08 / department events

THE BRANCH
IN MOTION.

Talks, workshops, showcases, and the moments where our community learns in public.

01 / flagship launch

MLSC CHAPTER
INAUGURATION.

[MLSC INAUGURATION EVENT] Official launch of the Microsoft Learn Student Club (MLSC) Data Science chapter on campus.

Featuring keynote addresses by Microsoft cloud architects, hands-on Azure AI sandbox sessions, and community registration for student developers.

02 / hands-on learning

WORKSHOPS & BOOTCAMPS.

[WORKSHOP 01]

Generative AI & Prompt Engineering with Azure OpenAI

Oct 14, 2024
[WORKSHOP 02]

High-Performance Graph Analytics with NetworkX & DGL

Nov 02, 2024
[WORKSHOP 03]

End-to-End MLOps: MLflow, Docker & GitHub Actions

Dec 12, 2024

03 / build challenges

HACKATHONS & SPRINTS.

Annual Hackathon

[DATAHACK 2024]

48-hour continuous coding sprint focusing on predictive analytics, civic open data, and autonomous systems.

Weekend Jam

[KAGGLE LEAGUE SPRINT]

Monthly 12-hour mini-competition evaluating real-time feature engineering and model accuracy on benchmark datasets.

04 / research showcase

PAPER & PROJECT PRESENTATIONS.

Symposium

Annual Research Colloquium

Final-year students and research scholars present peer-reviewed papers to an external jury of industry scientists.

Showcase

Poster Session & Demo Day

Interactive project demonstration hall where capstone teams present working hardware and software prototypes.

Lectures

Guest Seminar Series

Bi-weekly technical talks by visiting professors, industry leaders, and open-source maintainers.