Data Agility: A Hackathon by MIT Media Lab

This event will be a week-long Hackathon - a Hackathon is typically held in a large group setting, and participants work on real-world problems in a concentrated amount of time - coming up with innovative solutions for certain challenges. This Hackathon will be an excellent opportunity for you to build on your technical skills and get to interact with the best and brightest MIT Media Lab visitors, who are experts in data science, AI, and machine learning algorithms.

Participants will have a chance to work on a particular problem/challenge in a team of up to 5 people. 

Teams will work daily from 9 am to 4 pm (official hours) and have the option to continue working afterwards. We understand that participants may have commitments during the week (classes/meetings) but we expect participants to keep these at a minimum -- we want you to really benefit from the Hackathon setting. Lunch will be served on-site for the participants. 

On the final day of the Hackathon, the visitng MIT Meda Lab guests will serve as a judging panel for each team. Teams will present the challenge they worked on, their approach, what issues they faced, and the final output of their work. Top teams will be given an award. 

Participants will be expected to bring their own laptops.