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SUMMARY:Minimalist Edge AI Student Competition
DESCRIPTION:Part of the 11th ACM/IEEE Symposium on Edge Computing (SEC 2026) Location: Santa Clara University | Date: Oct 13-15\, 2026\nOverview\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.\nThe Minimalist Edge AI Challenge invites student teams to tackle the "AI Bloat" head-on. This one-day competition challenges you to take state-of-the-art "heavy" 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 footprint? Join our Discord group for latest updates (https://discord.gg/V29ZXCTFR5).\n—————————————————————\nThe Challenge\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).\nYour mission is to optimize for the "Green Trifecta":\n–\nModel Accuracy: Maintain high predictive performance and reliability while operating under strict resource constraints.\n–\nModel Compression: Use pruning\, quantization\, and distillation to shrink the model footprint.\n–\nResource Efficiency: Minimize peak RAM and CPU utilization to ensure smooth execution on minimalist hardware.\n–\nEnergy Parsimony: Achieve the lowest possible Joules-per-inference to maximize battery life and sustainability.\n—————————————————————\nWhy Participate?\n–\nShowcase Your Skills: Pitch your solution to a jury of world-leading edge computing experts from academia and industry.\n–\nBuild Your Career & Network: Pitch your solution to a premier jury of world-leading edge computing experts and recruiters from academia and industry giants like Qualcomm.\n–\nEngineer for Planet Earth: Move past theoretical AI. Help define the actual benchmarks for "Green AI" and create real-world impact by building hyper-efficient\, eco-friendly edge computing models.\n–\nCash Prizes: The top three teams from each track will receive cash rewards:\n–\n1st Place: $1\,000\n–\n2nd Place: $750\n–\n3rd Place: $500\n–\nParticipant Perks: All competition participants will receive IEEE Computer Society swag and a free IEEE Computer Society Student Membership (Note: Requires an active IEEE Student Membership).\n—————————————————————\nEligibility & Team Composition\n–\nOpen to all undergraduate and graduate students registered at a recognized university.\n–\nTeams should consist of 2 to 4 members.\n–\nRecommended Skill Set: * Proficiency in Python (PyTorch/TensorFlow) and/or C++/Rust.\n–\nExperience with model optimization techniques (Pruning\, Quantization).\n–\nKnowledge of Linux systems and resource profiling.\n–\nA passion for sustainable engineering.\n—————————————————————\nImportant Dates\n● Team Registration Deadline: Sept. 6th\, 2026\n● Competition Day: Oct. 13-16 (Co-located with SEC 2026)\nCo-sponsored by: QualComm\n500 El Camino Real\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, 95053
URL:https://svec.org/event/minimalist-edge-ai-student-competition/
LOCATION:500 El Camino Real\, Santa Clara\, California\, United States\, 95053
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SUMMARY:USS Hornet Lunch & Tour + California Historical Radio Society Visit - Alameda
DESCRIPTION:IEEE OEB-LMAG\, 4Q26 Meeting\nVisit both the USS Hornet and CA Historical Radio Society Museum!\nThis is one meeting you won’t want to miss!\nWednesday\, October 14\, 2026 (11:50 AM to 2:30 PM PDT)\nThe Oakland East Bay Life Members Affinity Group (OEB LMAG) is hosting an excursion to two historical locations in Alameda CA\, including lunch – this is like winning the “daily double”!\nOur lunch meeting this quarter will be at the USS Hornet Museum\, but those who want to spend more time there can come early (at 11:00 AM) for a free docent guided tour of the famous aircraft carrier that recovered the Apollo 11 Astronauts\, and their Apollo Capsule\, after the first landing of men on the moon\, as well as Apollo 12 a few months later. The ship has 20+ restored vintage aircraft from WWII: Grumman FM-2 Wildcat\, TBM-3E Avenger\, Cold War & Vietnam Era: F-4J Phantom II\, F8U-1 Crusader\, F-14A Tomcat\, F-11 Tiger (cockpit/nose)\, TA-4J Skyhawk\, S-3B VikingHelicopters: SH-3H Sea King\, HUP-1 Retriever\, SH-2F Seasprite\, UH-34D Seahorse\, Modern Era: F/A-18C Hornet.\nAfter lunch\, the excursion will continue with a visit to the birthplace of broadcasting:\nAt the California Historical Radio Society Museum\, we be given a tour of the museum that includes a collection that spans about 120 years of radio\, wireless communication\, and broadcasting history\, including vacuum tubes\, radios in unusual period casings (snakeskin\, neon\, even a whisky-bottle design)\, WWII-era transmitters\, CIA com gear\, a replica of Amelia Earhart's plane radio\, a working telegraph\, and vintage televisions (including the largest black-and-white TV ever made) playing classic programs.\nPlease plan to drive\, or car pool\, to the USS Hornet\, docked at Pier 3 in Alameda:\nUSS Hornet – Sea\, Air and Space Museum\, 707 W Hornet Ave\, Alameda\, CA 94501 https://maps.app.goo.gl/2YRgoVeC5PcNyNN58\nPlease plan to arrive no later than 11:50\, as lunch will be served at noon!\nAfter a leisurely 50 minute lunch\, we will depart in the cars we arrived in\, and drive to the California Historical Radio Society Museum\, about 15 minutes away at:\n2152 Central Ave\, Alameda\, CA 94501 https://maps.app.goo.gl/H15ydMEyjgFxTwUB7\nSubsidized fee for OEB Life Members: $30\nWe also welcome Non-Members\, so please bring your spouse or guest(s): $50\nAgenda:\nUSS Hornet Museum Tour: 11-Noon\nLunch on Board: Noon-1\nCHRS Drive and Tour: 1-3\nBldg: Visitor's Entrance\, USS Hornet Museum\, 707 W Hornet Ave\, Alameda\, California\, United States\, 94501
URL:https://svec.org/event/uss-hornet-lunch-tour-california-historical-radio-society-visit-alameda/
LOCATION:Bldg: Visitor's Entrance\, USS Hornet Museum\, 707 W Hornet Ave\, Alameda\, California\, United States\, 94501
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