The WiDS Cambridge Datathon Workshop is an annual workshop in addition to the main event, WiDS Cambridge Conference. The workshop aims to provide mentorship and training for those interested in participating in the WiDS Datathon Challenge, and, more generally, anyone with a strong interest in data science.
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General Information
General Information
Who is organizing the workshop?
Who is organizing the workshop?
This year’s workshop is organized by Sharut Gupta (MIT) and Jenny Huang (MIT).
Register for the workshop!
Register for the workshop!
Registrations are now open HERE.
What will you do at the workshop?
What will you do at the workshop?
The WiDS Datathon workshop consists of a data science/machine learning tutorial followed by a team-based practical session focused on a single data science task. In this workshop:
You will be introduced to data science/machine learning concepts and methods
You will be able to form teams during the workshop and get hands-on experience implementing machine learning models and working on the WiDS Datathon Challenge
You will receive mentoring from data scientists and machine learning researchers from universities and tech companies in the Boston area.
Who should sign up for the workshop?
Who should sign up for the workshop?
We invite all participants with a strong interest in data science! Programming experience, as well as some prior training in probability, statistics, and mathematics, is helpful. But we welcome participants from all backgrounds!
Where and when is the workshop?
Where and when is the workshop?
This year, the workshop will be held in person on Saturday, April 18th, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm ET at Microsoft NERD Center, One Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142.
Agenda:
9:00-9:15 Opening Remarks (15 minutes)
9:15-9:30 Networking (15 minutes)
9:30-10:00 Introduce resources and the problem (30 minutes)
10:00-10:45 Keynote Presentation by Prof. Priya Donti (45 minutes)
10:45-11:30 Module I
Problem Introduction and Setup (15 minutes)
Set up and Hands-on activity (30 minutes)
11:30-12:30 Module II
Technical content - Starter notebook (30 minutes)
Hands-on activity (60 minutes)
12:30-1:30 Lunch break
1:30-2:00 Keynote by Maggie Stearns (30 minutes)
2:00-3:30 Module III - Technical content
Technical content - Deep learning notebook (30 minutes)
Hands-on activity (60 minutes)
3:30-3:45 Intermediate Check-in (15 minutes)
3:45-4:45 Resume back on solution building in teams with mentors (60 minutes)
4:45-5:00 Closing remarks (15 minutes)
What is the format of the workshop?
What is the format of the workshop?
The technical content for the workshop will be delivered in person at the Microsoft NERD Center in Cambridge. During the workshop meetings, participants will form teams and work on the datathon challenge with the guidance of mentors and organizers.
Preparing for the Workshop
Preparing for the Workshop
Create a Kaggle account
Navigate to www.kaggle.com
Follow instructions to create an account.
Familiarize yourself with DeepNote and Python
Create a free DeepNote account in DeepNote.
Read about the two different types of cells (code and text) in a DeepNote notebook.
Make sure you know how to ‘run’ or ‘render’ a cell.
Work through the Starter Materials, including a starter and a deep learning notebook for the Workshop here
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