We invite ML students and specialists from all over the world to take part in the International Data Analysis Olympiad. HSE University and Yandex are organizing it for the 5th time, and the Otkritie bank will be our platinum partner this year.

Since it’s our first anniversary, we decided to change the format: students and ML specialists are divided into two separate divisions. Only students are able to join the main competition — the Student Division. All others can join the Open Division to participate hors concours (for their own interest).

Traditionally, the first stage’s task will be given by the Laboratory of Methods for Big Data Analysis (LAMBDA, HSE University). It will be about predicting the properties of two-dimensional crystals of various configurations. The task for the Finals will be provided by the Otkritie bank. The Olympiad includes two stages:

Online Stage (1-28 February 2022):

• Track 1: Traditional machine learning competition on Yandex.Contest platform. You will need to make new predictions and upload them to the automatic verification system.

• Track 2: Come up with a solution for the same problem, keeping within a rigid framework of time and memory used.

Final (16-17 April 2022, Moscow):

• top 30 teams according to the Online Stage results will be invited to the Online final.

• In the final 36 hours of the competition, participants will try not just to train the model, but to create a full-fledged prototype, which will be tested both in terms of accuracy and performance.

Registration is open till February 13: https://idao.world/

Registration for International Data Analysis Olympiad (IDAO 2021) is open now. It’s being organized by HSE University and Yandex for the 4th time. Otkritie bank will be our platinum partner this year. The Olympiad will be convened by leading experts in data analysis and aims to bring together analysts, scientists, professionals, and junior researchers. Participation is free. Winners and prize-winners of IDAO 2021 will receive valuable prizes.

This year the online task is coming again from Physics. The task was given by the Laboratory of Methods for Big Data Analysis (LAMBDA, HSE University) together with CYGNO Collaboration (Italy).

The registration is open till March 12, 2021. The Olympiad includes two stages:

Online Stage (March 1-31):

• Track 1: Traditional machine learning competition on Yandex.Contest platform. You will need to make new predictions and upload them to the automatic verification system.
• Track 2: Come up with a solution for the same problem, keeping within a rigid framework of time and memory used.

Final (April 17-18):

• top 30 teams according to the Online Stage results will be invited to the Online final.
• In the final 36 hours of the competition, participants will try not just to train the model, but to create a full-fledged prototype, which will be tested both in terms of accuracy and performance.

Learn more: https://idao.world/

Hello, Codeforces!

HSE Faculty of Computer Science and Yandex launch registration for the 3rd International Data Analysis Olympiad (IDAO 2020). The platinum partner of IDAO 2020 is Qiwi.The Olympiad includes two stages:

Online Stage (Jan 15 – Feb 11, 2020):

• Track 1: Traditional machine learning competition on Yandex.Contest platform. You will need to make new predictions and upload them to the automatic verification system.

• Track 2: Come up with a solution for the same problem, keeping within a rigid framework of time and memory used.

Final (April 2-5, 2020):

• top 30 teams according to the Online Stage results will be invited to the on-site final, which will be held on April 2-5 in Yandex office, Moscow.

• In the final 36 hours of the competition, participants will try not just to train the model, but to create a full-fledged prototype, which will be tested both in terms of accuracy and performance.

As part of IDAO Final, performances and master classes of world experts in machine learning and data analysis are also planned. Winners and prize-winners of IDAO 2020 will receive valuable prizes and gifts, as well as an advantage in entering Yandex School of Data Analysis and master's programmes at the HSE Faculty of Computer Science.

In 2019, 2187 participants from 78 countries took part in IDAO, and 79 participants from 7 countries met in the final in Moscow.

Learn more: https://idao.world/