Carey Business School, 100 International Drive, Baltimore
Accepting teams of 3-5 graduate students
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About the event
Hosted by Johns Hopkins Graduate Consulting Club (JHGCC) and AI Student Club (AIC) at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Step into a high‑impact challenge at the intersection of AI, business, and healthcare. This graduate-level, hackathon-style case competition invites Johns Hopkins students to tackle a real-world problem inspired by Cancer AI Alliance (CAIA). The Cancer AI Alliance (CAIA) is led by 4 comprehensive cancer centers (including JHU). CAIA is dedicated to accelerating the fight against cancer through responsible and privacy-preserving AI development. In October, CAIA's cancer centers launched a federated learning platform to accelerate the pace of cancer discovery. CAIA receives financial and technical support from technology industry leaders Amazon Web Services (AWS), Deloitte, Ai2 (Allen Institute for AI), Google, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Slalom.
Student teams will apply strategic thinking, domain knowledge in health and AI, and effective interdisciplinary teamwork. Selected teams will advance to the finals at Carey Business School, where they will present their solutions to judges across AI and business.
To succeed, we encourage participants to form teams that blend diverse skillsets—from business and public health to data science, AI, medicine, and beyond—to bring forward innovative, well-rounded approaches to this complex and meaningful challenge.
Key Dates:
March 17th (Tue) 11:59pm ET: Application deadline for team registrations
March 18th (Wed): Teams will receive a hackathon-style case competition prompt & evaluation rubric via email
March 27th (Fri) 12pm (noon) ET: Deadline for teams to submit slide decks based on prompt for finalist selection
March 31st (Tue): Finalist selection announcement (6-8 teams) and logistical check-in for the day of the event.
April 3rd (Fri) 1-5pm ET: Day of the event – Finalist teams' presentation with judges, awards, and networking
What to Expect:
1.Deliverables will be a slide deck only. Teams will not be expected to develop or submit any prototypes.
2.The finalist teams will be asked to present 15min with slides with 5min Q&A on the day of the event.
3.The event will close with an awards ceremony and networking reception.
4.The top three teams will receive awards of $2,500, $1,000, and $500 respectively.
Rules & Regulations:
1. This competition is for graduate students only; MD and PhD candidates are permitted.
2. Teams must include between 3 and 5 students.
3. All team members must be from Johns Hopkins University.
4. Competing teams must present in person on April 3rd at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, 100 International Dr., Baltimore, MD 21202
5. Competing teams must submit presentation slide decks by noon ET Friday, March 27th. Teams may not revise the deck after submitting.
6. Teams may have an advisor, and that advisor may attend the competition, but is not permitted to provide advice on the day of the competition.
