Past Events
Poker AI Competition
Build an optimize an AI agent to play other competitors in heads-up poker with a mysterious twist. Compete for $6,000 in prizes and learn from industry experts and researchers from Jump Trading, our title sponsor.
Humanitarian Data Challenge
Join us for a weekend datathon at CMU dedicated to solving critical challenges in global aid distribution. Working with real-world datasets from the United Nations and powered by Databricks, participants will develop analytical tools to improve how humanitarian resources are allocated and audited.
Duolingo: Breaking Into Data Science
Connor O'Keefe (CMU '23) answers questions about his journey from Business and Stat&ML at CMU to Data Science at Duolingo.
PyTorch Workshop
Learn how to build and train a basic neural network using PyTorch.
DSC F25 Intro Social
Meet the board, learn about upcoming events, and connect with fellow data science enthusiasts at the Fall 2025 intro social.
PokerAI: Reinforcement Learning Workshop
Learn about how to use reinforcement learning to build a poker-playing AI bot!
PokerAI Competition Opener
Join us for the opening of our PokerAI competition! Compete against your peers to build the best poker-playing AI bot.
Poker AI: Poker/Game Theory Workshop
Learn the basics of poker, game theory, and tips on where to start building your PokerAI bot!
Building the Future of the Terminal: Ian Hodge, Warp
Discover Warp's AI-powered terminal and startup insights from early engineer Ian Hodge (ex-Facebook).
Inside Deep Research: Zhiqing Sun, OpenAI
Explore agentic AI systems and AI alignment with Zhiqing Sun (Research Lead, OpenAI Deep Research & CMU PhD).
MLOps in Industry: Naval Katoch, PPG
Learn about MLOps in industry from Naval Katoch (ML Ops Lead, PPG), drawing on 6+ years driving AI initiatives.
Breaking into ML Research - Maxwell Jones
Hear from Maxwell Jones (CMU PhD) on breaking into machine learning research and succeeding in the field.
Career Workshop
Get tips on resume building, interview preparation, and navigating the data science job market.
DSC S25 Intro Social
Meet the board, learn about upcoming events, and connect with fellow data science enthusiasts at the Spring 2025 intro social.
NLP Workshop
Explore fundamental text processing techniques like n-grams, Bag of Words, and TF-IDF for feature extraction.
Perplexity AI Tech Talk
Learn about the technology behind Perplexity AI from Nikhil Birmiwal (Software Engineer, Perplexity & CMU Alum).
Joy Zhang, Airbnb: Artificial Intelligence: The Past, Present and Future
Explore the evolution and future of AI with Dr. Joy Zhang (Director of Engineering, Airbnb).
How to Pitch Your Data
Learn the fundamentals of data visualization to effectively transform raw data into clear, impactful visuals for better insights and communication.
Nang Ang, PearAI: Breaking into Y Combinator
Discover startup culture and entrepreneurship insights from Nathan Ang (CMU & Y Combinator alumnus).
Bloomberg Data Info Session
Learn about data science opportunities at Bloomberg and network with their recruiting team.
Nick Singh, DataLemur: Acing the Data Science Interview
Learn interview strategies and tips from Nick Singh, author of "Ace the Data Science Interview".
DSC Alumni Career Panel
Hear from successful DSC alumni about their career journeys, challenges, and advice for aspiring data scientists.
Ian Watson, Google: A Journey Through Data Science
Hear from Ian Watson (Google) about his experiences and career path in data science.
Career Workshop
Get tips on resume building, interview preparation, and navigating the data science job market.
DSC F24 Intro Social
Meet the board, learn about upcoming events, and connect with fellow data science enthusiasts at the Fall 2024 intro social.
Mentor-Mentee Social GBM
Connect with DSC mentors and mentees while enjoying food and fun activities with the data science community.
Michael Yoder, UPitt: NLP & Hate Speech
Learn about cutting-edge NLP techniques for detecting and analyzing hate speech with Dr. Michael Yoder.
Youssef Kallel, Apple: MLE Career Talk
Hear from Youssef Kallel about his experience as a Machine Learning Engineer at Apple.
Poker AI: Winner Workshop
Winning team from the Poker AI competition presents their approach and technical implementation details.
Poker AI: Jump Trading
Learn how poker strategies and game theory apply to quantitative trading from Jump Trading professionals.
Poker AI: Tuomas Sandholm
Hear Prof. Tuomas Sandholm discuss the development of Libratus and the future of poker AI.
Climatehack.AI Workshop
Hear from a CMU team that qualified for the Climatehack.AI finals on their approach to weather prediction.
Career Workshop
Get tips on resume building, interview preparation, and navigating the data science job market.
DSC S24 Intro Social
Meet the board, learn about upcoming events, and connect with fellow data science enthusiasts at the Spring 2024 intro social.
Bloomberg Data Info Session
Learn about data science opportunities at Bloomberg and network with their recruiting team.
Deep Learning Workshop
Learn the fundamentals of deep learning, including neural network architectures, training techniques, and practical applications using modern frameworks.
Nick Singh, DataLemur: Acing the Data Science Interview
Learn interview strategies and tips from Nick Singh, author of "Ace the Data Science Interview".
March Madness Workshop
Learn how to build machine learning models to predict March Madness basketball tournament outcomes using historical data and statistics.
DSC F23 Intro Social
Meet the board, learn about upcoming events, and connect with fellow data science enthusiasts at the Fall 2023 intro social.
Text Generation Models Workshop
Explore modern text generation models like GPT and learn about the underlying transformer architecture, training approaches, and practical applications.
Weights and Biases Workshop
Learn how to use Weights & Biases (W&B) for experiment tracking, visualization, and collaboration in machine learning projects.
DSC S23 Mentor/Mentee Social
Connect with DSC mentors and mentees while enjoying food and fun activities with the data science community.
DSC S23 Intro Social
Meet the board, learn about upcoming events, and connect with fellow data science enthusiasts at the Spring 2023 intro social.