Dear AI and Science Enthusiasts,
The 2025 NSF HDR Global Machine Learning Challenge – Scientific Modeling Out-of-Distribution (Scientific-MOOD) – is now open!
Hosted by three NSF institutes (A3D3, Imageomics, iHARP), it focuses on Out-of-Distribution (OOD) prediction in three scientific challenges:
Neural Forecasting
Climate Prediction using Ecological Data
Coastal Flooding Prediction over Time
Global prizes: USD $4,000 cash + AWS/NVIDIA cloud credits + Top teams travel to USA for 2026 awards!
Taiwan Info Session + Hackathon
Date: December 19, 2025 (Friday)
Time: 12:00 noon (Taiwan time)
Format: Online (Zoom) + Room 92171, Department of Electrical Engineering(EE Building), Tzu-Chiang Campus, National Cheng Kung University
Register for Hackathon Introduction in EE building, NCKU, we will provide lunch and drink for attendees! https://forms.gle/Sr4PqZx5PRnCYYec7
The session will cover full track introductions and competition tips.
Exclusive Taiwan leaderboard – Top teams invited to Jan 14, 2026 awards ceremony at Grand Hyatt Taipei!