New this year, participants in Phase II will receive mentorship from experts in the domain related to their choice of dataset and task. Domain expert mentorship in Phase II will allow participants to both strengthen their foundational data science skills as well as develop skills needed to conduct research in data science. Teams with outstanding paper submissions from Phase II will be invited to submit their work for publication. To be eligible for the award, all entrants must have participated in the first phase of the WiDS Datathon 2022 on Kaggle. The Excellence in Research Award (Phase II) is open from March 8 - June 30, 2022. Register now to participate. After the June 30, 2022 research paper deadline, submissions will be reviewed for their potential for real-world impact, rigor in scientific methodology, and clarity of communication, by subject matter experts from the WiDS Datathon Committee, the National Science Foundation Big Data Innovation Hubs, and Datathon partners. Partners and Tracks Phase II participants will be able to choose one of three datasets to explore:
Timeline and Mentorship Opportunities
WiDS Datathon Partners EPA, MIT Critical Data, and CCAI will also host office hours for teams in their respective tracks to answer questions. WiDS Datathon Phase II Prizes The top three teams will receive cash prizes courtesy of Kaggle. 1st Place Team:
In addition to the Excellence in Research Award, up to $7,000 USD will be distributed for honorable mentions across submitted research papers. Outstanding honorable mentions may also be invited to submit their work for publication. All winners will be recognized on WiDS social media channels. Eligibility To be eligible for the award, all entrants must have participated in the first phase of the WiDS Datathon 2022 on Kaggle. We encourage Phase II individuals and author teams of up to 8 people to work together. You may collaborate with individuals in a “new” team for the second phase of the Datathon, as long as (1) each person participated in the first phase of the datathon on Kaggle and (2) your new team still includes 50% or more individuals identifying as women. Submission Formatting Submissions should follow the WiDS Excellence in Research Award Paper Formatting Guidelines. Submissions should include details on data exploration/analysis and model building/interpretation, as well as an abstract (4-5 sentence summary) and a list of references (e.g., cited research papers, books, tutorials, or other resources used). Final papers should be submitted as a .pdf file; participants are welcome to generate the .pdf file using Word or LaTex. We request submission content in English to facilitate the review process, but welcome additional translations and encourage participants to share their papers broadly. Papers will also be eligible to be published on the WiDS Datathon website. See more submission content and guidelines. Get inspired! Hear directly from last year Excellence in Research Award 2021 participants, and read their research papers:
Acknowledgements: The WiDS Datathon Excellence in Research Award 2022 is a collaboration led by the WiDS Worldwide team at Stanford University, the Institute for Applied Computational Sciences at Harvard University and the WiDS Datathon Committee. WiDS Datathon 2022 cash prizes are provided by Kaggle. The Excellence in Research Award is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants 1916573, 1916481, and 1915774, as part of a network of Big Data Innovation Hubs. Special thanks to our datathon partners Climate Change AI, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and MIT Critical Data.  Comments are closed.
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