OpenTox Spring Hackathon 2025
All activities will be carried out online (virtual meetings, Slack, shared drives, online access to software tools and data, etc.). Attendance is limited (you must be a current OpenTox Association member to attend or apply for a membership or bursary award).
Hackathon Topics:
- QSAR Modelling
- Toxicogenomics Analysis
- Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment
- Use of New Approach Methods in Risk Assessment
- Toxicokinetics
- Exposure Modelling
- Machine learning, artificial intelligence, text mining, knowledge graphs
Why Join the OpenToxAI Hackathon?
- Network of Excellence: Connect with peers who share your zeal for knowledge and innovation. Forge connections that could catalyze future collaborations and open doors to exciting opportunities.
- Skill Enrichment: Regardless of your level of expertise, participating in our OpenToxAI Hackathon will equip you with new skills that have the potential to transform industries and create lasting impact.
- Showcase your expertise by fine-tuning a foundation model for chemical risk assessment tasks with high accuracy and efficiency.
- Empower the Machine Learning community with documented insights and steps, enabling them to replicate successful approaches and build their own ML/AI solutions.
- Contribute to a movement that democratizes access to cutting-edge ML/AI, reshaping the landscape of chemical risk assessment for broader societal impact.
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Select a range of interesting problems and identify suitable ML/AI algorithms for collaborative group work
Prizes:
- Beyond the knowledge gained, you will earn recognition for your contributions. Promising results will be considered for further development, publication, and dissemination at the OpenTox 2025 virtual conference.
Bursary Awards:
While membership is typically mandatory for this event, we are delighted to offer 10 bursaries exclusively for non-member students from undergraduate to postdoctoral levels. Your participation matters to us, so seize this chance and apply for the bursary today. Apply Here.