NIGHT OF TALENTS by opencampus.sh & VDE Machine Learning Preisverleihung

NIGHT OF TALENTS & VDE Machine Learning Prize meets DiWo Kiel

The Night of Talents brings together students, developers, and researchers working on Machine Learning, Robotics, and Prototyping to present and discuss their projects in a public setting.

You've seen GitHub profiles. You've skimmed README files. But here you can see real systems in action: ML models, autonomous robots, and working prototypes, presented live by the people who built them!

// That's exactly what happens at the Night of Talents on Monday, 4 May 2026. In collaboration with DiWo Kiel, opencampus.sh brings the event back for its third edition, and this year’s lineup is the most technically impressive yet!

The evening features project showcases from three areas:

• Machine Learning & AI: real models, real results from the opencampus.sh Machine Learning Degree
• 1st Kieler Robotic League: student-built robots in action
• Prototyping Week 2026: interdisciplinary prototypes developed in an intensive, hands-on project week

The highlight of the evening is the live ceremony of the VDE Machine Learning Prize, awarded for outstanding achievements in AI and Machine Learning. Two categories, one stage:

• Advanced Innovator Prize: for projects with strong practical relevance
• Emerging Innovator Prize: for particularly promising early-stage projects

The VDE Machine Learning Prize has been awarded annually since the winter semester 2023/24, established together with the Prof. Werner Petersen Stiftung and the VDE (Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies).

After the official programme, stay for drinks, snacks, and conversations with the people behind the projects.

Secure your free spot before it fills up: register now!
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