Welcome to the homepage for the University of Georgia's Data Dawgs. Data Dawgs is an Informatics (an artificial intelligence discipline) organization at the UGA College of Engineering. We are mainly focused on Data Science with minor emphasis in Machine Learning and Deep Learning. We are excited that you are interested in learning more about our organization!
Maanasa is a third year Computer Systems Engineering student and serves as co-president of Data Dawgs. She has had internship experience in Web Development, Predictive Data Analytics and Android Development. She aspires to learn more about Artificial Intelligence and Data Science through her future internships. In the future, she plans on attending graduate school and becoming a data scientist.
Mariam is a fourth year Computer Systems Engineering student and serves as co-president of Data Dawgs. She has had research experience in Data Analysis and Machine Learning through both the Artificial Intelligence department and College of Engineering at UGA. She aspires to integrate her knowledge in both Computer Science and Electrical Engineering to develop computer-based systems.
Daniel is a fourth year Computer Systems Engineering student. In the past, he has worked as a Software Engineering Intern. He is looking to become a Software Engineer in the future and plans on sharing all his experience and knowledge with anyone in the same boat. He enjoys board games, swimming, and computer games when he has the free time. He is your Vice President!
My name is Jackson Reid, I am the Secretary for UGA #DataDawgs, and I am a third year Management Information Systems major with a minor in Computer Science. I grew up in Milton, GA and have developed my love data science here at the University of Georgia. I look forward to having a great year with the organization!
I am an incoming Technology and Data Analytics Consultant intern at Protiviti. I am a seafood lover and basketball enthusiast. I am your Public Relations officer!
I’m Michelle, the treasurer of #DataDawgs. I am currently a junior studying finance and marketing with interests in technology and statistics. This past summer, I had the unique opportunity to work as a data analyst intern and through my experiences, developed a passion for data analytics and cloud computing. In my free time, I enjoy videomaking, photography, and indoor rock climbing.
My name is Nicholas Stonecipher, I am the Workshop Leader for Data Dawgs, and I am a third year Computer Systems Engineering student. I am from Athens, Ga. and I personally specialize in systems administration with a growing focus of data science. Join us this year for an exciting series of workshops!
Ben Manning is an Instructor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UGA's College of Engineering. Ben also serves as the faculty advisor for Data Dawgs, and is leading new informatics courses at UGA. His research interests include machine learning, decision support systems, smart cities, and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Data Dawgs is concerned with topics in Machine Learning, Informatics, and Data Science.
Data Dawgs will be hosting workshops in focusing on Systems Administration and Data Science, which is a growing field of importance in this computer-driven world.
Data Dawgs will be bringing in professors and industry professionals to lead presentations on how to be succseful as a data scientists.
Data Dawgs will be hosting workshops on different techniques and practices that every aspiring data scientists should know.
In the future, we hope to participate in Kaggle data science competitions as a team.
Below, you will find some materials that we think make be helpful for you!
Introduction to Data Science and Machine Learning
Installing Python via Anaconda
Python Workshop (Note: You will need to have Jupyter Notebook installed to open this file)
Sklearn Tutorial (Note: You will need to have Jupyter Notebook installed to open this file)
Applied Data Science Problem Solving (Classification) (Note: You will need to have Jupyter Notebook installed to open this file)
Applied Data Science Problem Solving 2 (Regression) (Note: You will need to have Jupyter Notebook installed to open this file)
Data Dawgs Workshop from UGA's 3rd Annual Hackathon on February 9th-11th, 2018.
A Complete Tutorial to Learn Data Science with Python from Scratch