Student event · ICAAD 2026
AI-DECATHLON
Minds Shaping the Future
Coordinated by Selçuk University Career Planning Research and Application Center and held as part of ICAAD, AI-DECATHLON is an intensive innovation marathon where university students bring their theoretical knowledge together with real-world problems.
To position artificial intelligence not as an end, but as a human-centered solution tool—and strengthen students' critical thinking, problem solving, and ethical technology management skills.
Awards
Take your idea
into the future.
Second place
20,000 TLFirst place
30,000 TLThird place
10,000 TLChallenge dynamics
Find the problem.
Guide it. Solve it.
Participants select a real problem—from education and health to campus life and society—and lead it through a three-stage process.
Analysis
Define a real-world problem.
Integration
Design artificial intelligence as a strategic part of the solution.
Human Touch
Ensure the system is reliable and leave the final decision to human judgment.
Daily schedule
From idea to stage in one day.
- Idea development and mentoring
- Team presentations and jury evaluation
- Award ceremony
Evaluation criteria
100 points total
- Reality and importance of the problem20
- How AI is used in the problem20
- Feasibility of the solution20
- Human–AI interaction and reliability20
- Presentation skills20
Participation and impact
Why should I
take part?
ICAAD 2026 is more than an academic conference; it is an innovation ecosystem shaping the interdisciplinary future of artificial intelligence.
At the AI-DECATHLON marathon, meet the future engineers, designers, and leaders who combine theoretical knowledge with real-world problems—and experience fresh, convention-breaking solutions firsthand.
The ICAAD 2026 platform brings together distinguished academics, industry professionals, and young researchers from around the world, alongside pioneering institutions that value technology and youth.
This ecosystem champions ethical, transparent, and trustworthy AI while making social responsibility and responsible technology visible.
Let's design the future together.
