Simuthon is a competition dedicated to modeling and simulation – it is addressed to students and enthusiasts of the latest technologies in the indicated areas. The competition is embedded in the Automotive industry, where Model-Based Design plays a key role in the process of providing modern solutions, allowing for significant savings, avoiding many errors in the later stages of design, and optimal cooperation between teams responsible for individual components.
During 2025 edition, you will explore different stages of modern car development. No doubt, embedded systems are the backbone of vehicles. Software must be reliable, fast, and easy to update at the same time – this process requires cooperation between engineers from various domains. That’s where Artificial Intelligence speaks the same language as heavy-duty mechanics from early phase of testing to the release and maintenance of the final product.
In this 12-hour competition you will complete tasks that automotive engineers face on a daily basis: real data engineering, designing control algorithms for vehicle, and hardware prototyping are among them. You’ll have the whole MathWorks toolchain at your disposal, along with it’s documentation, as well as mentors from ONT and Aptiv to help you throughout the competition.
Before the competition:
25.08.2025 – Registration starts
27.11.2025 – Information meeting for participants
03.12.2025 – Registration ends
25.08- 03.12.2025 – Participation confirmations sent to the teams
08.12.2025 – Discord server is made available to the teams
Day of the competition 13.12.2025:
07:00 – Venue is opened for competitors
08:00-08.30 – Opening ceremony
08:30 – Competition starts /Tasks are revealed
11:00 – First evaluation
14:00 – Second evaluation
17:00 – Third evaluation
19:30 – Fourth evaluation
20:30 – Competition ends
21:30 – Closing ceremony and announcing winners
Hot meals will be provided during the competition. Drinks and snacks will be available at any time.
MathWorks is the leading developer of mathematical computing software. Engineers and scientists worldwide rely on its products to accelerate the pace of discovery, innovation, and development. MathWorks develops, sells, and supports MATLAB and Simulink products. It offers MATLAB, a platform that enables programming and numeric data analysis; Simulink, a system used for block diagram environment for simulation and model-based design of embedded systems. The company caters to automotive, aerospace, education, railway, energy, and many more industries.
Aptiv is a global technology leader, with more than 200,000 people across 131 manufacturing facilities and 11 major technical centers worldwide. With a presence in 48 countries, they address mobility’s toughest challenges through their deep software and systems integration expertise, delivering market relevant solutions for their customers. Aptiv has had a home in Poland for over 20 years. Today, their operations have more than 5,500 employees, including 2,000 engineers and 1,000 corporate specialists working in Kraków Technical Center.
