List of hackathons about big data in 2018

IBM is hosting its first online Community Day: Data Science on July 24th. Here’s the rundown… • 25+ industry leading speakers from IBM, Lightbend and Dataquest • Live coding tutorials and analytics demos • An extensive and engaging online platform Can’t make it on the 24th? Not a problem! Replays for all the talks will be available for 90 days on the platform. Best part? This event is entirely online! Talk about accessibility 😏 Sign up today: https://goo.gl/di8DBT

Coders, designers, and entrepreneurs in Bulgaria! You are invited to sign up to take part in the AngelHack Sofia Hackathon 2018. Compete on your own, or collaborate as a member of a team to come up with an idea and turn it into a functioning prototype. There are no limits -- except to follow the Seamless Technology theme! So you can build an app that solves a social or environmental problem and positively impacts your local community -- you might win the Code For A Cause Impact Award. Or accept IBM's Call for Code challenge to improve logistics based on traffic and weather activity, or the challenge from AWS! Begin your founder journey at Puzl CowOrKing in Sofia! It may be your first step towards the AngelHack Grand prize of $7500 USD for the First Place Team. Visit the tips page if you need advice on participating in the AngelHack Sofia Hackathon!

The Sensors & {data} | Hackathon 2018 will bring together coders, makers, scientists, designers and business people to explore latest developments in sensor systems, networks, big data, machine learning and smart contracts. More than sixty participants will work on ten real-world challenges to improve our everyday life. The best three teams will be awarded with 1000 € each!!!

About McKinsey Analytics Online Hackathon During our online Hackathon, you will get a glimpse at the sort of problems and challenges that our McKinsey data scientists solve on a daily basis. The winner will receive a NIPS conference ticket and 5,000 USD for personal expenses. The best participants may also be invited for interviews with McKinsey Analytics. Prizes: NIPS conference ticket* + 5,000 USD and chance to get hired as a Data Scientist at McKinsey

Flooding from the sewer network is a terrible experience for our customers, and one we are committed to eliminating. Our Flooding Data Hackathon will bring together a range of innovative thinkers including Data Scientists and wastewater networks specialists to tackle this challenge. Using a variety of infrastructure, environmental and open-source data sets, we aim to gain a greater insight into the causes of flooding allowing us to predict escapes and reduce the impact on our customers.

Northumbrian Water are hosting a Innovation Festival and leakage Hackathon, where we will tackle the industry's big questions and invite data scientists and researchers from around the world to find innovative ways of finding and reducing leakage from the water network. The event promises to challenge your creativity and analytical skills,with prizes for the best ideas and the possibility of further opportunity to turn your ideas into a commercial reality.10th-12th of July @Newcastle Racecourse

Student DataFest 2018 will be your ultimate guide to learn Data Science from the very basic to become a Champion at Hackathons. We will provide students with a platform to learn data science via trainings, attend webinars, check your progress with skill tests and finally apply your newly learned skills in Mega Hackathons. Compete and win lucrative prizes!

Big Prizes: Winners of the competition will win exciting prizes & grab awesome job offers. 1st Prize: iPhone 8 with Interview Opportunity at Sapient 2nd Prize: MacBook Air with Interview Opportunity at Sapient All Runner-ups: Interview opportunities at Sapient Are you excited? All you need to do is excel in this hackathon!

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Our city is made up of hundreds of communities like ours, and we believe it is the responsibility of these communities to contribute to the city’s overall success. This datathon will create an opportunity for Calgarians to evaluate the open data provided by the City of Calgary’s Open Data Portal, and propose solutions to enhance the infrastructure for improving data connectivity, suggesting the collection of new and relevant data points, and optimizing data usability.