Sep 3 – Sep 16 · University of Colorado Denver
Modern cities run on structured data, but citizens report problems in messy, unstructured ways — tweets, voice memos, emails. Build AI middleware that automatically translates raw citizen reports into auditable, actionable work orders with crew assignment, priority scoring, and a chain-of-thought trust layer.
Pick one challenge to go deep on:
Trimble & Colorado Smart Cities Alliance
State DOTs are deploying mobile mapping systems to capture roadway assets at highway speeds. Using a real ~1-mile LiDAR and imagery dataset captured in Mannford, OK with a Trimble MX9, build an AI/ML model that extracts and classifies key asset categories with geospatial accuracy.
Asset categories to extract & classify:
WSB & Trimble
Track workshop, team formation, dataset access
Team demos, Judge Panel, Winners announced
Winners Showcase