👉🏼 2 B: Own projects**
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Submissions must use the Apertus model family. For Track 2 this to means that submitted solutions must be built with Apertus. Other open-weights models can be used to support development, e.g as automatic judges during evaluation. Their role must be clearly described in the submission report.
💬 In case you have questions, join the conversation on Discord or send an email to “[email protected]”
💡 Check for available online intro sessions below where partners present their challenge and answer your questions.
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| Date | Time, CEST | Partner | Challenge/Topic | Sign up Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHALLENGE INFO SESSIONS | ||||
| 02.10.2026 | 11:30 | ZHAW | See It, Say It, Pick It - Vision-Language Grounding for a Real Robot Arm | https://luma.com/sxg60smd |
| 02.10.2026 | 12:00 | FHGR | SmartStart: AI-Powered Job Interview Coach | https://luma.com/g7mccjtk |
| 02.10.2026 | 12:30 | UZH | SwissGov-RSD: Detecting Cross-Lingual Semantic Differences in Swiss Government Websites | https://luma.com/zadclwjh |
| 02.10.2026 | 13:30 | OST | Fact-Checking Political Claims with Official Vote Materials | https://luma.com/qz7x62m8 |
| 02.10.2026 | 14:30 | OpenParlData | Extracting Parliamentary Affairs from PDFs into One Common Structure | https://luma.com/mne4e0m5 |
| CHALLENGE Q&A SESSIONS | ||||
| 08.10.2026 | 12:00 | ZHAW | See It, Say It, Pick It - Vision-Language Grounding for a Real Robot Arm | https://luma.com/fmpw0ej9 |
| 08.10.2026 | 12:00 | FHGR | SmartStart: AI-Powered Job Interview Coach | https://luma.com/dxtzhae0 |
| 08.10.2026 | 12:00 | UZH | SwissGov-RSD: Detecting Cross-Lingual Semantic Differences in Swiss Government Websites | https://luma.com/18oeqo3d |
| 08.10.2026 | 12:00 | OST | Fact-Checking Political Claims with Official Vote Materials | https://luma.com/nkvf2m7y |
| 08.10.2026 | 12:00 | OpenParlData | Extracting Parliamentary Affairs from PDFs into One Common Structure | https://luma.com/3avq28dg |