Jury Process & Evaluation Criteria

Pitching Process

Evaluation takes place in two rounds on Friday, September 25:

1. Round 1: Expert Jury (All Teams)
• When: 14:00 – 16:00 (Submission deadline: 12:00)
• Setup: Pitches take place in a closed room across 3 parallel panels.
• Pitch Time: 4 minutes total (1-min pitch + 3-min Q&A).
• Submission: 🛬Submit to expert jury
• Goal: Shortlist selected teams for the main stage (announced at 17:00).
2. Round 2: Main Jury (Selected Teams)
• When: 18:00 – 18:45 (Final submission deadline: 17:30)
• Setup: Pitches take place live on the main stage.
• Pitch Time: 3 minutes total (2-min pitch + 1-min Q&A).
• Submission: Via email: jury@swiss-ai-weeks.ch
• Goal: Team visibility, final winner selection, and prize distribution at the Award Ceremony (19:30).

*Please note the pitch timing

Jury Rules

• Eligibility: The jury only evaluates projects submitted on time by registered teams where all members have a valid ticket and ID.
• Independence: The jury acts independently to select winners. Decisions are final and cannot be legally appealed.
• Conflicts of Interest: Any juror with a bias or personal interest in an outcome must declare it immediately and recuse themselves from voting.
• Moderator: The jury moderator holds the tie-breaking vote on all decisions.

Evaluation Criteria

Judging is qualitative. You do not need to provide formal quantitative proof.

Preferences

• Clean, reproducible code is preferred.
• Concepts and execution that leverage modern AI paradigms.
• For challenge submissions, the challenges objectives should be addressed.

Criteria

These criteria only structure the jury's discussion. The jury as a group may choose winners at its own discretion.