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· Feb 27

InterSystems AI Programming Contest: Vector Search, GenAI and AI Agents

Hey Community,

It's time for the first programming contest of the year, and there's a surprise so read on! Please welcome:

🏆 InterSystems AI Programming Contest: Vector Search, GenAI, and AI Agents 🏆

Duration: March 17 - April 6, 2025

Prize pool: $12,000 + a chance to be invited to the Global Summit 2025!


The topic

Develop any solution on InterSystems IRIS, InterSystems IRIS for Health, or IRIS Cloud SQL that uses AI (IntegratedML included).

General Requirements:

  1. An application or library must be fully functional. It should not be an import or a direct interface for an already existing library in another language (except for C++, where you really need to do a lot of work to create an interface for IRIS). It should not be a copy-paste of an existing application or library.
  2. Accepted applications: new to Open Exchange apps or existing ones, but with a significant improvement. Our team will review all applications before approving them for the contest.
  3. The application should work on either IRIS, IRIS for Health or IRIS Cloud SQL. The first two could be downloaded as host (Mac, Windows) versions from Evaluation site, or can be used in the form of containers pulled from InterSystems Container Registry or Community Containers: intersystemsdc/iris-community:latest or intersystemsdc/irishealth-community:latest .  
  4. The application should be Open Source and published on GitHub or GitLab. 
  5. The README file to the application should be in English, contain the installation steps, and either the video demo or/and a description of how the application works.
  6. No more than 3 submissions from one developer are allowed.

NB. Our experts will have the final say in whether the application is approved for the contest based on the criteria of complexity and usefulness. Their decision is final and not subject to appeal.

Prizes

❗The authors of the most interesting projects showcasing the use of AI agents will be invited to the Global Summit 2025 (provided the event tickets and accommodation).

1. Experts Nomination - a specially selected jury will determine winners:

🥇 1st place - $5,000 

🥈 2nd place - $2,500 

🥉 3rd place - $1,000

🏅 4th place - $500

🏅 5th place - $300

🌟 6-10th places - $100

2. Community winners - applications that will receive the most votes in total:

🥇 1st place - $1,000 

🥈 2nd place - $600 

🥉 3rd place - $300

🏅 4th place - $200

🏅 5th place - $100

If several participants score the same number of votes, they are all considered winners, and the prize money is shared among the winners.
❗Cash prizes are awarded only to those who can verify their identity. If there are any doubts, organizers will reach out and request additional information about the participant(s).

Who can participate?

Any Developer Community member, except InterSystems employees (ISC contractors allowed). Create an account!

Developers can team up to create a collaborative application. 2 to 5 developers are allowed in one team.

Do not forget to highlight your team members in the README of your application – DC user profiles.

Important Deadlines:

🛠 Application development and registration phase:

  • March 17, 2025 (00:00 EST): Contest begins.
  • March 30, 2025 (23:59 EST): Deadline for submissions.

 Voting period:

  • March 31, 2025 (00:00 EST): Voting begins.
  • April 6, 2025 (23:59 EST): Voting ends.

Note: Developers can improve their apps throughout the entire registration and voting period.

    Helpful Resources:

    ✓ Documentation:

    ✓ Example applications and libraries:

    ✓ Online courses:

    ✓ Videos:

    ✓ For beginners with IRIS:

    ✓ For beginners with ObjectScript Package Manager (IPM):

    ✓ How to submit your app to the contest:

    Need Help?

    Join the contest channel on InterSystems' Discord server or talk with us in the comments section of this post. 

    We're waiting for YOUR project – join our coding marathon to win! 


    By participating in this contest, you agree to the competition terms laid out here. Please read them carefully before proceeding.

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    Implemented for Interoperability: it can check status, including items in it, restart, update, recover, and check for queues and errors.
    There is also SQL Query executon

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    Hi Developers! Don't miss the recording of the kick-off webinar: 

    ⏯️ The InterSystems AI Programming Contest Kick-Off Webinar

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    Community! 

    These are the last hours before the end of the registration phase. Eight more apps have been added to the contest; check them out!

    langchain-iris-tool by @Yuri Marx 
    AiAssistant by @XINING MA
    pax-ai-iris by @Parani.K
    iris-data-analysis by @lando miller
    bg-iris-agent by @Elena Karpova 
    Facilis by @Henrique Dias 
    Vitals Lab by Gabriel Yang