Challenge Us
An opportunity offered by SoBigData to companies who want to exploit the potential of data in their business.
Your data drive your business!
All companies are welcome to submit their innovative ideas aimed at extracting value from their data. Within the Challenge Us network, our researchers are ready to offer comprehensive big data analysis services to selected projects.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE
All companies are welcome to submit their project by 31 MAY 2024
Fill out the form and send it by email to [email protected]
Download form: link
Participation instructions: link
The Challenge Us 2024 will take place in two phases:
- Companies will describe in detail a project or problem they intend to solve and/or the data they plan to analyze with the support of SoBigData++ partners, possibly accompanying the proposal with a proposed solution.
- SoBigData researchers will select the most exciting projects for which they will offer free advice by identifying possible solutions and will develop a feasibility study.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Call opening: 22 March 2024
Submission of proposals: 22 March - 15 May 2024 NEW DEADLINE: 31 May 2024
Evaluation of the proposals and selection of the winners: 01 June - 10 June 2024
Notification to the winners: 14 June 2024
Development of the winning projects in collaboration with researchers from the SoBigData++: 17 June - 15 November 2024
Demonstration of results: Oct-Nov 2024
RESEARCH TEAM
Giulio Ferrigno, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy
Paolo Ferragina, University of Pisa, Italy
Adriano Fazzone, University of Rome, Italy
Nino Antulov-Fantulin, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Kalina Bontcheva, University of Sheffield, UK
Todor Galev, Center for the Study of Democracy, Bulgaria
Andrea Passarella, Roberto Trasarti, Michela Natilli, Valerio Grossi, CNR, Pisa, Italy
Rajesh Sharma, University of Tartu, Estonia
Fabrizio Lillo, Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, Italy
PAST EDITION
ADDITIONAL INFO:
How much time will the project development require?
The project will be developed in maximum four months, from the date of proposal submission to the final presentation.
What will be the selection criteria?
A SoBigData++ scientific committee will select the most valuable submitted project, evaluating proposals according to both scientific interest and feasibility.
Who should help my company with my project?
Challenge Us 2024 benefits from the contribution of data experts from CNR (National Research Council of Italy), Scuola Normale Superiore, University of Pisa, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and La Sapienza from Italy, University of Tartu in Estonia, University of Sheffield in U.K, ETHZ in Switzerland.
Why does SoBigData offer its support for free?
Many companies provide proof of concept services that can cost up to tens of thousands of euros. SoBigData RI is supported by EU project No. 871042, which includes in its goals the dissemination of the big data culture among several stakeholders, including firms and private companies.
How will company data be protected?
The collaborative project will include signing a confidentiality agreement (Non-Disclosure Agreement) to protect information and data that companies will share with researchers. The results obtained in this activity will remain company property.
SoBigData will assure confidentiality measures, such as the anonymized or pseudonymized use of data and secure transmission. The project's business-specific information will be removed from public presentations also within the SoBigData network.The extent to which any information is shared will be pre-agreed with the company.
What are SoBigData's purposes?
SoBigData's sole purpose in this initiative is to disseminate the culture and potential of Big Data in industrial processes.
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