Data & AI Hackathon
- Date
- – @ EC Stoner Cluster 6.61, 6.68
- Location
- EC Stoner Cluster 6.61, 6.68
- Attachments
- Flyer
Two days. Two industry-backed challenges. One chance to make a real difference.
If you can code, analyse data, and think critically, this is your arena!
- Free Event
- Work in Teams
- Registration Necessary (deadline: 16 March)
- Refreshments Provided
Organised by the DS & AI Educators group, the AI Hub, and the Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA)
Choose your challenge track
TRACK 01 — Healthcare & Digital Pharmacy
Industry partner: Pharmacy2U
- Work with real digital health data
- Apply ML & data analysis to live pharmacy challenges
TRACK 02 — Earth, Environment & Climate
Research partner: Earth & Environment – Dr Jim McQuaid
- Analyse carbon footprint datasets
- Build models for evidence-based climate action
Open to
MSc level & PhD students at the University of Leeds and University of Leeds staff with relevant analytical skills. All disciplines welcome, domain expertise is a bonus: not required!
What we're looking for
- Python, R, or equivalent
- Data wrangling with real datasets
- ML, statistics, or visualisation
- Clear problem framing & communication
How you'll be judged
- Quality of technical approach
- Soundness of evaluation methodology
- Clarity of presentation to industry panel
- Real, well-reasoned output — not perfect code
Recognition
Winners will receive formal recognition from the University and industry partners
Contact: L.cutillo@leeds.ac.uk