We caught up with Michael Sarkis, a data science manager at 2nd Order Solutions and returning DataFest judge, to hear what keeps him coming back year after year.
Special Features
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: The Leeds-Pretoria-Wits DataFest Hackathons
Pierre-Philippe Dechant shares the story behind International DataFest—how it came to be and the lessons learned from organizing it.
A Point of View: Five Colleges
As a DataFest host, Ben Baumer from Five Colleges reflects on what makes DataFest so valuable—from student creativity to community building.
A Point of View: Purdue University
As DataFest hosts, Mark Daniel Ward and Fulya Gökalp Yavuz from Purdue University discuss the surprises students find in working with real-world data during DataFest.
A Point of View: Pomona College
As a DataFest host, Jo Hardin, professor of mathematics and statistics at Pomona University, talks about how DataFest builds community and sparks collaboration.
A Point of View: Duke University
As DataFest hosts, Maria Tackett and Alexander Fisher from Duke University share their reflections on how the event challenges students to think critically and work collaboratively under pressure.
Up the Creek with Many Possible Paddles: How Students Cope with Being Awash in Data at DataFest
Jessica Karch, Jennifer Noll, James Hammerman, and Traci Higgins explored how teams cope with large, authentic and complex data sets for DataFest.
Peggy Carr
Peggy Carr’s family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1950s—during The Great Migration—and that is where Carr was born and attended grade school.
Qixuan Chen
Qixuan Chen’s journey into statistics was deeply inspired by her father, who pursued a self-taught degree in statistics while managing more than 100 employees, achieving the highest GPA in his class.
Elizabeth Colantuoni
Elizabeth Colantuoni grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and returned there after college to pursue her professional career and start a family.