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Congratulations DataFest 2024 @ Vassar participants!

DataFest 2024 @ Vassar Group Photo

Thank you and congratulations to all who participated in this year’s DataFest! Students, you should be proud of the perseverance and creativity that you demonstrated this weekend that resulted in some insightful presentations. As always, our judges had a tough task, but awarded prizes to:

  • Team 87 (Deanna Chun, Isaac Rudnick, Sam Shelly, Alex Teabo, Leo Valenti) for Best Overall Analysis
  • The Data Table of CAMA-lot (Axel Estrada, Anders Hansen, Meredith Hillier, Caitlin Gong) for Best Data Visualization
  • Team Blank (Elta Bajrami, Boxiong Du, Caroline Klein, Roman Shrestha, Tanish Pradhan Wong Ah Sui) for Best Use of Outside Data

We also thank all of our consultants, judges, and sponsors for helping to make the weekend happen. We look forward to welcoming everyone back for DataFest 2025 @ Vassar!

Data Science Alum Panel – Tuesday, March 29

If you’re interested in DataFest, you might also be interested in this Data Science Alum Panel, scheduled for the Tuesday before DataFest Wekeend!
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Tuesday, March 29 at 8 pm | Zoom
Do you like working with data? Are you curious about the types of careers that are available to you if you’re a numbers person? Come learn about the wide variety of career options that are available within the field of data science. Alumnae/i from a variety of backgrounds will be on hand to talk about the range of opportunities that are available within the field and the skills that are in demand within this industry. Confirmed alumnae/i include:

  • Tony Caletti ’18, Product Analytics Manager, DraftKings
  • Karmen Hutchinson ’18, Data Scientist, JPMorgan Chase Institute
  • Edith Iyer-Hernandez ’14, Data Engineer, Techstars
  • Cindy Liu ’16, Data Analyst, Disney Streaming Services
  • Ahmed Sanda ’15 , Data Scientist, New York Power Authority
  • Simon Whitelaw ’13, Engineering Manager, Spotify

The event will open with an hour-long panel with time built in for questions from the audience. The final half-hour of the event we will move our panelists into breakout rooms so that students can connect with alumnae/i of interest in small groups to get your more specific questions answered. Advance registration on Handshake is encouraged.

Advance registration on Handshake is encouraged for students. Faculty who wish to attend can email Jannette Swanson at jaswanson@vassar.edu to be added to the calendar invite. This event is brought to you by the Career Development Office and the Mathematics & Statistics Department.

Congratulations DataFest 2021 @ Vassar participants!

Congratulations and thank you to all who participated in DataFest 2021 @ Vassar!  Thank you to the students for your enthusiasm and perseverance that resulted in some insightful presentations, volunteer consultants & judges for your time and expertise, the Vassar President’s Office for sponsoring this year’s prizes, and other departments and offices from Vassar, Marist, and New Paltz for your support.

Congratulations DataFest 2020 @ Vassar participants!

Congratulations and thank you to all who participated in DataFest 2020 @ Vassar: COVID-19 Virtual Data Challenge!  In these challenging times, we especially appreciate (and commend!) everyone for their enthusiasm and collaborative spirit.  Thank you to the students for  submitting projects, volunteer consultants & judges for their time and expertise, the Vassar President’s Office for sponsoring this year’s prizes, and other departments and offices from Vassar and Marist for their support.

Announcing: COVID-19 Virtual Data Challenge!

This weekend would have been our DataFest 2020 @ Vassar!  Although we will miss this live event with you all, we are pleased to announce the ASA DataFest: COVID-19 Virtual Data Challenge that will take place over a two-week period: May 20 – June 3, 2020.  While this virtual DataFest will still include some key aspects of our usual live DataFests (e.g. working in teams, data-centered fun and exploration, workshops, volunteer consultants, panel of judges, prizes), there are also some important differences (notably,  no dataset provided- you find your own, so no need for secrecy either!)

Read more about this year’s challenge on our COVID-19 Virtual Data Challenge page.  The registration deadline is May 1, 2020.

 

 

DataFest 2020 @ Vassar – suspended

We hope everyone is staying safe & healthy in these times of change and uncertainty.
It is with great disappointment that we announce the suspension of this year’s DataFest.  This was a tough decision with much deliberation made at the national level (i.e. DataFests across all institutions are being suspended this year).   As of yet, no alternative arrangements have been made, but we’ll provide updates here as any develop.  And we plan to resume next year (DataFest 2021 @ Vassar!) so please join us then either as a participant or, if you’ll be graduating this year, a volunteer!