2021 Workshops, Ceremonies, and more

2020 Events

Welcome to TAMU Datathon 2021. Watch this to learn about the event and how it works.

Opening Ceremony

Here, we will announce winners of all challenges!


Award Ceremony

Join the opening ceremony to learn about the event and the rules, join the closing ceremony to find out the winners.

Must Join Events

Learn from a panel of interns on their past experiences and industry advice.

Data Science Intern Panel

In the Intro to DS course, we will begin by giving an overview of the data science process. We will then dive into data wrangling using python’s pandas package, where you will learn how to manipulate data frames to prepare them for modeling. We’ll end the course using python’s `seaborn` and `matplotlib` packages

Links:

* [Follow along with this Google Colab Notebook](https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1BKCF3od6R5jIgyDOaXzLHRCQbvID7Ny9)
* [View Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7FgdE59TW0)

Intro to Data Science

In the Intro to ML course, we will begin by introducing the random forest algorithm, which can help solve both classification and regression problems. We’ll walk through an example use case using python’s sklearn package. We’ll also discuss ways to avoid overfitting our model - namely cross validation, hyperparameter tuning & feature importance

https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1J4wdQJRbrKnNSByq1CRtWtDuPE7xxuWR?usp=sharing

[View Workshop Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGJcylKttCc)

Intro to Machine Learning

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In this workshop, Shanina is going to take you to the fascinating journey into unsupervised clustering algorithms.

In particular, Shanina will be showcasing what's new in clustering algorithms and how it impacts the realm of unsupervised machine learning.

[Canceled] Group data with Clustering Algorithms

Learn the fundamentals of data science and machine learning to get the ball rolling on your projects!

Learn the fundamentals.

Dremio is a high-performance SQL lakehouse built on an open data architecture that helps to accelerate BI and Analytics directly on cloud data lake storage. Created by veterans of open source and big data technologies, and the creators of Apache Arrow, Dremio is a fundamentally new approach to data analytics that helps companies get more value from their data, faster.

General Motors: How to effectively organize your data with Dremio

[Workshop Trailer Video](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1i8gOU5tl_M)

Learn how Goldman Sachs is innovating and rapidly expanding new business opportunities  by leveraging the public cloud. The public cloud helps us focus on what we do best – create value for our clients and drive revenue – rather than spend time managing your IT infrastructure and platforms.

#### About Goldman Sachs

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals.

Goldman Sachs’ engineering teams build massively scalable software and systems, architect low latency infrastructure solutions, proactively guard against cyber threats, and leverage machine learning alongside financial engineering to continuously turn data into action. Check out the #goldman-sachs discord channel and visit their booth to talk to Goldman Sachs engineers and recruiters about how you can get involved.

Using Public Cloud to Drive Agility, Innovation and Growth at Goldman Sachs

Learn from industry and see how these companies use DS/ML technologies in their day to day. Also, gain tips on how to solve company challenges!

Events and Workshops