Hack weeks’ teach about big data through teamwork

Every night, high-definition cameras are mounted in order to collect terabytes of data about objects in the sky. Each day, scientists are involved in sequencing the genomes of people, animals, plants, and microbes for biomedical as well as evolutionary research. Indeed very fascinating to observe.
Science has rather become a big-data endeavor. Yet, scientists are not actually universally adept in “data science”—the computing and statistical skill sets that are required to handle, sort, analyze, and draw conclusions from big data. The shortage of know-how in data science can hamper research, medicine, and even private industry.
The hack weeks are actually opportunities to learn about new concepts, foster new connections, share the data openly, and also develop skills and work on problems that will no doubt positively affect their day-to-day research lives.
The idea behind hack week was to bring together people who were interested in data science and also give them a place to meet, talk, and exchange ideas.
Efforts have been on to bring together big-data researchers in astrophysics and cosmology. All hack week events have the same basic design as well as organizing principles. They usually do commence with some structured periods for instruction, and then shift toward time for participant-driven, open-ended projects, as well as peer networking as well as free discussion.

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