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The Valeo Generative AI Hackathon Solve real world challenge

Valeo is launching its first Hackathon dedicated to a key business subject: the Generative AI!

Why an hackathon? Organize an hackathon is a unique opportunity to create new business ideas in a very short period of time. During this event, teams will go from ideation to a concrete solution in only few hours! Thanks to this first hackathon, Valeo want to:

Bring out new ideas
Capitalize on the ideas from the teams
Create a One Valeo spirit

This hackathon is a real opportunity to live and share a unique professional experience.!

What is Generative AI?

GenAI, short for Generative Artificial Intelligence, is a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that refers to creating or generating new and original content based on patterns and knowledge learned from large datasets during training. In practice, GenAI applications cover a larger scope than strict content generation as it encompasses all applications powered by foundation models. A foundation model is a large model that is trained on a vast corpus of data. It recognizes, predicts, generates, text, images, audio, videos and more. It is capable of doing many tasks out-of-the-box with a little to no additional training. One of the most notable field of GenAI applications is natural language processing, where models are capable of generating human-like text, answering questions, or even completing sentences and paragraphs. These models can be used for various tasks, including chatbots, content generation, language translation, and more.

Valeo must get the best of what this new AI is already offering, and be ready for what is coming next, while protecting its assets and its values

Christophe Périllat

Chief Executive Officer

Milestones

Apply for the challenge by answering the questionnaire and submitting your project idea.

A board from Valeo will analyze all the applications and choose the candidates who will be part of the hackathon.

The teams composition and selected ideas will be given to you for you to get ready for the final run and prepare the hackathon!

It is your time to shine! Present your idea, gather a team and run until the final jury!

Final sprint Program

During the hackathon, each team will be supported by experts:

> 1 facilitator, who will be responsible for the method > 1 Artefact data scientist who will be integrated directly into each team > Google and Valeo expert mentors to challenge the projects

1:30 pm > Welcome!

2:00pm > Introduction

3:30pm - 9pm > Team work

9:30 pm > End of the day 1

Valeo's Headquarters

7:30amm > Welcome!

8:00am > Introduction

8:30 am - 12:30pm > Team work

12:30pm > Lunch

1:30pm - 7:00pm > Team work & mentoring

7:00pm > Dinner

8:00pm - 9:00pm > Team work

9:30pm > End of the day 2

Valeo's Headquarters

8:30am > Welcome!

9:00am - 12:00pm > Team work & pitch coaching

12:00pm > Lunch

3:00pm > Final ceremony

Each team has 5 minutes to pitch and 3 minutes for Q/A with the Jury.

6:30pm > Winners announcement & cocktail!

8:30pm > End of the Hackathon

Albert School

Ideas selection criteria

These three criteria collectively form the foundation for evaluating your submissions in this challenge. Successful proposals should not only showcase innovative thinking but also demonstrate a clear understanding of industry challenges, a compelling value proposition, and a feasible path toward implementation.

This criterion focuses on how well your proposal addresses specific challenges or fulfills unmet needs within the automotive sector. Valeo is interested in solutions that directly target industry problems or market demands. Your project should clearly articulate the problem or need it aims to solve, and it will be evaluated based on the relevance and significance of this problem or need in the context of the automotive industry. The more effectively your innovation responds to these challenges or needs, the higher your score in this category.

This criterion assesses the uniqueness and impact of your innovation. It evaluates how your solution offers a distinct value proposition compared to existing solutions in the automotive industry. We seek ideas that are not only innovative but also demonstrate the potential to disrupt and revolutionize the field. Consideration is given to the scalability, market potential, and the extent to which your innovation aligns with Valeo's vision for the future of automotive technology.

Technical feasibility assesses the practicality and viability of implementing your innovation. We recognize that groundbreaking ideas must also be achievable. The jury will evaluate the technical feasibility of your proposal, considering factors like the availability of required resources, the maturity of the technology, and the potential hurdles to implementation. A well-detailed plan demonstrating how your innovation can be technically realized and integrated into the automotive landscape will be essential to score highly in this category.

A prestigious Jury

We gathered prominent industry experts on various sector skill development and the impact of new technologies, such as generative AI, to review Challenge applications.