Kareema Batool
Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
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Judging Criteria
Every Round 1 submission is reviewed blind by the Veritas AI team. The top projects advance to the live finals, where a new panel scores them. Final rankings combine the Finals (70%) and Round 1 (30%) scores.
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Round 1: Project Review (100 points)
| Criterion | Points |
|---|---|
| Technical execution: does it work, and is it well built? | 30 |
| Originality: is this a fresh take on the problem? | 20 |
| Impact and track fit: does it solve a real problem in the track? | 20 |
| Testing and honesty: did you measure how well it works, and do you know where it fails? | 15 |
| Communication: are the write-up and video clear? | 15 |
| Total | 100 |
Your name and school are kept confidential throughout Round 1.
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Finals: Live Demo (100 points)
| Criterion | Points |
|---|---|
| Demo and clarity | 30 |
| Technical depth | 30 |
| Impact | 20 |
| Q&A | 20 |
| Total | 100 |
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Meet the Judges
Finalists pitch to researchers and engineers from the world's leading AI labs. Full panel announced soon.
Niranjani Prasad
PhD in Computer Science, Princeton University
Abdulla Kerimov
Computational Rock Physics
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