AMD AI SPRINT: HACKATHON and WORKSHOP SERIES

Name: AMD AI SPRINT: HACKATHON and WORKSHOP SERIES
Start: 2025-07-19T09:00:00+05:30
End: 2025-07-20T17:00:00+05:30
Location: Indian Institute of Science

Hosted By

kevinl

AMD AI SPRINT: HACKATHON and WORKSHOP SERIES

Details

Important: Register on AICamp event website is required for admission.

Description:
Join India’s leading AI engineers, researchers, and enthusiasts in Bengaluru for a 2-day hands-on workshops and hackathons powered by AMD’s MI300X GPUs. Whether you're a student, AI expert, or just starting your journey in machine learning, this is your chance to:

Build AI agents using models like Qwen and Llama through a browser-based workflow – no prior experience needed
Fine-tune pre-trained models with tools like torchtune and Unsloth to specialize them for real-world tasks
Work directly on AMD’s cutting-edge MI300X GPUs with guidance from AMD experts
Learn from engineers at AMD, Hugging Face, Meta & more
Win exciting prizes in the hackathons

## Day 1:

9:30 AM – Doors Open
10:00 AM – Opening Talk by AMD on "What’s New with AMD’s Developer Initiatives?"
10:15 AM – Hackathon/Competition Introduction
10:30 AM – Workshop 1: Developing MCP Agents with AMD GPUs.
11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Break– Workshop 2: Finetuning AI models using Torchtune and other libraries.
12:15 PM – Lunch + Networking + Hackathon/ Competition Team Formation if not done already
1:00 PM – Hackathon/Competition Kickoff+ Overview on Rules, Resources & Support
6:00 PM – Dinner & Networking

## Day 2

8:00 AM – Doors Open + Breakfast Networking
8:45 AM – Partner Talk: Hugging Face- {Details Coming soon}
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM – Hackathon/Competition Continue
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Lunch
2:00 PM - Submission Deadline
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM - Evaluation
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Optional Top Team Presentations (5 min each)
5:30 PM – 8:00 PM – Awards + Happy Hour

## Workshop 1: Building AI Agents on AMD GPUs

This hands-on workshop teaches you how to set up AI models and build intelligent agents (like chatbots or task-automation tools) using AMD MI300X GPUs. You’ll learn from AMD experts on how open-source models like Qwen and Llama through a browser-based workflow. No prior experience needed!

## Workshop 2: Fine-Tuning AI Models

This second beginner-level workshop focuses on fine-tuning pre-trained AI models to make them smarter or more specific to a task (like better in answering questions or generating images). You’ll use AMD GPUs, torchtune, and other open-source tools like Unsloth, with guidance from AMD engineers.

# Hackathon / Competition Details

A total of 5 Lakh in Prize money.

## Track 1: AMD AI Premier League (AAIPL)

A head-to-head AI competition where teams of up to 3 developers build two intelligent language model based agents:

Q-agent: Generates valid, challenging multiple choice questions belonging to a given domain.
A-agent: Attempts to answer questions posed by the opposing team’s Q-agent.

Goal: Create a question generator that can pose the most difficult yet correct questions while ensuring your answerer can accurately answer as many of them.
Format:

Matches are played between pairs of teams where one team's Q-agent generates a set of questions to which A-agent of the opposing team responds and vice-versa.
Winning teams advance to the next stage.

Resources Provided:

1 MI300 GPU for 24 hours
Sample code for prompt tuning, reinforcement learning, and fine-tuning

Deliverables:

Final working solution
PowerPoint summarizing techniques used

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## Track 2: Agentic AI Scheduling Assistant

Problem: Scheduling meetings across time zones is inefficient and requires multiple back-and-forth messages. Existing tools lack intelligent conflict resolution.
Goal: Build an AI-powered scheduling assistant using Agentic AI that automates meeting coordination by