Fall 2024 Project
Data is one of the most abundant resources in this day and age. Business, STEM, politics, government, healthcare, finance, and numerous other sectors benefit immensely from analyzing data. As a result, Data Science (DS) has become one of the hottest and most sought-after disciplines. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 59,400 job openings in this field between 2022 and 2032, approximately 17,700 per year. The growing demand reflects the need for skilled professionals who can analyze vast amounts of data to drive decision-making and create innovative solutions.Recognizing the significance of Data Science, this year’s Direct Reading Program (DRP) will form a team of motivated undergraduate and graduate students to learn DS techniques from scratch. The program will cover data collection, cleaning, exploratory data analysis, statistical modeling, machine learning, and data visualization. Students will engage in hands-on projects, applying these techniques to real-world datasets.
The ultimate goal of the DRP is to prepare students to participate in a Kaggle Data Science competition, a platform for predictive modeling and analytics. Competing in Kaggle will allow students to apply their knowledge in a real-world, competitive environment, further developing their expertise.
For more information about Kaggle competitions, visit Kaggle's site.
Mentee Application for all students with an interest in mathematical modeling.
Contact Information
Graduate Student Leads
- Jose Medel jmede002@fiu.edu
- Justin Wisby jwisb001@fiu.edu
- Alex David Rodriguez arodr1128@fiu.edu
Faculty Lead
Dr. Svetlana Roudenko, sroudenko@fiu.edu