TalentGeenie Hackathons

SEC Data Science Hackathon 2026

Data Science & Analytics · Databricks Free Edition

Platform TalentGeenie

Track: Data Science & Analytics · Topic: Data Science

Questions (pick one when you register)

Learning & preparation

# Learning & Preparation

## Databricks Free Edition
1. Create an account at the Databricks Free Edition page.
2. Open a workspace notebook (Python / SQL / PySpark).
3. Upload a small CSV and confirm you can read it.
4. Build one simple visualization before event day.

## Official links
- Databricks Learning hub
- Databricks Documentation
- Notebooks guide

## Practice
Use the sample campus SLA problem in Guidance to rehearse Bronze → Silver → Gold,
a simple risk score, and a judge-friendly dashboard.

Participant guidelines

# Participant Guidelines

## Team rules
- Teams of 2–4 students. One problem per team.
- Every member needs a name and email. Team lead email is unique per event.
- Registration must be approved before submission.

## Deliverables
- Solution ZIP (notebooks, scripts, README)
- Project webpage URL
- Dashboard URL
- Optional MLflow experiment URL

## Integrity
- Original work only. Cite external datasets and libraries.
- AI tools may be used as assistants; the solution and demo must be your team's.

## Evaluation
- Judging uses a private rubric visible only to organizers and platform admins.
- If AI-assisted screening is enabled, it only **suggests** a shortlist; humans confirm awards.

Evaluation rubric

Judging uses a private rubric visible only to organizers and platform admins. Organizers confirm all shortlists and awards.

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