EdgeX Foundry to Host "EdgeX Smart * Challenge," a Virtual Global Hackathon, in Early 2022

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- EdgeX Foundry, the open source, vendor-neutral IoT/edge platform hosted by the Linux Foundation as part of the LF Edge project umbrella, is pleased  to announce the EdgeX Smart * Challenge – a virtual global hackathon – to begin in early 2022.

The Smart * ("Smart Star") Challenge will highlight EdgeX's applicability in use cases such as

• smart building - the use of EdgeX in a solution that improves the safety, security, or efficiency of a building or provides building inhabitants more comfort, quality of life or productivity enhancements.
• smart agriculture - the use of EdgeX in a solution that increases the quantity or quality of crop and animal products, reduces labor costs or improves safety of ag workers or the food supply they deliver.
• smart energy - the use of EdgeX in a solution that improves energy (electric, gas, etc.) efficiency, optimizes energy storage or transportation, reduces environmental impact from energy use, improves energy sustainability, or helps ensure or protect energy grid safety.
• smart manufacturing - the use of EdgeX in a solution that improves manufacturing/factory output, optimizes supply chain flow in the manufacturing process, reduces loss, prevents maintenance or other manufacturing system outages, reduces energy use, or improves worker safety

Sponsors for the Smart * Challenge include Intel, HP, BSI and IOTech Systems.  If you are an organization that has interest in helping sponsor the event, please email interest to [email protected].

The challenge will be held virtually over five weeks between January 24 and March 4, 2022.

Edge/IoT teams interested in competing in this challenge should explore the contest Wiki site and send an email to [email protected] to receive a notification when registration for the event is open.

Details on past hackathons, including the EdgeX Foundry Challenge, Shanghai 2020 and the inaugural EdgeX hackathon, The EdgeX Open  2019.

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