Hi 开发者们，

我们非常高兴地邀请大家参加新的 InterSystems 在线编程竞赛，此次编程大赛关注生成式AI（GenAI）, 向量搜索（Vector Search ）与机器学习（Machine Learning）！

🏆 InterSystems 编程大赛：Vector Search, GenAI 与 ML 🏆

时间：2024年4月22日 - 5月19日 （美国东部时间）

奖金池： $14,000

主题

使用InterSystems IRIS或InterSystems IRIS for Health或IRIS Cloud SQL开发任意使用生成式AI和/或机器学习的解决方案。

为了让此次竞赛变得更有趣，通过向量搜索（Vector Search）开发的最具创新性的项目作者将被邀请参加InterSystems 2024 全球峰会*(最多3人)！

*受邀开发者将获得全球峰会的免费门票和免费酒店住宿。

一般要求

1. 应用程序或库必须功能齐全。该应用程序不应该是另一种语言中已有库的导入或直接接口（C++ 除外，您确实需要做大量工作来为 IRIS 创建接口）。不允许对现有应用程序或库进行复制粘贴。
2. 有效应用程序：100%全新的Open Exchange  Apps或已有的应用程序（但有显著提升）。所有参赛者/团队提交的应用程序只有经过我们团队的审核之后才会被批准参赛。
3. 该应用程序应在 IRIS Community Edition 或 IRIS for Health Community Edition 上运行。两者都可作为host (Mac, Windows)版从Evaluation Site下载，或者可以按从InterSystems Container Registry或Community Container中提取的容器形式使用： intersystemsdc/iris-community:latest 或 intersystemsdc/irishealth-community:latest 。
4. 该应用程序需开源并在GitHub上发布。
5. 应用程序的README文件应为英文，包含安装步骤，并包含视频demo或/和应用程序如何运行的描述。
6. 一名开发者只允许提交 3 份作品。

注意：我们的专家将根据申请的复杂性和实用性标准对是否批准参加比赛拥有最终决定权。他们的决定是最终决定，不得上诉。

奖品

1. 专家提名奖（Experts Nomination）——获奖者由我们特别挑选的专家团选出：

🥇 第一名 - $5,000 

🥈 第二名 - $3,000 

🥉 第三名 - $1,500

🏅 第四名 - $750

🏅 第五名 - $500

🌟 第六名-第十名 - $100

2. 社区提名奖（Community Nomination）- 获得总票数最多的应用程序：

🥇 第一名 - $1,000 

🥈 第二名 - $750 

🥉 第三名 - $500

🏅 第四名 - $300

🏅 第五名 - $200

如果几位参与者获得相同数量的选票，他们都将被视为获胜者，奖金由获胜者分享。 

谁可以参加？

任何开发者社区的成员均可参加，InterSystems内部员工除外（InterSystems contractor员工可以参加）。

✅  还没有账号？点击此处创建一个账号!            

👥开发人员可以组队创建协作应用程序。一个团队允许 2 到 5 名开发人员。

请注意，要在您的README文件中标注您的团队成员——社区用户profile。

重要截止日期：

🛠 应用程序开发和注册阶段：

• 2024年4月22日 （美国东部时间 00:00）：比赛开始。
• 2024年5月12日（美国东部时间 23:59）：提交截止日期。

✅投票期限：

• 2024年5月13日（美国东部时间 00:00）：投票开始。
• 2024年5月19日（美国东部时间 23:59）：投票结束。

注意：在整个参赛期间（开发与投票期间），开发者可持续编辑、提升其应用。

资源助力：

✓ 文档

• InterSystems IRIS Vector Search documentation
• InterSystems IntegratedML documentation
• Boosting Facial Recognition Vector Search

✓ 应用示例与资料：

• IRIS Vector Search
• llamaindex-iris
• langchain-iris
• workshop-vector-face
• IRIS FHIR SQL Builder DBT IntegratedML
• integratedml-demo-template
• integratedml-demo - Embedded Python demo suite
• iris-local-ml - Hugging Face and python usage with IRIS
• iris-fine-tune-ml - training and tuning ml models with python and InterSystems IRIS
• QuinielaML - soccer match predictions with IntegratedML
• workshop-integratedml-csv
• iris-rag-demo - RAG demo implementation

✓ 在线课程：

• Using Vector Search for Generative AI
• IntegratedML Interactive Intro Course 
• Hands-on with IntegratedML

✓ 视频：

• Using Vector Search for Generative AI
• Adding AI into Interoperability Production
• Building Models with integratedML in the cloud
• Generative AI Use Cases in Healthcare

✓ IRIS初学者：

• Build a Server-Side Application with InterSystems IRIS
• Learning Path for beginners

✓ ObjectScript Package Manager (IPM) 初学者：

• How to Build, Test and Publish IPM Package with REST Application for InterSystems IRIS
• Package First Development Approach with InterSystems IRIS and IPM

✓ 如何将您的APP提交给大赛：

• 首先您需要发布应用：如何在 Open Exchange 上发布应用程序
• 然后，您可以提交申请：如何提交比赛申请

需要帮忙？

加入 InterSystems Discord 服务器上的竞赛频道或在本文评论中留言告诉我们。

期待您的精彩项目——加入我们的编码马拉松吧！

❗️参加本次比赛即表示您同意此处列出的比赛条款。请在继续之前仔细阅读它们。 ❗️

Waters/Integrated Software Solutions is a software development company providing mainly laboratory health solutions for over 30 years to some of the most well-respected hospitals/organizations around the world. Clients include Newborn Screening laboratories in the United Kingdom, the Middle East, Canada, the United States, and Australia. Established in 1983, they came from modest beginnings in Sydney with a small team of passionate people who wanted to help change laboratory software for the better.

The Role Overview:

To join a dedicated software team working in delivering flexible, robust, and innovative solutions that meet specific business requirements. Working with the full suite of software from O/S, and database to UI requires one to be comfortable in a variety of skills.

Integrated Software Solutions provides Laboratory Information Systems (LIS, LIMS) for diagnostic and newborn screening laboratories.

This position is suitable for interns or programmers with 2-3 years' experience, and preferred experience in InterSystems IRIS/Cache development environment. On-the-job training will be provided, and the opportunity is open to graduates with minimum commercial experience.

Key Responsibilities:

In partnership with the development and support managers, the team takes direction for all aspects of their development technology practice.

You will contribute to the design and support of the solutions to allow the company to deliver timely and appropriate customization and training to end users that meet or exceed expectations.  This requires good analytical skills to diagnose support issues and prepare a resolution with appropriate code changes as well as understanding the requirement for new functionality.

 Other ad-hoc support duties:

Software Development - The incumbent will document and adhere to standards and methodologies to drive consistency throughout the team and products. You'll ensure we utilize the core components and features to meet requirements and identify shortcomings and potential development solutions.

 Implementations - provide technical support to product specialists for new installs and upgrades for existing clients. This will include interfaces to analysers and external systems and resolving issues isolated by Unit Acceptance Testing specific to that client.

Skills and Experience:

Required:

Demonstrates strong programming expertise, with the ability to execute a wide range of programming activities with minimal supervision.

Ability to evaluate and recommend improvements for software effectiveness.

Working to agreed quality standards.

Proactive and highly organized with strong time management and planning skills.

Ability to communicate effectively with staff across the Business, Support, and Development teams.

Ability to understand the importance of and adhere to confidentiality in handling client and patient personal data.

  Beneficial:

Extensive experience as a professional in a software development and/or support position with the following technologies is an advantage: MVC, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, InterSystems Cache/Ensemble; IRIS; and HEALTHSHARE.

Web: JSON, InterSystems ZEN

Tools: Visual Studio, Eclipse, or other IDE. CLI

Data Frameworks: SQL

Communication Services: Web Services, TCP

Source Control: SVN, Git, or other Version Control concepts.