List of hackathons about bigdata in 2016

If you've got a knack for big data and want to do good in the transportation industry, then join the members of the IATR during the IATR conference for a hackathon with access to massive amounts of otherwise private traffic information to try to solve some of the worlds transport problems. Topics of project may include apps and programs that promote shared mobility and multi-modal integration, enhance equity in transportation services for disabled passengers and under served communities, to increase vehicle safety or reduce motor vehicle crashes, but are not limited to these key points.

The Valley Economic Alliance is hosting Valley Hackathon II, as part of its mission to elevate the economic vitality and stability of the five-city region (Calabasas, Burbank, Glendale, Los Angeles and San Fernando). This event's for you if you're a high school (9-12th grade) or college student interested in: →Technology →Website Development/Design →Application Development/Design →Political Science →Government →Public Policy →Social Impact →Marketing

Are you a high school graduate or student with a background in computer science or a related subject. Do you have a strong interest in applying and improving your programming skills (including SQL)? Sign up now for SAP Coding Masters! Come and show off your coding skills and work in a team on a demanding big data programming challenge. SAP developers will be on site to support and coach you and your team.

Join the members and guests of digital catapult as they introduce themselves and give a seminar about what digital catapult does with block chain and how it can help programmers, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts further their blockchain and IoT based applications. Attendance at this event will also enable companies to participate in a blockchain-focused Boost event exploring blockchain and its uses with health data later in the month.

Join experts from Wolfram and develop projects in areas such as machine learning, data mining, microsites and more, while you meet and you exchange ideas with other experts and enthusiasts. Get first-hand training Mathematica, Wolfram Language, Raspberry Pi and Wolfram Cloud.

If you are interested in making a real difference in how we treat our planet, join the Hub Culture hackathon. During this event top developers and innovaters will work on technologies to benefit the UN Sustainable Developement Goals. Using technology provided by event sponsors venue host Rise, Forbes, ClimateWeekNYC, MIT Connection Science, Ven, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the American Carbon Registry. At the end of the hackathon, a 5 person panel will be awarding one skilled hacker a $1,000 prize for best technology.

Come and participate in the Citizens Open Data Hackathon in Barcelona. You'll work on challenges relevant to the city, such as the Health Services District and Cultural District. Analyze the challenges and collaborate with fellow participants to propose and develop solutions that have a clear impact on citizens' needs. The hackathon marks the start of the OpenDataLab Barcelona, part of the EU project Open4Citizens an initiative to find new uses of open data for the benefit of citizens in European cities.

For those that have ventured farther into block chain than most, this full day workshop will take a look beyond the theory of many concepts related to block chain, and give in-depth instruction on how to apply concepts to create a functioning decentralized application. Going beyond fintech's previous block chain workshop, this second installation will focus on building DApps on blockchain.

create to use the margin of the UN General Assembly, the GODAN summit hackathon will be a tool used to urge world leaders to release their data sets on agriculture and nutrition, which will aide in ending world hunger but defining the problem and allowing leaders to set goals. The goal of the hackathon is to provided example solutions for the question: "How might we allow for better utilization, collection, and/or accessibility to open data such that we can improve our food system and our chances at food security?"

The U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has decided to host a hackathon in which you must use the data they provide to draw real world conclusions that tell a story. The story should address a global issue of sustainability such as energy, water, or food conservation, deforestation, animal extinction, etc. Prizes will be awarded based off of who has the best story, with a special prize for the person who can tell the best story on a low bandwidth connection. (128kbs)