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EY NextWave Data Science Program
The EY NextWave Data Science Program runs a series of challenges open to data science students around the world. Do you have what it takes to compete to solve a real-life challenge?
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Congratulations to the four finalists across the globe of the first Data Science challenge in which more than 5,000 university students from around the world took part. The finalists were recognized for their achievements at the EY wavespace™ office in New York, winning a cash prize, EY badge and internship with their local EY office.
The participants used their modeling skills to work out how data can drive the development of smart cities. Analyzing a real-life data set taken from the city of Atlanta, Georgia, their findings enabled them to predict the density of population in the city center at a specific moment, based on the activity detected during the early hours of the day.
The winners were:
- First place - Australia: Sergio Banchero (Argentina) – pursuing a master’s degree in Data Science at the University of Western Australia.
- Second place - UK: Katherine Edgley (US) – pursuing a master’s degree in Computational Applied Mathematics, and Philipp Barthelme (Germany) pursuing a master’s degree in Statistics with Data Science, both at the University of Edinburgh in the UK.
- Third place - Singapore: Chia Yew Ken (Singapore) - pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Information Systems Technology and Design with a specialization in Artificial Intelligence at the Singapore University of Technology and Design.
The EY NextWave Data Science Program demonstrates the commitment – in collaboration with academia and the brightest young minds in data science, engineering and computer science – to build a better working world.
The program aims to mobilize and encourage the large community of students – and future data scientists – at some of the world’s leading universities to compete in a series of business challenges and pursue a career in data analytics.
Winning contestants earn an EY badge for students, which publicly recognizes professionals who learn new skills in emerging technologies, such as data visualization, data science and artificial intelligence. Part of the EY Badges program, it is a way for students to develop skills that will help them in today’s working world, and gain visible recognition of their achievement.
New challenges that will allow students to help build a better working world are coming soon, so keep this page bookmarked for all the latest news.