SUBMISSION
GUIDE

SUBMISSION
GUIDE

TEAM FORMATION

TEAM FORMATION

Each team must declare their members under the “Team Formation” tab on the Submission Portal before you will be allowed to make a submission.

Each team must declare their members under the “Team Formation” tab on the Submission Portal before you will be allowed to make a submission.

ROUND 1(A)

ROUND 1(A)

Submission Opens: 8 August

Submission Deadline: 11 August, 23:59 GMT+7

Submission Opens: 8 August

Submission Deadline: 11 August, 23:59 GMT+7

JUDGING CRITERIA

JUDGING CRITERIA

Criteria

Criteria

Criteria

What do we assess?

What do we assess?

What do we assess?

Scoring

Scoring

Scoring

Innovation

Innovation

Innovation

Novelty and creativity of the idea/solution to address the selected track challenge statement

Novelty and creativity of the idea/solution to address the selected track challenge statement

Novelty and creativity of the idea/solution to address the selected track challenge statement

Out of 10

Out of 10

Out of 10

Each team should appoint one member as the Team Representative, who will be responsible for submitting the following on the Submission Portal:


1. Selected Track

2. Project Proposal (max 150 words)

  • Describe the problem you’re addressing and the solution you intend to build.

  • This will be a text-only submission. Teams are advised to ensure that the core idea and value of their solution are clearly communicated in the text proposal alone.

  • While you may include optional illustrations or images to support your concept, please note that: These visual materials will not be factored into the initial scoring and will only be reviewed at the organisers’ discretion (e.g., in cases of abnormal or borderline scores).

3. List of Technologies

  • This includes your proposed tech stack, AI models, and any LLM(s) you plan to use.

Each team should appoint one member as the Team Representative, who will be responsible for submitting the following on the Submission Portal:


1. Selected Track

2. Project Proposal (max 150 words)

  • Describe the problem you’re addressing and the solution you intend to build.

  • This will be a text-only submission. Teams are advised to ensure that the core idea and value of their solution are clearly communicated in the text proposal alone.

  • While you may include optional illustrations or images to support your concept, please note that: These visual materials will not be factored into the initial scoring and will only be reviewed at the organisers’ discretion (e.g., in cases of abnormal or borderline scores).

3. List of Technologies

  • This includes your proposed tech stack, AI models, and any LLM(s) you plan to use.

Each team should appoint one member as the Team Representative, who will be responsible for submitting the following on the Submission Portal:


1. Selected Track

2. Project Proposal (max 150 words)

  • Describe the problem you’re addressing and the solution you intend to build.

  • This will be a text-only submission. Teams are advised to ensure that the core idea and value of their solution are clearly communicated in the text proposal alone.

  • While you may include optional illustrations or images to support your concept, please note that: These visual materials will not be factored into the initial scoring and will only be reviewed at the organisers’ discretion (e.g., in cases of abnormal or borderline scores).

3. List of Technologies

  • This includes your proposed tech stack, AI models, and any LLM(s) you plan to use.

ROUND 1(B)

ROUND 1(B)

Submission Deadline: 17 August, 23:59 GMT+7

Submission Deadline: 17 August, 23:59 GMT+7

JUDGING CRITERIA

JUDGING CRITERIA

Criteria

Criteria

Criteria

What do we assess?

What do we assess?

What do we assess?

Scoring

Scoring

Scoring

Feasibility

Feasibility

Feasibility

Practicality and realism of the conceptual solution based on the working prototype

Practicality and realism of the conceptual solution based on the working prototype

Practicality and realism of the conceptual solution based on the working prototype

Out of 10

Out of 10

Out of 10

The ‘Team Representative’ would be able to view the status of your team’s submission on the Submission Portal itself. If your team is selected to progress to Round 1(B), your Team Representative will be notified and prompted to submit:

  • Link to Your Team’s Website Proof-of-Concept (PoC)

The ‘Team Representative’ would be able to view the status of your team’s submission on the Submission Portal itself. If your team is selected to progress to Round 1(B), your Team Representative will be notified and prompted to submit:

  • Link to Your Team’s Website Proof-of-Concept (PoC)

ROUND 2

ROUND 2

Submission Deadline: 18 September, 23:59 GMT+7

Submission Deadline: 18 September, 23:59 GMT+7

JUDGING CRITERIA

JUDGING CRITERIA

Criteria

Criteria

Criteria

What do we assess?

What do we assess?

What do we assess?

Weightage

Weightage

Weightage

Innovation

Innovation

Innovation

Novelty and creativity of the idea/solution

Novelty and creativity of the idea/solution

Novelty and creativity of the idea/solution

20%

20%

20%

Technical Implementation

Technical Implementation

Technical Implementation

Appropriate, effective and innovative use of LLM models, bonus points given if SEA-LION model is well-utilised

Appropriate, effective and innovative use of LLM models, bonus points given if SEA-LION model is well-utilised

Appropriate, effective and innovative use of LLM models, bonus points given if SEA-LION model is well-utilised

30%

30%

30%

Impact & Relevance

Impact & Relevance

Impact & Relevance

Level of impact and applicability to real-world problems in Southeast Asia region

Level of impact and applicability to real-world problems in Southeast Asia region

Level of impact and applicability to real-world problems in Southeast Asia region

30%

30%

30%

Usability

Usability

Usability

Practicality of solution and readiness for adoption

Practicality of solution and readiness for adoption

Practicality of solution and readiness for adoption

10%

10%

10%

Presentation & Demonstration

Presentation & Demonstration

Presentation & Demonstration

Clarity and persuasiveness of the submission pitch video

Clarity and persuasiveness of the submission pitch video

Clarity and persuasiveness of the submission pitch video

10%

10%

10%

Submission ARTEFACTS

Submission ARTEFACTS

The Team Representative must submit the following final artefacts via the Submission Portal:

The Team Representative must submit the following final artefacts via the Submission Portal:

1

Project’s GitHub Repository Link

Team leader to create the project's GitHub Repo and share the access with the rest of the team to collaborate on. Click to know more!

1

Project’s GitHub Repository Link

Team leader to create the project's GitHub Repo and share the access with the rest of the team to collaborate on. Click to know more!

1

Project’s GitHub Repository Link

Team leader to create the project's GitHub Repo and share the access with the rest of the team to collaborate on. Click to know more!

2

Pitch Deck (in PDF)

Your slide deck should be limited to 5–7 slides. We recommend the following structure:

2

Pitch Deck (in PDF)

Your slide deck should be limited to 5–7 slides. We recommend the following structure:

2

Pitch Deck (in PDF)

Your slide deck should be limited to 5–7 slides. We recommend the following structure:

3

Pitch Video

All teams must submit a recorded pitch (max 5 minutes) summarising the content of the pitch deck.

3

Pitch Video

All teams must submit a recorded pitch (max 5 minutes) summarising the content of the pitch deck.

3

Pitch Video

All teams must submit a recorded pitch (max 5 minutes) summarising the content of the pitch deck.

4

Project Demo Link

Include the URL to the live working environment of the solution the team has developed.

4

Project Demo Link

Include the URL to the live working environment of the solution the team has developed.

4

Project Demo Link

Include the URL to the live working environment of the solution the team has developed.

5

Datasets Used

List any datasets used in your project, including links and license info if available.

5

Datasets Used

List any datasets used in your project, including links and license info if available.

5

Datasets Used

List any datasets used in your project, including links and license info if available.

6

For teams building on an existing project:

List of improvements made during hackathon period: A detailed list of the improvements and progress made during the course of the hackathon (i.e. highlight any new features, optimisations, or problem resolutions your team has implemented).

6

For teams building on an existing project:

  • List of improvements made during hackathon period: A detailed list of the improvements and progress made during the course of the hackathon (i.e. highlight any new features, optimisations, or problem resolutions your team has implemented).

6

For teams building on an existing project:

List of improvements made during hackathon period: A detailed list of the improvements and progress made during the course of the hackathon (i.e. highlight any new features, optimisations, or problem resolutions your team has implemented).

📩 Have a question?
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info@seadeveloperchallenge.ai

📩 Have a question?
Reach out to us at

info@seadeveloperchallenge.ai