In late November, data scientists will have the opportunity to contribute to ongoing efforts against the current Ebola epidemic by participating in HackEbola (with DATA), an event co-sponsored by IQSS. Participants can take part in person or remotely.
Originally posted at the HackEbola project site.
Statistics without Borders and other humanitarian organizations have been consolidating data on West Africa in hopes of better understanding the Ebola epidemic, and they need data scientists of all kinds to discover patterns relating to the spread of the epidemic. HackEbola is a data hackathon to address this important need.
What?
You'll be provided time-series of Ebola cases, as well as a large amount of structured information about various regions. The goal is not only to be able to predict cases, but to also determine what factors are important for good prediction (and ideally actionable!)
Where?
Northwest Building, Harvard University (52 Oxford Street)
When?
* Nov. 17: Data made available
* Nov. 21, 5pm: Kickoff
* Nov. 23, 4pm: Closing of the hackathon
(but the analysis can continue!)
You can have a team in mind or form one at the event. Everyone is welcome, so feel free to forward to your friends.
To register, and for more details on participation, visit theHackEbola (with DATA) website.
