The Midwest, despite multiple leading Engineering and Computer Science programs and Medical schools, is not well represented in the latest AI/ML literature. As a newly-launched institute at Northwestern University, the Institute for Augmented Intelligence in Medicine (I.AIM) is driven to raise the profile of both I.AIM and other Midwest schools doing great work in this area.

To that end, I.AIM is hosting the first Annual Big 10 Augmented Intelligence Bowl. It will focus on AI/ML applications to address health disparities, a very challenging topic, with an aim to bring out some creative ideas.

This competition will be held as a two-part event, intended to create a collaborative and supportive learning environment for the teams. Multidisciplinary teams from each Big 10 school will convene for the first phase, which will evaluate the teams on a set of criteria, including quality, feasibility, scalability, and presentation (see official rules and guidelines).

Teams selected from the first phase will advance to the second phase and will be provided with resources, mentoring, and educational seminars/workshops. They will have six months to develop their ideas for the final round, and will reconvene for the fall for the final competition with additional criteria of progress and execution.

Students will be exposed to many industry and academic leaders in the course of the competition. Additionally, student teams will help build a supportive community for continuing collaborations. Questions? Please email IAIM@northwestern.edu.

A single team from each Big Ten Academic Alliance school is invited to participate in the Big Ten Augmented Intelligence Bowl. Those interested in forming an MSU team should contact Dr. Bethany Laursen prior to the deadline for team application: April 2, 2021.