About the challenge

The Carolina Data Challenge, or CDC, is UNC’s weekend-long data science hackathon hosted by Carolina Analytics and Data Science (CADS) in partnership with the UNC Department of Computer Science and the School of Data Science and Society.

This year’s location is UNC Computer Science’s Sitterson Hall. Our hackers will form teams and develop innovative AI and data science solutions that address social challenges across a variety of domains.

Of course, every good hackathon has plenty of excitement. Interact with our sponsors at the sponsorship fair, attend workshops to add new skills to your roster, engage with other organizations at the club fair, grab great merch, earn prizes, and meet new friends!

CDC is completely beginner-friendly, with numerous workshops and networking opportunities for those completely new to data science, ensuring that hackers of all skill levels have the opportunity to learn, collaborate, and create projects for social good!

Get started

Check in at Sitterson Hall before the Opening Ceremony

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

1 non-cash prize
Track Prizes
10 winners

Refer to official website. Two winners per track.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Jingping Nie

Jingping Nie

Franklin Mingzhe Li

Franklin Mingzhe Li

Jack Snoeyink

Jack Snoeyink

Harlin Lee

Harlin Lee

Thorsten Stremlau

Thorsten Stremlau

Rodrigo Almeida

Rodrigo Almeida

Meetu Malhotra

Meetu Malhotra

Rajeev Kumar

Rajeev Kumar

Anna Kirkland Smith

Anna Kirkland Smith

Vivek Patel

Vivek Patel

Riley Harper

Riley Harper

Somer Lillard

Somer Lillard

Bryson Bonham

Bryson Bonham

Yoav Goldhorn

Yoav Goldhorn

Ryan Wendt

Ryan Wendt

Emily Huang

Emily Huang

Judging Criteria

  • Judging Criteria
    Judging criteria is listed on the Notion site.

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