Together with my 15 colleagues on the International Scientific Committee (ISC) of the International Olympiad of AI (IOAI), we have finalized the full set of competition tasks for IOAI 2026.
After several rounds of intense review and discussion, we selected the tasks that will shape the next edition of the Olympiad, hosted by Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in the UAE.
This year marked a significant shift in community participation, with a strong increase in high-quality task submissions from the international community. The result is a diverse and rigorous set of tasks covering all core IOAI areas: Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, and Computer Vision.
IOAI is the world’s most prestigious AI programming competition for high-school students, and it’s exciting to see how the global community continues to elevate its standards.
Huge thanks to my fellow ISC members, the HSC, and all task authors who made this possible. Looking forward to seeing these ideas come to life at IOAI 2026!
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