WiDS Datathon 2020
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In advance of the March 2, 2020 Global WiDS Conference, we invite you to build a team, hone your data science skills, and join us in a predictive analytics challenge focused on social impact.
The WiDS Datathon 2020 focuses on patient health through data from MIT’s GOSSIS (Global Open Source Severity of Illness Score) initiative. Brought to you by the Global WiDS team, the West Big Data Innovation Hub, and the WiDS Datathon Committee, this year’s datathon starts January 13, 2020, and lasts until February 24, 2020. Winners will be announced at the WiDS Conference at Stanford University and via livestream. Sign up now to participate: |
What is a Datathon?A datathon is a data-focused hackathon — given a dataset and a limited amount of time, participants are challenged to use their creativity and data science skills to build, test, and explore solutions. Try something new, apply what you know, learn from other participants, and improve your data science skills along the way!
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This Year's Dataset and Challenge
The challenge is to create a model that uses data from the first 24 hours of intensive care to predict patient survival. MIT's GOSSIS community initiative, with privacy certification from the Harvard Privacy Lab, has provided a dataset of more than 130,000 hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) visits from patients, spanning a one-year timeframe. This data is part of a growing global effort and consortium spanning Argentina, Australia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Brazil, and more than 200 hospitals in the United States.
Data analysis can be done using your preferred tools. The winners will be determined by the leaderboard on the Kaggle platform at the time the Datathon closes February 24.
The WiDS Datathon is hosted on Kaggle, an online community of data scientists and machine learners. If you haven’t participated in Kaggle competitions before, check them out here — the platform has a ton of complex challenges with real-world impact and starter datasets for learning data science basics.
Data analysis can be done using your preferred tools. The winners will be determined by the leaderboard on the Kaggle platform at the time the Datathon closes February 24.
The WiDS Datathon is hosted on Kaggle, an online community of data scientists and machine learners. If you haven’t participated in Kaggle competitions before, check them out here — the platform has a ton of complex challenges with real-world impact and starter datasets for learning data science basics.
Who Can Participate in the Datathon
Photo credit: Dana J. Quigley
We invite anyone, from those new to data science to veterans of the field, to participate. For those who have never tried machine learning or worked with health data before, we published a listing of resources and tutorials to help you get started.
The WiDS Datathon aims to inspire women worldwide to learn more about data science, and to create a supportive environment for women to connect with others in their community who share their interests. Toward these ends, we open the datathon to individuals or teams of up to 4; at least half of each team must be women (individuals identifying as female participants). Participants can include students, faculty, and individuals with various roles in non-profit, academic, government, and industry organizations.
The WiDS Datathon aims to inspire women worldwide to learn more about data science, and to create a supportive environment for women to connect with others in their community who share their interests. Toward these ends, we open the datathon to individuals or teams of up to 4; at least half of each team must be women (individuals identifying as female participants). Participants can include students, faculty, and individuals with various roles in non-profit, academic, government, and industry organizations.
Take the Challenge
To begin competing in the WiDS 2020 Datathon:
- If you haven't already, please Register now for the Datathon. At the end of your registration you will be provided a link to the competition on Kaggle.
- Create your account on Kaggle.com, and read through the datathon details and FAQ.
- Form a team with new collaborators! Connect with potential teammates on the Kaggle forums, at an in-person team formation or Datathon-focused event hosted by WiDS Ambassadors, and through social media with #WiDSDatathon.
- Start the competition! We published a listing of resources and tutorials to help you get started.
The WiDS Datathon is a collaboration led by the Global WiDS team at Stanford, the West Big Data Innovation Hub, and the WiDS Datathon committee:
The WiDS Datathon is made possible by the following
WiDS Global Visionary Sponsors:
