he first Alpine Climate Data Challenge, the inaugural edition of an international hackathon organized by TELT in collaboration with Open Data Playground, is scheduled from February 22 to March 3, 2025, with the final on March 12, 2025, in Turin.
The hackathon was officially announced on July 30, 2024, at Casa Italia during the Paris Olympics.
The team-based event will be open to all students from worldwide universities enrolled in undergraduate, master’s, or doctoral programs, and will focus on climate data analysis in the Susa Valley and Maurienne.
Teams will compete to showcase their skills in data analysis, predictive modeling, and the development of data visualization solutions that provide real added value to the area.
By participating in the Alpine Climate Data Challenge as a player, you will have the opportunity to develop an innovative knowledge tool and promote the sharing of environmental data.
The goal is to facilitate access to the shared use of environmental information and to promote greater awareness and effective actions to address climate challenges.
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What
Data Science worldwide hackathon
When
Hackathon (Online):
February 22 - March 3, 2025
Final March 12, 2025:
Online, Turin
Who
Students (University and PhD) from worldwide universities
Awards
Job Opportunities, In-Kind Prizes and much more
Organizers
Open Data Playground
Hackathon and Data Challenge Platform for solving business and CSR problems and for training your analytical skills on real datasets.
TELT
Tunnel Euralpin Lyon Turin is a bi-national public company responsible for the construction and management of the cross-border section of the Lyon-Turin rail link.
Tech Partner
Palantir
Palantir helps the world's leading institutions use their data to solve their most pressing problems, integrating and analyzing it so they can answer questions they couldn't before.
Fourth Age
Fourth Age is a consultancy focused on digital transformation and providing services for Palantir Foundry and AIP to maximize the value of strategic software investments.
SoBigData
SoBigData is a European research infrastructure on Big Data Analytics and Social Mining aimed at performing advanced research on the emerging challenges in big data and AI.
Data Science CINI Lab
Italian Center of Competence for the Development of Knowledge and Technologies in the Fields of Big Data and Data Science, composed of 36 Nodes across the National Territory.
Sustainability Partner
AWorld
AWorld is the official platform supporting ACTNOW, the United Nations campaign for individual action on climate change and sustainability.
zeroCO2
Benefit company, certified B Corp, committed to developing innovative nature-based solutions to mitigate the climate crisis, safeguard ecosystems and support people.
HR Partner
Open Search Network
Based in London, it is the first recruiting boutique specializing in Italian STEM profiles identified globally.
Partner organizations on the jury that will offer the Hackathon winners: internships and/or job opportunities and/or training programs and/or visits and/or public endorsement
Open Data Playground Network
Institutional Jury
Scientific Committee
- Form your team and proceed to purchase tickets on Ticket Tailor. Each team member must purchase a ticket. (If you are the team leader, check the appropriate checkbox)
- Join the Open Data Playground Discord channel to interact with other teams and/or get support
- Access the online training material "Palantir Training Course"
- You will receive credentials to access the ODP Foundry environment. From there, starting from 02/01/2025, you will be able to access your team's private space, where you can download the dataset once the competition is active.
- Once you have developed your final solution, upload it to Palantir in your team's dedicated folder.
- The best solutions will be invited to the Finals to participate in a pitch competition.
How to participate
The Alpine Climate Data Challenge will be organized with a Data Science competition that includes a final Pitch Competition for the best teams.
The teams will analyze climate data related to the Susa Valley and Maurienne, develop predictive models, and create data visualization solutions for the populations of the areas studied.
The competition is aimed at students from worldwide universities enrolled in bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral programs. The event provides an opportunity to test skills, develop new competencies, and collaborate in an international context on a project of significant importance.
By participating in the Alpine Climate Data Challenge, teams can help the regions and respond to the challenges of climate change, contributing to improving the resilience and sustainability of these areas.
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Training courses preparatory to the event
Palantir
In order to use the Palantir Foundry Suite, participants will have to complete an online training course that will allow them to understand the logic and functionality of the tool they will have at their disposal.
This will be essential to ensure they are prepared for the challenges proposed by the hackathon.
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