Join NEON and ESIIL for a Love-data-week virtual hackathon (Thurs Feb 12) co-hosted by the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) and the Environmental Data Science Innovation & Impact Lab (ESIIL)! This event will provide an introduction to the NSF Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR) Machine Learning Challenge, including a virtual space to form a team and get started with a submission. 
The goal of the challenge is to predict out-of-domain biological, ecological, and environmental data, and it runs through Feb 22, 2026.
Challenge prizes include:
- Total cash prizes $4000
- Cloud credits from AWS and NVIDIA for the winners.
- ︎ NVIDIA is also providing $400 in cloud credits to teams for training on their model.
- Prize from AMD TBD
- Special jury prizes include funded invitations to present their solution at award ceremony
- There may be additional prizes yet to be determined.
Learn more and register for the event at: https://forms.gle/iC7MNcf3V27bg8uE6
Event Details:
When:
- [OPTIONAL] Bootcamp: Tuesday, Feb 10, 10am MST (12pm EST) – Account setup and introduction to CyVerse and Codabench platforms
- [REQUIRED] Main event: Thurs, February 12, 2026, 10 am – 2 pm MST (12 – 4 pm EST)
Where: Virtual (register for a zoom link)
Price: $0, there are no registration costs for this event.
This event is being organized by:
- The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), Battelle
- The Environmental Data Science Innovation & Impact Lab (ESIIL), CU Boulder
- The Imageomics Institute
- CyVerse, University of Arizona
- iHARP
Questions? Please email Eric Sokol at esokol@battelleecology.org.
