

    Fang Ying (Deputy Secretary General, IKCEST Secretariat)

Advisers:

University Computer Course Teaching Guidance Committee of Ministry of Education National Institute of computer education

Silk Road University Alliance

Sponsors:

International Knowledge Centre for Engineering Sciences and Technology under the Auspices of UNESCO (IKCEST)

China Knowledge Centre for Engineering Sciences and Technology (CKCEST)

Baidu

Xi'an Jiaotong University

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