Data science skills development in Africa with big data hackathon
Abstract
The IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) and DARA Big Data (Development in Africa through Radio Astronomy), in partnership with the Inter-University Institute For Data Intensive Astronomy (IDiA) are implementing a number of Big Data Hackathons in Africa in order to promote data-intensive research skills development ahead of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). These hackathons are part of a multi-year program which aims to provide data science and machine learning exposure through interesting real-world projects that are astronomy or development related.
- Publication:
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AFAS2 2021: Conference of the African Astronomical Society
- Pub Date:
- March 2021
- Bibcode:
- 2021afas.confE..74M