In fall 2019, the Data Science Center will host a data science competition at UW. Here are some thoughts about what we might do, to solicit feedback and input from participants in the center. This is ...

Researchers aim to take the human element out of big-data analysis, with a new system that not only searches for patterns but designs the feature set, too. To test the first prototype of their system, ...

In today's data-driven world, holding data science competitions is a popular way to address real-world problems. Companies leverage these competitions to crowdsource solutions and strategically ...

<em>(DrivenData Co-founders Peter Bull and Greg Lipstein)</em> (DrivenData Co-founders Peter Bull and Greg Lipstein) Ninety-percent of the world's data was generated ...

Data scientists love challenges. So when a group of data scientists get together, it’s natural that a little good-natured competition breaks out, to see who can best solve a particular challenge, for ...

In the video presentation below, “Machine learning best practices we’ve learned from hundreds of competitions,” Ben Hamner, Chief Scientist at Kaggle, discusses some very intriguing insights into how ...

In an era when data-driven decisions and systems influence every sector of business and society, talented professionals who bring an ethical framework to data science are more in demand than ever. The ...

Could your Startup use some help from Data Scientists? Kaggle is a new site for hosting and competing in data science competitions. Kaggle is an innovative solution for statistical/analytics ...