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OBSCURA: Satellite AI Research Challenge

Online student research challenge: predict atmospheric pollution measurements from Sentinel-2 satellite image chips (Kaggle + Devpost).

Starts Ends Nov 24 · 20:00 Ends in
Canonical timezone: Asia/Karachi. Hover a time to see it in your local timezone.
📍 Online Sponsor: BTAJI Crew

Registration

This event is run by its organiser, not by CyberSecurity.pk. Registration, fees and rules are on the official page.

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Details

Eligibility: Eligible students from recognised colleges and universities, subject to the official rules. Individuals or teams of up to 20.
Prizes: USD 50 pool (25 / 15 / 10) + certificates
Format: Online
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About

Organiser: BTAJI Crew, an AI and data-science learning community. Participants predict five atmospheric measurements (t_ch4, t_no2, t_co, t_aai, t_firms) from Sentinel-2 image chips and 29 numerical features; scoring is masked mean column-wise RMSE (lower is better). The dataset has 4,439 samples (about 9.19 GB). Timeline (PKT): launch 24 Oct 2026 8:00 PM; Kaggle research period 24 Oct – 24 Nov; Devpost submissions open 18 Nov; final submission deadline 24 Nov 2026 8:00 PM; winners announced 28 Nov 2026 8:00 PM. Teams: individuals or teams of up to 20 students. Prize pool listed: USD 50 (1st $25, 2nd $15, 3rd $10), plus a digital certificate of participation for eligible students who complete both submissions. The listing's own date range (18–24 Nov) differs from the detailed timeline above; check the official page. Source: https://pakistanhackathons.com/events/obscura-satellite-ai-research-challenge