{"id":10,"date":"2025-09-15T14:26:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T14:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ieeesmc.org\/2025-ieee-sar-hackathon\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2025-10-29T06:00:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T06:00:38","slug":"ieee-smcs-ai-empowered-human-machine-teaming-hmt-competition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ieeesmc.org\/2025-ieee-sar-hackathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-hero stk-block-hero stk-block stk-9a251b7 is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"9a251b7\"><style>.stk-9a251b7-inner-blocks{justify-content:center !important;}.stk-9a251b7 .stk-block-hero__content{min-height:500px !important;align-items:center !important;display:flex !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-block-hero__content stk-content-align stk-9a251b7-column stk-container stk-9a251b7-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks has-text-align-center stk--column-flex stk-9a251b7-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-50d0243 stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" id=\"call-for-participation-artificial-intelligence-ai-empowered-technology-innovation-in-human-machine-interaction\" data-block-id=\"50d0243\"><style>.stk-50d0243 {background-image:url(https:\/\/www.ieeesmc.org\/2025-ieee-sar-hackathon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/09\/swin-atc.jpg) !important;}.stk-50d0243:before{background-color:#000000 !important;opacity:0.5 !important;}.stk-50d0243 .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-7, #FAFBFC) !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Call for Participation: Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Empowered Technology Innovation in Human-Machine&nbsp;Interaction<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-8d3038d\" data-block-id=\"8d3038d\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-8d3038d-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1b157b9\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1b157b9\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1b157b9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1b157b9-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-401d390\" data-block-id=\"401d390\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-401d390-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-68d80ac\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"68d80ac\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:690px){.stk-68d80ac {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(31.4% - 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var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 2 \/ 3 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-825d63c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-825d63c-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-9c98922\" data-block-id=\"9c98922\"><style>.stk-9c98922 {margin-bottom:0px !important;}.stk-9c98922 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--large, 30px) !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-9c98922 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--large, 30px) !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">\ud83c\udfc6 Prizes<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\ud83e\udd47&nbsp;<strong>1st Prize:<\/strong>&nbsp;AUD 20,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\ud83e\udd48&nbsp;<strong>2nd Prize:<\/strong>&nbsp;AUD 10,000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\ud83e\udd49&nbsp;<strong>3rd Prize:<\/strong>&nbsp;AUD 5,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-a2bcca8\" data-block-id=\"a2bcca8\"><style>.stk-a2bcca8 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--medium, 20px) !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-a2bcca8 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--medium, 20px) !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">The IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society (SMCS) and Swinburne University of Technology invite young researchers (postgraduate research students and early-career researchers who have graduated within the past five years) worldwide to participate in the IEEE SMCS Open Source AI-Empowered Human\u2013Machine Teaming (HMT) Competition. This exciting two-phase challenge is designed to advance innovation in autonomy, artificial intelligence, robotics, and human\u2013machine&nbsp;interaction.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">This competition offers a unique opportunity to design, build, and test intelligent human\u2013machine teaming solutions\u2014from simulation to real-world implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Submissions have closed!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-77ef192\" id=\"awards-and-recognition\" data-block-id=\"77ef192\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-center\">Awards and Recognition<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-box stk-block-icon-box stk-block stk-d3e2982\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"d3e2982\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-block-icon-box__content stk-container stk-d3e2982-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The overall winners will be determined at the end of the Phase&nbsp;2&nbsp;competition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-50ac4a7\" data-block-id=\"50ac4a7\"><style>.stk-50ac4a7 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--medium, 20px) !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-50ac4a7 .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--medium, 20px) !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">\ud83e\udd47First Prize: AUD 20,000<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-abca86c\" data-block-id=\"abca86c\"><style>.stk-abca86c .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--medium, 20px) !important;}@media screen and (max-width:999px){.stk-abca86c .stk-block-text__text{font-size:var(--stk--preset--font-size--medium, 20px) !important;}}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">\ud83e\udd48Second Prize: AUD 10,000<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83e\udd49Third Place: AUD 5,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Up to five teams from Phase 1 will be selected, and each team will receive up to AUD10,000 in funding support to compete in Phase 2 of the competition in Melbourne, Australia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-0359e53\" data-block-id=\"0359e53\"><style>.stk-0359e53 {margin-top:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;margin-bottom:var(--stk--preset--spacing--70, 3.38rem) !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-0359e53-column alignwide\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-195cab9\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"195cab9\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-195cab9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-195cab9-inner-blocks\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-d1e27d8\" id=\"heading-placeholder\" data-block-id=\"d1e27d8\"><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-align-center\">Competition Structure<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-20e8b2c\" data-block-id=\"20e8b2c\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-20e8b2c-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6cd767a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6cd767a\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6cd767a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6cd767a-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-card stk-block-card stk-block stk-6839c35 is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"6839c35\"><style>.stk-6839c35 .stk-block-card__image img{object-fit:contain !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk--no-padding stk-container stk-6839c35-container stk-hover-parent\"><figure class=\"stk-block-card__image stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-15\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ieeesmc.org\/2025-ieee-sar-hackathon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/09\/webots-scene-0.png\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ieeesmc.org\/2025-ieee-sar-hackathon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/09\/webots-scene-0.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.ieeesmc.org\/2025-ieee-sar-hackathon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/09\/webots-scene-0-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ieeesmc.org\/2025-ieee-sar-hackathon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/09\/webots-scene-0-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ieeesmc.org\/2025-ieee-sar-hackathon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/09\/webots-scene-0-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ieeesmc.org\/2025-ieee-sar-hackathon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/09\/webots-scene-0-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"stk-container-padding stk-block-card__content\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6839c35-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-9909d1a\" id=\"c-title-1-placeholder\" data-block-id=\"9909d1a\"><h3 class=\"stk-block-heading__text\">Phase 1: Multi-UGV Search-and-Rescue (Simulation)<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teams will design autonomous agents to control a fleet of uncrewed ground vehicles (UGVs) in a Webots-based simulated search and rescue (SAR) environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Agents must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Explore the environment, locate victims and generate a mission report.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide human-readable justifications for proposed actions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Handle human supervisor overrides and re-plan accordingly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Deliverables<\/strong>: Software solution, simulation logs, mission report, and an online pitch explaining coordination strategies, justification methods, and scalability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button-group stk-block-button-group stk-block stk-00a0113\" data-block-id=\"00a0113\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-button-group\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-button stk-block-button stk-block stk-ea66af9\" data-block-id=\"ea66af9\"><a class=\"stk-link stk-button stk--hover-effect-darken\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/IEEE-SMCS\/ieee-smcs-sar-competition-phase-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"stk-button__inner-text\">Goto Instructions<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6e1ec19\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6e1ec19\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6e1ec19-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6e1ec19-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-card stk-block-card stk-block stk-b86afcd is-style-default\" data-v=\"2\" data-block-id=\"b86afcd\"><style>.stk-b86afcd .stk-block-card__image{aspect-ratio:3\/1 !important;height:auto !important;}.stk-b86afcd 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class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Victim Localisation &amp; Condition Reporting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hazard-Aware Navigation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rescue Supply Retrieval.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Explainable Decision-Making &amp; Evacuation\/Containment Protocol.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Who Can Participate?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each team must consist of 2\u20134 postgraduate research students and\/or early-career researchers (e.g., Faculty Members, Research Fellows, Research Assistants, Research Scientists, Research Engineers, etc., in universities or research institutions) who have graduated within the past five years from their most recent degree, supported by an Advisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Key Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-timeline stk-block-timeline 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