Schedule

Below is the tentative schedule for the event.

Note: Students are encouraged to bring to-go boxes to take food home in case we have extra

Table 1: Schedule
Data Time Activity Venue
17th April 4:00 - 5:00 pm Social event Norris Louis room
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24th April 5:30 - 6:30 pm Check-in & Registration Lutkin Hall
24th April 6:30 - 7:30 pm Keynote address Lutkin Hall
24th April 7:30 - 8:30 pm Competition problem statement announcement Lutkin Hall
24th April 8:30 - 9:30 pm Meet & Greet Lutkin Hall
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25th April 10:30 - 11:00 am Check-in & Breakfast Guild Lounge
25th April 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Student teams meet mentors, work on their solution Guild Lounge
25th April 1:00 - 2:00 pm Lunch Guild Lounge
25th April 2:00 - 6:00 pm Student teams working on their solution Guild Lounge
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26th April 10:00 - 11:45 am Check-in & wrap-up presentations Louis Room
26th April 11:45 - 12:45 pm Stop work & lunch Louis Room
26th April 12:45 - 1:00 pm Presentations preparation Louis Room
26th April 1:00 - 4:30 pm Students presentations to judges Louis Room
26th April 4:30 - 5:00 pm Break / setup for panel discussion Louis Room
26th April 5:00 - 6:30 pm Panel discussion on Careers in data science Louis Room
26th April 6:30 - 7:00 pm Awards Louis Room
26th April 7:00 - 7:30 pm Extra time to accommodate any delay in schedule Louis Room

Mentors will be available to advise student teams at both the Universities at certain times of the day on April 25 (TBA)

Google map addresses

  • Lutkin Hall (24th April 2026)
  • Guild Lounge, Scott Hall (25th April 2026)
  • Location at University of Chicago on 25th April is to-be-announced.

  • Louis Room, Norris University Center (26th April)