UniversiDATA organizes its first Datathon
UniversiDATA organizes its first Datathon.
Are you interested in data analysis? If the answer is yes, you will be interested to know that UniversiDATA has launched a datathon to recognize open data processing projects based on the datasets available on its portal.
This initiative seeks not only to reward talent, but also to promote the content offered and encourage its use, inspiring new projects through the dissemination of reference cases. It is also an opportunity to get to know their reusers and better understand their objectives, challenges and needs. This valuable information will be used to drive improvements to the platform.
Who can participate?
The call is open to any natural person of legal age with tax residence in the European Union. Students, developers, researchers or any citizen interested in data analysis can participate.
How does the competition take place?
The competition is structured in two phases:
Elimination phase
A jury of experts will evaluate all the applications received on the basis of the project descriptions provided by the participants in the registration form. Four criteria detailed in the competition rules will be taken into account: impact, quality of the proposal, usability/presentation and reusability.
After the evaluation, a maximum of 10 finalists will pass to the next phase.
Final phase
The finalists will have to present their projects via videoconference to the members of the jury.
After the presentation, the three winners will be announced.
What are the requirements for the projects submitted?
The submitted projects must fulfill three obligations:
- At least one dataset published on the open data portal UniversiDATA must be used. These datasets may be combined with secondary data from other sources.
- The use made of the UniversiDATA datasets must be essential to obtain the results of the analysis.
- The analysis of the data must have a clear purpose or utility. Generic data treatments will not be accepted.
It should be noted that existing work, previously presented in other contexts, may be submitted. Furthermore, there are no limitations regarding the technology to be used for the analysis -each user may use the tools he/she considers appropriate- or regarding the format of the final result of the analysis. That is to say, you can compete with a mobile App, a web application, a data analysis in Jupyter or R-Markdown, etc...
What are the prizes?
The three winners will receive a total of €3,500, distributed as follows:
- First prize: €2,000
- Second prize: 1,000 €.
- Third prize: 500 €.
The other finalists will receive a diploma of recognition.
How can I participate?
The registration period is now open. The easiest way to participate is to fill out the form available at the end of the competition website before October 14, 2022.
Before registering, we recommend that you review all the complete information in the competition rules. If you have any questions, you can contact the organizers. Various channels will soon be available for participants to ask questions regarding not only the competition procedures, but also the platform's datasets.
Competition schedule
- Receipt of applications: until October 14, 2022
- Publication of the 10 finalists: November 14, 2022
- Communication of the three winners: December 16, 2022
Find out more about UniversiDATA
UniversiDATA was born at the end of 2020 with the aim of promoting open data in the higher education sector in Spain in a harmonized way. It is a public-private initiative that currently encompasses Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Universidad de Valladolid, Universidad de Huelva and "Dimetrical, The Analytics Lab", S.L.
In 2021 UniversiDATA won the First Prize of the III Desafío Aporta for its project UniversiDATA-Lab, a public portal for the advanced and automatic analysis of datasets published by universities. You can learn more about the project in this interview.
