UPU Innovation Challenge 2026 - registration

Powering Postal Services
With Agentic AI
6–8 May 2026
Köln, Germany
Applications reviewed on a rolling basis

 
Join innovators, researchers, and AI practitioners from across the postal ecosystem to prototype agentic AI solutions for tomorrow's postal services. Selection priority is given to applicants who demonstrate a verifiable track record through open-source work, academic publications, or published technical writing.
 

 
⭐  SELECTION PRIORITY 
Applicants who provide verifiable links to GitHub repositories, research paper repositories (arXiv, ResearchGate, SSRN, Google Scholar, etc.) or technical blog contributions will receive priority consideration. These profiles are reviewed by the selection committee to assess hands-on experience with AI, data, and software development.


 

1. Personal Information

 

 

2. Professional Profile

 

 

3. Verifiable Contributions

⭐ Priority Factor

Providing at least one verifiable public contribution significantly strengthens your application. The selection committee will review the links below to assess hands-on experience. All fields are optional, but applicants with verified contributions are prioritised.

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Link to your GitHub profile or to a specific repository that best demonstrates your AI / software work.

(optional – high priority)

Accepted repositories: arXiv, ResearchGate, SSRN, Google Scholar, IEEE Xplore, DBLP, ACM DL, or institutional repositories. Link to your author profile or a specific relevant paper.

(optional – priority factor)

Link to your blog, newsletter, or a specific article on agentic AI, LLMs, postal tech, or a related topic (Medium, Substack, dev.to, personal site, LinkedIn articles, etc.).
 

(optional)

This helps reviewers quickly understand the context of your linked work.

Profile completeness for priority review
○ GitHub link ○ Research profile ○ Blog / writing ● AI experience declared ● Coding skills declared

 

 

4. Motivation & Ideas

In one sentence, tell us what you bring to the challenge team.
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