DataFest@MQ 2023

Class of DataFest 2023 @ Macquarie University

Event Summary

Faculty of Science and Engineering and School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences hosted the ASA (American Statistical Association) DataFest at Macquarie University during 21^st to 23^rd April 2023. This was the first time we hosted the event during the official period, alongside a hundred universities around the world.

59 undergraduate students (up from 33 in 2022) from various areas of study including Statistical Modelling, Mathematics, Data Science, Software Engineering, Business Information Systems, Decision Science, Economics, Actuarial Studies, Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics, Marketing Management, International Business, Business Administration, Finance, Law, and Psychology participated in this year’s DataFest. In total 14 teams (up from 8 in 2022) were formed and they competed head-to-head for prizes.

Judging Panel

2023 Judging Panel. From left to right: Prof Samuel Muller, A/Prof Petra Graham, Dr Joshua Ching & Prof Linda Beaumont.

The judging panel was consisted of:

• Prof Linda Beaumont, FSE Deputy Dean Education and Employability
• A/Prof Petra Graham, School of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
• Prof Samuel Muller, Head, School of Mathematical & Physical Sciences
• Dr Joshua Ching, Associate Director @ Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Asia Pacific.

Winners

In 2023, we awarded prizes on 4 categories:

• Judges Choice Award
• Awards for the Best Visualisation
• Awards for the Best Insight
• Awards for the Best Use of External Data

Judges Choice Award 🏆

From left to right: Judges Choice Award Winners: Denver Sutandya, Angus Stewart, Declan Lee, Radhika Valanju & Hannah Guo; Head of School Prof Samuel Muller.

• Denver Sutandya
• Hannah Guo
• Declan Lee
• Radhika Valanju
• Angus Stewart

Awards for the Best Visualisation 📊

From left to right: Winners for the Awards for the Best Visualisation: Minh Le Quynh Cao, Huynh Quang Minh Nguyen; Doan My An Nguyen, Ngoc Ngan Huynh & Man Nghi Thai; Associate Director @ Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Asia Pacific Dr Joshua Ching.

• Minh Le Quynh Cao
• Ngoc Ngan Huynh
• Doan My An Nguyen
• Man Nghi Thai
• Huynh Quang Minh Nguyen

Awards for the Best Insight 💡💬

From left to right: Winners for the Awards for the Best Insight (shared): Jonathan Chang, Donghyeon Kim, Richard Ng, Phan Long Quan Nguyen; A/Prof Petra Graham; Winners for the Awards for the Best Insight (shared, cont.): Srinivasan Ragav, Alexander Russell, Thi Kim Ngan Tran, Hayley Irving, Yue Long Zheng

This prize was shared between two teams in 2023. The winners are:

• Richard Ng
  
• Phan Long Quan Nguyen
• Jonathan Chang
  
• Srinivasan Ragav
  
• Donghyeon Kim
• Hayley Irving
• Alexander Russell
• Yue Long Zheng
  
• Thi Kim Ngan Tran

Awards for the Best Use of External Data 👩‍💻🧑‍💻

From left to right: Winners for the Awards for the Best use of External Data: Cassandra Johns, Kay Mcloughlin & Hamer Zahlia; FSE Deputy Dean Education and Employability Prof Linda Beaumont.

• Cassandra Johns
  
• Hamer Zahlia
  
• Kay Mcloughlin