2026 IEEE Student Challenge at Worldcon – From Fiction to Fact
This competition invites participants to explore how ideas that once appeared only in science fiction can become real technologies, systems, standards, and social innovations through engineering, research, and responsible design.
The theme connects well with Worldcon because science fiction often imagines future possibilities, while IEEE communities help turn technological possibilities into real-world systems.
Participants will use large language models and AI-assisted creative tools to develop an original storyline around a common theme. Participants will leverage generative AI tools and information from the IEEE community. Participants will then transform their storyline into a short video clip, poster, or comic-strip storyboard suitable for public display. Winning entries may be showcased at the IEEE booth during Worldcon / LAcon V 2026 in Anaheim, California.
Join the 2026 IEEE Student Challenge at Worldcon – From Fiction to Fact
https://ieee-dataport.org/competitions/2026-ieee-student-challenge-worldcon-fiction-fact
Submission Dates: 07/06/2026 to 07/27/2026
LAcon V 2026 – World Science Fiction Convention, Aug 27-31, 2026, in Anaheim California: https://www.lacon.org/
IEEE: https://www.ieee.org/
Sign up to volunteer at the IEEE booth during Worldcon / LAcon V 2026: https://forms.gle/69uVagGrvNDjpb7bA
Student competition hosted by the IEEE Region 6 Regional Student Activities Committee: https://r6.ieee.org/students
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Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/569149
