Today, Ele.me officially announced the launch of an AI algorithm competition focusing on the local life field, aiming to explore how cutting-edge technologies can promote specific application innovations, thereby improving the efficiency and user experience of the life service industry. This move not only demonstrates Ele.me's determination in technological innovation, but also provides a stage for technology enthusiasts to show their talents.
This competition has specially set up three major tracks: smart elderly care, smart knights and smart computing commercial efficiency. Each track will determine 5 winning teams, and share a total prize pool of up to 300,000 yuan. Among them, the first prize is RMB 50,000, the second prize is RMB 30,000, the third prize is RMB 10,000, and there are two winning prizes of RMB 5,000 each. This generous bonus setting will undoubtedly attract many excellent teams to participate.
In the smart elderly care track, contestants will focus on how to achieve a voice interaction system that accurately recognizes the intention of the elderly to order food through the Tmall Elf Ecology. The Smart Knights Track focuses on the identification and judgment of the degree of danger of riders' "Fire Hazard Shooting". The Intelligent Computing Business Effects Track is committed to establishing intelligent marketing models, predicting interactive conversions and designing intelligent solutions. The settings of these tracks fully reflect Ele.me’s innovative needs in multiple fields.
The competition targets are undergraduate, master's and doctoral students (including fresh graduates in 2025) from full-time universities across the country (including Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan). The registration time is from 12:00 on March 7, 2025 to 12:00 on May 16. The preliminary round will start on April 7, and the rematch will be held from May 20 to June 15. The final defense and award ceremony will be arranged on June 16 and 17 respectively. This timing provides sufficient preparation and presentation time for contestants.
Ele.me said that the innovative design of contestants will have the opportunity to transform into real-life applications, allowing more people to directly benefit from the convenience brought by AI. This is not only an incentive for contestants, but also a strong driving force for technological innovation.
