{"id":10531,"date":"2026-04-16T21:19:36","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T17:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aztu.edu.az\/sdg\/?p=10531"},"modified":"2026-10-18T21:22:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T17:22:33","slug":"information-session-on-the-metro-hackathon-project-held-at-aztu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aztu.edu.az\/sdg\/information-session-on-the-metro-hackathon-project-held-at-aztu\/","title":{"rendered":"Information session on the \u201cMetro Hackathon\u201d project held at AzTU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An information session on the \u201cMetro Hackathon\u201d project was held at Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Azad Musayev, Coordinator of the AzTU Incubation Center, introduced students to the project, which will be jointly organized by Baku Metro CJSC and SUP.VC. The session covered the hackathon\u2019s objectives, participation requirements, technological challenges, and prize fund.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vusal Alizade, Deputy Head of the Technology and Data Analytics Department at Baku Metro CJSC, delivered a presentation on the project\u2019s technological focus and key objectives. He explained that the AI-based initiative aims to improve passenger flow management, reduce congestion, and optimize metro operations by transforming young people\u2019s innovative ideas into practical technological solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using real data provided by Baku Metro, participants will develop AI-based solutions in seven areas: predictive analytics, smart gate management, escalator load balancing, passenger distribution on platforms, dynamic train interval adjustment, boarding and alighting optimization, and a mini digital twin model of the metro network.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eldar Alizade, an employee of Baku Metro\u2019s Talent Management Department, explained the registration and selection stages. It was announced that, for the first time in Baku Metro\u2019s history, the three-day intensive competition would take place at Icherisheher station, in the heart of the city, with the final round held at the Metro\u2019s Technology Building.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project will provide participants with opportunities to work with real-world data, receive mentorship from leading experts in Azerbaijan, and present their innovative projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The session concluded with a question-and-answer segment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7793\" src=\"https:\/\/aztu.edu.az\/sdg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/4sdf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"57\" height=\"60\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7795\" src=\"https:\/\/aztu.edu.az\/sdg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/9sdg.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 60px) 100vw, 60px\" 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