Dear QSR community,
We are excited to share the NSF-Future Manufacturing Data Challenge, a virtual competition focused on applying data science and analytics to future manufacturing problems.
Participants will work on a manufacturing data challenge involving in-situ process data and quality prediction, with opportunities to develop and showcase methods in machine learning, analytics, quality, reliability, and manufacturing systems.
Important Dates
Registration Deadline: July 10, 2026
Challenge Start Date: July 13, 2026
Final Submission Deadline: July 27, 2026
Finalist Presentations and Awards: July 31, 2026, 5:00-7:00 PM Central Time
Prizes
First Place: $1,000
Second Place: $500
Third Place: $300
Best Presentation: $100
Most Innovative Approach: $100
More details and registration information are available here:
u.tamu.edu/NSF-Future-Competition
We encourage students and research groups across the QSR community to participate and share this opportunity with anyone who may be interested.
This competition and associated material are based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number FMRG-2328395.
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Abhishek "Abhi" Hanchate
SME 30 Under 30, Graduate Researcher
Vice President, INFORMS Student Chapter
Wm Michael Barnes '64 Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering
Texas A&M University
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