海角社区 Hosts and Wins Big at DataFest 2026
Published: April 23, 2026.
Three teams from 海角社区 earned awards during the American Statistical Association DataFest 2026, a 48-hour data science competition that brought together students and faculty from across the region.
海角社区 hosted the event April 9�11 on its Romeoville campus for the undergraduate students and faculty from schools in the Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area.
Teams competed by working together to analyze a large, complex real-world dataset presented at the kickoff session. This high-pressure scenario pushed students to think creatively in order to stand out in the competition.
海角社区 students won honors in three categories. �
Best in Show - Bethany Feddes, Joshua Butny, Kyle Mahalik, David Woloszczuk
Best Visualization - Andres Eduardo Bodington Sanchez, Abdulrahman Khan
Best Use of Data - Md Mehedi Hasan, Geraldine Romero, Marwa Khanani
The event was organized and led by 海角社区 Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences faculty members Drs. Indika Udagedara, Bo Xu and Piotr Szczurek, who coordinated logistics.
The event was sponsored nationally by ASA and locally by ACCA, giving students the valuable opportunity to apply their skills in real-world settings.
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