In the modern age, development and living without technology is almost impossible. Machine learning, artificial intelligence, deep learning, blockchain are among the technological issues that are prevailing at the beginning of the fourth industrial revolution. Among these extraordinary tools of technology is Natural Language Processing or NLP. NLP is the motto of the facilities with artificial intelligence. Natural Language Processing (NLP) is the key to instructing a robot, auto-replying a chatbot or a virtual assistant on a mobile phone.
Natural Language Processing (NLP) Hackathon is going to be held in the capital under the joint initiative of Bengali language enrichment project in information technology through research and development and Bangladesh Open Source Network (BDOSN). Department of Information and Communication Technology and Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) are collaborating in this regard.
NLP is a popular branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that scientifically analyzes the written and spoken forms of our language. Currently, there is a huge demand for skilled manpower in NLP in the global market. For that reason, NLP is the main attraction for a large number of students worldwide these days. This hackathon is going to be organized based on this interest.
A hackathon is a problem-based computer programming event or competition. The word hackathon is a combination of hack and marathon. Hackathon means test of hack and endurance. Hacking means getting deep into a problem and finding its root cause and creating an effective solution. Hackathon usually runs continuously for 36 hours. Hackathon is a competition to solve the real problems of our life through information technology.
The hackathon will be held in two phases: First, an online round, where participants will be tested on their theoretical knowledge of artificial intelligence and natural language processing. The top ten teams from the first phase will qualify to participate in the second phase, where participants will build an end-to-end natural language processing pipeline aimed at solving a specific problem.
In the final phase, the winning teams will be given prize money worth a total of one lac Taka. Besides, all the participants will be recommended for full time job and internship based on the certificate and performance. Registration can be done till 1st January, 2023.
Registration Link: https://forms.gle/FFbnBmttvEssdi7z6
