Risky Space Business: NASA AI Risk Prediction Challenge

Status: Closed
Prize: $20000
Entries Received: 26
Winner: ChristopherTMilo

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Contest Brief

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THE FULL CHALLENGE BRIEF THAT CONTAINS ALL THE CHALLENGE AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND RULES

CHALLENGE BRIEF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WDsuUsR-H0VZHfKPRwuDWu53KPhTlCdj/view?usp=sharing
REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.gle/dVgahfhynvrqj2qk9
FAQ: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1v57pvJSgF8ol9OpfGlbe2SWE9bwKDFk9/view?usp=sharing
WEBINAR RECORDING: https://youtu.be/_tP2XXUAqWM

Predict project risks using NASA’s lessons from the past. Design a project management tool that extracts past project risk information and uses AI/ML to predict risks on future projects.

RISKY SPACE BUSINESS: NASA AI RISK PREDICTION CHALLENGE
If you’re an AI/ML specialist or someone who is great at extracting data from past project reports, this challenge is for you! The Risky Space Business Challenge is looking for White Papers and algorithms to help NASA predict risks on future projects. If you’re up to the challenge, you could win a share of the $50,000 purse.

To participate in this challenge, you must describe or show how you would:
1. Extract risk data from past project reports
2. Create a template for future project reporting
3. Create a taxonomy of risks for future use
4. Use AI/ML to identify potential risks in future projects using past project reports. Winning solutions will be used to help NASA, and potentially anyone managing a project, improve their ability to identify risks before they become real issues

CHALLENGE OVERVIEW
All project plans are created with the hope that everything will go to plan. However, that rarely happens; schedules slip, costs increase, and components can’t be built as planned. If only you could use all the knowledge from past projects to help you assess risk on future projects. That is what NASA’s Game Changing Development (GCD) Program hopes to do through the Risky Space Business Challenge.

GCD is looking for competitors who can solve one or more or all of the following:
- an algorithm to extract risk data from past project reports
- a template for reporting project data that provides data structures suitable for AI/ML
- new ways of categorizing risk and creating data structures to enable AI/ML
a plan to put it all together to use AI/ML to identify project risks

For this challenge, whether you choose to address all or part of it, you will need to write a White Paper and provide algorithms, if available, describing or demonstrating your solution.

CHALLENGE BACKGROUND
Being able to identify and manage risk is essential to effectively run any development project. The goal of this Challenge is to move GCD from recognizing and reporting risk during a project and after the project is completed, to being able to identify potential risks by comparing project documentation on active projects to historical data and information available from other GCD projects.

PRIZES
Total Purse: $50,000

Up to 3 prizes will be awarded to the top solvers that achieve the requirements of the challenge for a total of $35,000. The best solution will be awarded $20,000, second place will be awarded $10,000, and third place will be awarded $5,000. Another $15,000 in prizes may be awarded for innovative solutions in data extraction, data formatting, or risk prediction with a minimum prize amount of $2,500. These additional prizes can be given to solutions that place in the top three, or to other submissions that are exceptional in these areas. If fewer solutions meet the criteria for a prize, the money will be redistributed among the qualified winners.

REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Registration will be open from the launch of the challenge until the submission deadline of February 7, 2022, 5:00 PM ET.

To Register for the Challenge, Teams must:
1. Sign up for an account on the Freelancer.com platform
2. Complete and submit the Registration Form
Registration Forms will be reviewed for eligibility; ineligible teams will be notified and teams that meet the Challenge eligibility requirements, as listed in the Rules, may continue in the competition. Eligible teams will be provided with the sample project data from NASA to use for the solution.

Link to Registration Form: https://forms.gle/dVgahfhynvrqj2qk9

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A team or individual may submit more than one solution to the challenge. However, each submission must be a substantially different solution. For example, if the solutions use a different algorithm for extracting data or assessing risk, they can be submitted separately. However, if two submissions from the same team are deemed to be too similar, only the last submission will be considered for judging.

All solutions must:
- Be written in English and cannot be handwritten.
- Be from an eligible team.
- Include uploaded Registration Form, Submission Form. Submissions may also include algorithms demonstrating any or all portions of the solutions.
- Include solutions to all parts of the challenge.

The White Paper information must be submitted using the Challenge Submission Form. The Submission Form will be sent to eligible participants by the Challenge Team after registration.

RULES
NASA and employees of Challenge partners reserve the right to update or modify this challenge at any time. Updated material will be made available to all participants.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Each participant (whether an individual, group of individuals, or entity) must agree to and abide by the following: Freelancer Eligibility Policies, Freelancer User Agreement, and the Freelancer Copyright Infringement Policy. Each participant must complete and comply with the Freelancer KYC process. All team members must meet Freelancer eligibility policies.

All team members must be at least 18 years old. The team lead must be eligible to receive payment under the laws of the United States; U.S. federal sanctions prohibit participation from certain countries.

NASA and employees of Challenge partners are not eligible to participate. Federal employees acting within the scope of their employment are not eligible to participate. Any individual or entity associated with the development or administration of this challenge is ineligible to compete. Government contractors working on the same or similar projects are ineligible to participate in the Challenge.

Funds from U.S. or foreign government organizations should not be used to directly fund the development of a solution to this Challenge. Solutions that were previously developed with Government/Federal funds, or where Government/Federal funds, including but not limited to, employee time, materials, and reviews, were utilized to prepare the submission or solutions are prohibited.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Solutions must originate from either the U.S. or a designated country (see definition of designated country at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003), OR have been substantially transformed in the US or designated country prior to prototype delivery pursuant to FAR 25.403(c).

Submission Forms must be uploaded to the Challenge page and data solutions must be available on GitHub before the deadline, February 7, 2022, at 5:00 pm ET. No late submissions will be accepted.

All submissions must be submitted using the PDF Submission Form. Submissions must be in English, and machine-readable (not handwritten).

PAYMENT
For any prize award, the winner will receive the full amount awarded; any Freelancer seller fee will be refunded to the winner. If participating as a team, all payments will be made to the Team Leader who is solely responsible for the distribution of funds among team members.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Each Winning Team (whether an individual or group of individuals) selected to win a prize under this Challenge must apply a permissive open source license, such as Apache 2.0, to their solution(s) and retain the software and accompanying documentation in a publicly available repository until June 3, 2025.

Ownership of all intellectual property rights, if any, in the idea or concept demonstrated by the proposed solution will remain with the solver.

NASA reserves the right to negotiate licenses for additional submitted solutions.

If you are unable to comply with the IP agreement for all or part of your solution, contact the challenge team at nasa-gcd@freelancer.com

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CHALLENGE BRIEF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WDsuUsR-H0VZHfKPRwuDWu53KPhTlCdj/view?usp=sharing
REGISTRATION FORM: https://forms.gle/dVgahfhynvrqj2qk9

Please submit questions to the challenge Public Clarification Board or to nasa-gcd@freelancer.com.

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Public Clarification Board

ashiqurimi
- 2 years ago
Thanks a lot for arrange this program.
- 2 years ago
Contest Holder
- 2 years ago
Hi everyone, Thank you so much for your participation in the Risky Space Business Challenge. The judges at Freelancer, LMI and NASA were very impressed with the quality of the winning entries and the innovative approaches that these entries had.

Please join us in congratulating the winners.
Our winners for top solutions were:
- First place: @ChristopherTMilo (Christopher Milo)
- Second place: @richardvecsey (Richárd Ádám Vécsey Dr. and Axel Ország-Krisz Dr.)
- Third place: @thomasilin (Thomas Ilin)
Our winners for innovation solutions were:
- For data extraction: @galuscakova (Petra Galuscakova)
- For data formatting: @deankoucoulas (Dean Koucoulas)
- For risk prediction: @apoplavsky (Alex Poplavsky)

Thank you again for joining us - keep an eye out for other similar contests on freelancer.com such as the "Aftershock: NASA Shock Propagation Prediction Challenge" going on right now on behalf of NASA! (https://www.freelancer.com/contest/2047359)
- 2 years ago
ayushm3002
- 2 years ago
Hi, is there any way I can participate from India?
- 2 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 2 years ago
  Hello, you cannot participate as an individual, however you can collaborate with a team whose Team Lead is from a designated country or the US.
  
  The team must still abide by the following:
  Submissions must originate from either the US or a designated country (see definition of designated country at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003), OR have been substantially transformed in the US or designated country prior to delivery pursuant to FAR 25.403(c).
  
  In addition, check https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/sanctions-programs-and-country-information to ensure that your country is not under country-specific sanctions.
  - 2 years ago
deankoucoulas
- 2 years ago
What is the criteria for which a project risk becomes captured in the "Lessons Learned" system? Mainly asking because I'm not sure if I missed it while searching, but did any of the risks from the Astrobee or SynBio projects get captured in the Lessons Learned system?
- 2 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 2 years ago
  Hi, thank you for your question and apologies for the delayed reply. We have forwarded it to the appropriate Challenge Team member and will get back to you as soon as possible.
  - 2 years ago
2. Contest Holder
  - 2 years ago
  Hi, apologies for the delayed reply. Here is the answer to your question: There is no clear criteria for what constitutes a lessons learned entry. Remember that they are typically generated from issues (has happened) rather than risks (could happen). See NASA Policy Directive NPD 7120.6a (https://nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov/displayDir.cfm?t=NPD&c=7120&s=6)
  
  Astrobee and SynBio projects are not captured in the Lessons Learned database.
  - 2 years ago
mcsonnie
- 2 years ago
Hi, I am from Nigeria . Am I eligible to participate?
- 2 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 2 years ago
  Hi, thank you for your interest in joining the challenge.
  
  Unfortunately, Nigeria is not a designated country (per https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003). You cannot participate as an individual, however you can collaborate with a team whose Team Lead is from a designated country or the US.
  
  The team must still abide by the following:
  Submissions must originate from either the US or a designated country (see definition of designated country at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003), OR have been substantially transformed in the US or designated country prior to delivery pursuant to FAR 25.403(c).
  
  In addition, check https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/sanctions-programs-and-country-information to ensure that your country is not under country-specific sanctions.
  - 2 years ago
r9602361
- 2 years ago
hi. i am ridoanul from oman. can i submit entry plz?
- 2 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 2 years ago
  Hi, thank you for your interest in joining the challenge. Yes, you can. Oman is included as one of the eligible countries. Please review the full eligibility requirements to ensure you meet all of them. Thank you!
  - 2 years ago
aaryanreegmi39
- 2 years ago
Hi, I'm from Nepal, can I submit my entry?
- 2 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 2 years ago
  Hi, thank you for your interest in joining the challenge. Yes, you can. Nepal is included as one of the eligible countries. Please review the full eligibility requirements to ensure you meet all of them. Thank you!
  - 2 years ago
Jesseeverink
- 2 years ago
I am not seeing anything that says I can not be a Team Leader in the requirements... I would have 2-4 spaces Looking to fill pending on some people's answers. For anyone who would be interested in forming a team with me as I am in Canada...Good Day to You All. :)
- 2 years ago
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1. AhmedMaggdy
  - 2 years ago
  Hello Jessica
  I hope you're doing well,
  Can you update us with your next step for this project?
  Thanks
  - 2 years ago
2. bttt8888444
  - 2 years ago
  I am from iraq can i join the team??
  - 2 years ago
bttt8888444
- 2 years ago
I am not from a designated county can i find a team that I can join??
- 2 years ago
orspecialist2015
- 2 years ago
Hi I am from India with PhD on Prescriptive Analytics. Skills : Algorithm writing, research writing, Statistics, Optimization. Can anyone join me from an eligible country? Thanks.
- 2 years ago
consultotal
- 2 years ago
Hi, i'm from Colombia, can i submit my entry?
- 2 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 2 years ago
  Hi, thank you for your interest in joining the challenge. Yes, you can. Colombia is included as one of the eligible countries. Please review the full eligibility requirements to ensure you meet all of them. Thank you!
  - 2 years ago
preetishjaria5
- 2 years ago
Hi Is UAE an eligible country?
- 2 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 2 years ago
  Hi, thank you for your interest in joining the challenge.
  
  Unfortunately, United Arab Emirates is not a designated country (per https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003). You cannot participate as an individual, however you can collaborate with a team whose Team Lead is from a designated country or the US.
  
  The team must still abide by the following:
  Submissions must originate from either the US or a designated country (see definition of designated country at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003), OR have been substantially transformed in the US or designated country prior to delivery pursuant to FAR 25.403(c).
  
  In addition, check https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/sanctions-programs-and-country-information to ensure that your country is not under country-specific sanctions.
  - 2 years ago
ATWritingCo
- 2 years ago
I am looking for someone from a Designated Country to form a team. I have 2 year experience in AI domain and am confident in taking on this challenge. Please reply here if you wish to collaborate.
- 2 years ago
Contest Holder
- 2 years ago
Hello,

The Challenge Team will be away for the holidays from Friday, December 24, 2021 to Monday, January 3, 2022. If you have any questions, please be sure to read the FAQ document posted under the Challenge Description first. If your question is not on the FAQ sheet, post it here on the Public Clarification Board and our customer success team will try their best to get back to you. If your question is about a technical component of the challenge, we will get back to you upon return in January 2022.

Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday season!
- 2 years ago
anuj1991
- 2 years ago
Hi, Can i participate i'm from India
- 2 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 2 years ago
  Hi, thank you for your interest in joining the challenge.
  
  Unfortunately, India is not a designated country (per https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003). You cannot participate as an individual, however you can collaborate with a team whose Team Lead is from a designated country or the US.
  
  The team must still abide by the following:
  Submissions must originate from either the US or a designated country (see definition of designated country at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003), OR have been substantially transformed in the US or designated country prior to delivery pursuant to FAR 25.403(c).
  
  In addition, check https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/sanctions-programs-and-country-information to ensure that your country is not under country-specific sanctions.
  - 2 years ago
Contest Holder
- 2 years ago
Hi everyone, we added a few new questions to the FAQ sheet in the contest description (labelled as version 2). Make sure to check them out if you have any questions.
- 2 years ago
ilyesomri2
- 2 years ago
Hello
Is Tunisia an Eligible country?
- 2 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 2 years ago
  Hi, thank you for your interest in joining the challenge.
  
  Unfortunately, Tunisia is not a designated country (per https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003). You cannot participate as an individual, however you can collaborate with a team whose Team Lead is from a designated country or the US.
  
  The team must still abide by the following:
  Submissions must originate from either the US or a designated country (see definition of designated country at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003), OR have been substantially transformed in the US or designated country prior to delivery pursuant to FAR 25.403(c).
  
  In addition, check https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/sanctions-programs-and-country-information to ensure that your country is not under country-specific sanctions.
  - 2 years ago
Contest Holder
- 2 years ago
Hi everyone, we have added a FAQ sheet in the contest description. Make sure to check them out if you have any questions.
- 2 years ago
DesignerRida
- 2 years ago
Hi, I hope you are well. I am from Pakistan. Can I join this contest ?
- 2 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 2 years ago
  Hi, thank you for your interest in joining the challenge.
  
  Unfortunately, Pakistan is not a designated country (per https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003). You cannot participate as an individual, however you can collaborate with a team whose Team Lead is from a designated country or the US.
  
  The team must still abide by the following:
  Submissions must originate from either the US or a designated country (see definition of designated country at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003), OR have been substantially transformed in the US or designated country prior to delivery pursuant to FAR 25.403(c).
  
  In addition, check https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/sanctions-programs-and-country-information to ensure that your country is not under country-specific sanctions.
  - 2 years ago
and88x
- 2 years ago
Hi there. I am from Ecuador, can I participate in the challenge?
- 2 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 2 years ago
  Hi, thank you for your interest in joining the challenge.
  
  Unfortunately, Ecuador is not a designated country (per https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003). You cannot participate as an individual, however you can collaborate with a team whose Team Lead is from a designated country or the US.
  
  The team must still abide by the following:
  Submissions must originate from either the US or a designated country (see definition of designated country at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003), OR have been substantially transformed in the US or designated country prior to delivery pursuant to FAR 25.403(c).
  
  In addition, check https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/sanctions-programs-and-country-information to ensure that your country is not under country-specific sanctions.
  - 2 years ago
AhmedMaggdy
- 2 years ago
Dears,
If any existing team is looking for a member who can do data analysis and build predictive models, I am available to join and will do my best to achieve the best results.
Because I am not from a designated country, I have difficulty working alone.
- 2 years ago
1. Jesseeverink
  - 2 years ago
  Sorry if it seems like I am randomly harassing. I am inquiring specifically to you because I actually have a dear friend that lives in Giza. He works works in mecatronix. I was wondering if you would maybe want to meet him? I'm I'm Canada, I might be able to work something out...
  - 2 years ago
2. AhmedMaggdy
  - 2 years ago
  Please inform me how can i help you Jessica E..
  - 2 years ago
ashiqurimi
- 2 years ago
I have a question.why south west part of country Bangladesh not eligible to participate this contest or program. If i would registration to program.so,I will be must use VPN. Why.....
- 2 years ago
hanisalah1
- 2 years ago
Dears;
I am excited about the competition and I would love to join a team to collaboratively work on it.
I am experienced in project risk management for capital complex projects. I have been doing this for the past 16 years. I am also diving into data analysis, AI and deep learning.
Because I am not from a designated country (Egypt), it is not possible to work alone! But guess what, that makes it much more exciting working through a team.
Hope to hear from a motivated team leader soon. Cheers!
- 2 years ago
TheOlehKoval
- 2 years ago
Hi, I am from Ukraine, can I take to participate?
- 2 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 2 years ago
  Hi, thank you for your interest in joining the challenge. Yes, you can. Ukraine is included as one of the eligible countries. Please review the full eligibility requirements to ensure you meet all of them. Thank you!
  - 2 years ago
websayem
- 2 years ago
Hi, I am from Bangladesh, can I take to participate?
- 2 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 2 years ago
  Hi, thank you for your interest in joining the challenge. Yes, you can. Bangladesh is included as one of the eligible countries. Please review the full eligibility requirements to ensure you meet all of them. Thank you!
  - 2 years ago
MuhammadAhsun12
- 2 years ago
Hi, can i participate from Pakistan
- 2 years ago
1. Contest Holder
  - 2 years ago
  Hi, thank you for your interest in joining the challenge.
  
  Unfortunately, Pakistan is not a designated country (per https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003). You cannot participate as an individual, however you can collaborate with a team whose Team Lead is from a designated country or the US.
  
  The team must still abide by the following:
  Submissions must originate from either the US or a designated country (see definition of designated country at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-25#FAR_25_003), OR have been substantially transformed in the US or designated country prior to delivery pursuant to FAR 25.403(c).
  
  In addition, check https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/sanctions-programs-and-country-information to ensure that your country is not under country-specific sanctions.
  - 2 years ago
AhmedMaggdy
- 2 years ago
Dears,
If any existing team is looking for a member who can do data analysis and build predictive models using machine learning algorithms , I am available to join and will do my best to achieve the best results.
I have difficulty working alone Because I am not from a designated country.
- 2 years ago
1. Jesseeverink
  - 2 years ago
  Hello my dear,
  - 2 years ago
2. Jesseeverink
  - 2 years ago
  I am waiting to hear if I am eligible to be a team leader in Canada, and would be interested in building a team if you would like to join. If I happen to not be, I could possibly find someone who is eligible here. I may have a plan...Please feel free to let me know if you would like to know what I am thinking. Kind regards, -Jess.
  - 2 years ago
Jesseeverink
- 2 years ago
My apologies if this is a silly question, I have low vision so I am not sure if I am reading everuthkng properly. Is experience in one of the listed feilds a requirement?
- 2 years ago
nerdbanter
- 2 years ago
My team and I are international students from Viet Nam, currently, we are studying computer science and data science as undergrads in Canada. Are we eligible to join the challenge?
- 2 years ago