Hackathon+2018

Data Analytics Hackathon with IBM Watson

Venue [[image:internationalresearchdortmund/Data Science Challenge Invitation ENG.png width="451" height="592" align="right"]]
Emil-Figge-Strasse 38a, Room R.115 Fachhochschule Dortmund 44227 Dortmund

Description & Target
Participants will
 * get to know the world of Big Data and how to turn data into business ideas
 * get to know and try out the world of IBM Watson data structuring tools
 * gain information about risks and derive ideas for business models from data
 * win attractive prices
 * provide an academic achievement (in consultation with the lecturers)

Prerequisites

 * curiosity and open-mindedness
 * willingness to work interdisciplinarily (students of Computer Science and Business in a team)
 * willingness to communicate mixed (German/ English)
 * a standard laptop

Organization

 * Thorsten Ruben (FH Dortmund)

Registration

 * **More information and the registration link can be found here.**

Schedule
3rd July, 2018: Python Introduction by Galina Tabunshchik  4th-5th July, 2018: Data Science Challenge

Initiators
FH Dortmund: Matthias Beenken, Michael Radtke, Christian Reimann, Thorsten Ruben, Dino Schönberg, Carsten Wolff ZNTU Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine: Galina Tabunshchik