Mission
Texas DataHack is an all day competition hosted by MLDS and Texas Convergent where you can put your data science, coding, and creativity skills to the test and create a meaningful project with real world data. You will get to explore and manipulate interesting data sets to figure out how interpret geolocation data. Prizes will be supplied, and we will also have workshops the week of the event to prepare you for the competition, so if you are new to data science, don’t let that discourage you from applying, all majors are welcome.
FAQ
How should I attend?
What can I win?
A variety of prizes can be won including Overall Best Project and Best Visualization. The top three teams will recieve $2000, $1000, and $500 respectively.
How many people per team?
There can be a maximum of 4 people per team. You may specify your team when applying so that you are all considered together.
How much does this cost to attend?
Texas datahack is absolutely free for all UT students!
What will I be doing?
You will get to explore and manipulate interesting data sets while working with a team and presenting to other teams and judges! You will also get to listen to workshops from our sponsors! Hint: The current dataset has a musical feel.
Can I work on something I've already started?
No. You will have a lot of freedom in what to create at the hackathon, but the projects will have to utilize the datasets that we provide. This helps us create a more level playing field for the contestants.
I'm interested in becoming a sponsor!
Please reach out to mlds.utexas@gmail.com.
I have another question!
You can email us at mlds.utexas@gmail.com.
MLDS
We strive to encourage students to pursue and share their interests in the field of data science and machine learning. We hold weekly meetings on Tuesday nights in the form of technical and career related data science workshops, technical talks by faculty members, and presentations by guests from industry. We also plan extra social events where members will have the opportunity to meet with researchers and recruiters in the field. Beyond lectures, we support participation in online ML competitions, and generally pursue projects that interest us.
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Texas Convergent
Convergent is a product development education organization founded on project- based learning. We strive to be at the center of interdisciplinary product development on campus, and equip students with the hard and soft skills needed to build solutions as well as develop an entrepreneurial mindset.
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