1. Mebi 591D – BHI Kaggle Class Introduction http://winter2014-mebi591d- kaggleclass.weebly.com/

2. What is Kaggle?  Kaggle is an online competition platform where private companies can post their datasets and hosts prize competitions.  http://www.kaggle.com/competitions http://www.kaggle.com/competitions  Kaggle master status and unlocking other datasets ….

3. Class goals  Work on a fun dataset without spending excessive amounts of time yourself  Get more experience with different programming languaes and/or tools.  Interact with peers and learn. http://winter2014-mebi591d-kaggleclass.weebly.com/

4. How it works  Look at project datasets (1 st day)  Form groups (1 st day)  Work on project (ongoing, ~10 min)  Literature review  Present data  Baseline + updates  Present 15 min final results (final)

5. Project  Can use any languages/packages available.  2-3 people  Different groups can do the same project.

6. Milestone Assignments  Informal ~10 min updates on the project progress.  Can pick one person in the group to speak or can divide.  Meant to allow others in class to see what your group is doing and to get feedback.

7. Class Requirements  Attendance  Class only meets 7 times  Miss 1 for free  Project milestone completion  Good standing with teammates

8. Contact  Feedback (wyim@u.washington.edu)  Website is confusing?  Suggestions on the class. (other links?)  We have big grant/assignment in other class due same day! – Can we alter schedule?  Misunderstandings in groups.  Faculty sponsor:  gennari@uw.edu