πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ 2026 AI Cup Final: Young AI Talent for Biodiversity

What will the next generation of AI professionals look like? In this session, you will meet tomorrow's AI talent live. Student teams from across the Netherlands will present their innovative AI solutions to an urgent social challenge: the loss of biodiversity.Β 

After ten weeks of hard work on a current TNO case using radar data, the finalists are ready to pitch their AI application. A professional jury will assess the applications on model performance, feasibility, and scalability. The award ceremony will take place on the main stage.Β 

The AI Cup is a collaboration between AIC4NL and Team Epoch (Delft University of Technology) and offers a unique opportunity to connect with new talent.Β 

Who is this for?
For professionals from government, academic institutions, and the business community who want to discover AI talent, be inspired by AI solutions with social value, or propose a challenge for the AI Cup in 2027.

Speakers:
– Natalie Halaskova
PR & Event Coordinator – Team Epoch
– Kaj Casias
Managing Director – Team Epoch

Jury Members:
–Marelle van Beerschoten (Jury Chair)
Owner & Managing Director – Digital Shapers
– Joep Breuer
Wind Energy Expert – TNO
– Andy Lurling
Founding Partner – LUMO Labs VC
–Geert-Jan Houben
Pro-Vice Rector for AI, Data & Digitalization and Professor of Web Information Systems – TU Delft
– Bart Kranstauber
Department of Theoretical and Computational Ecology, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics – UVA

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