About

This website was created by the Advanced Concepts Team of the European Space Agency in 2015. The website's purpose is to serve as a platform for space related competitions. We envision it to be a place for space enthusiasts from all over the world to set their creativity free and participate actively in the advancement of space and science.

The name "Kelvins" is at the same time the theme for the website and originates from the unit for temperature named after the physicist William Thomson, Lord Kelvin. To reach the absolute zero error is the target of many machine learning related competitions. One day, we will introduce further theme related functionalities, such as points measured as temperature in degrees and ranks according to the temperature of objects in space such as the surface temperature of the planets or other bodies in the solar system.

We like to hear about your experience and what you like or dislike about this website. Please approach us on any of the discussion boards available on the website.

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Code of Honor

The following general rules apply to all users of the website and participants in the competitions. Not following these rules can and will have consequences such as disqualification from competitions, banning, and deactivation of accounts.

Single Account

Only one single account per user is permitted. Submission from multiple accounts is not allowed.

Cheating

Any form of cheating competition rules is considered a threat against the Kelvins community and will be treated as such.

Etiquette

All users shall respect their fellow competitors and not engange in any activity leading to any form of harm to others.