Schedule

All events except the banquet were in Télécom ParisTech, 46 rue Barrault, 75013 Paris: see this page for details about how to reach the venue.

Friday, November 30th

17:00 - 19:30Team Registration

Saturday, December 1st

08:05 - 08:30Last Minute Registration and Photography
08:30 - 09:15Opening Ceremony [video]
09:15 - 10:30Workshop of Europe Sponsor Huawei by Merouane Debbah (Director of the Mathematical and Algorithmic Sciences Lab of France R&C Huawei) [video]
10:30 - 11:00Coffee break and Photography
11:00 - 11:30Talk by Gold Sponsor Lokad: “Introspection and Optimization”, by Victor Nicollet (CTO of Lokad and 2005 SWERC alumnus) [video]
11:30 - 12:00Talk by Gold Sponsor Systran: “Algorithms for Natural Language Processing - a 50-year-long challenging journey from rule-based to deep learning”, by Jean Senellart (SYSTRAN Chief Scientist) [video]
12:00 - 12:30Introduction to Practice Session
12:30 - 14:30Lunch: Warm Meal at the School Canteen
14:30 - 16:30Practice Session
16:30 - 17:00Coffee Break
17:00 - 17:30Questions and Answers
19:00 - 22:00Banquet at the Paris Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel & Conference Center, 17 boulevard Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris [how to get there]

Sunday, December 2nd

08:20 - 08:40Last Minute Information [video]
08:40 - 09:00Entrance to Labs
09:00 - 14:00Contest (Food and Drinks Available During Contest)
11:00 - 12:00Meeting with Coaches
14:00 - 15:30Lunch: Cold Meal Tray at the School Canteen
15:30 - 16:00Problem Analysis Session [video]
16:00 - 17:30Awards Ceremony [video] and Closing Ceremony [video]

Europe sponsor

Huawei

Gold sponsors

Lokad SYSTRAN

Silver sponsors

Almerys Facebook Région Île de France Télécom ParisTech

Bronze sponsors

Criteo Labs

World Finals sponsor

JetBrains