2021 CCAC

2021 Sponsors

Quick Information

Competing Schools

  • Butler University
  • Indiana University
  • Purdue University
  • University of Notre Dame

In the Media

Winners

Graduate Division

  • 1st place ($7,000), University of Notre Dame, Bernard Akatu, Claire Kozak, Maureen Malloy, Angela Stitsworth
  • 2nd place ($3,500), Purdue University, Stefanie Walsh, Hsiao Yu (Cindy) Hsu, Robyn Campbell, Xuan Mai Nguyen

Undergraduate Division

  • 1st place ($3,000), Purdue University, Jiacen (Jessie) Liu, Hui (Vivian) Zeng
  • 2nd place ($1,500), Butler University, Drew Smith, Victor Aguilar, Tess McTeague, Sam Williams

Total Prize Pool

  • $15,000

Divisions

  • Graduate
  • Undergraduate

Overall Challenge Information

  • Students create a group of 4 (undergrad or mix with graduate students) – Team name should not indicate the school they are from
  • Students register at the Kaggle website and follow the steps
  • The Kaggle website will be opened on January 4th. Before then, the only thing students need to do is to find a team. You can submit the above form if you wish to participate or need further assistance.
  • Each school identifies its top 8 teams (4 undergrad groups, 4 open groups) identified from the Kaggle leaderboard. 
  • Those teams are then required to submit a short “unlisted” YouTube video presentation. Teams are then scored using the attached rubric. – 5 minutes max  
  • The top team from each school in each division (8 total invited teams) are then invited to present live via Zoom to TCU business leaders for the final round. – 8 to 10 minutes 
  • 4 awards will be given (1st place, 2nd place) in each division. 

Challenge Documents