DataFest 2026 @ Siena | April 24-26, 2026
50 participants (12 teams)
8 Freshmen, 12 Sophomores, 16 Juniors, 13 Seniors
30 different majors and minors across three schools.
- School of Science: Actuarial Science, Applied Math, Astrophysics, Behavioral Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Biology, Biostatistics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Data Science, Forensic Science, Information Systems, Math, Physics
- School of Business: Accounting, Business Analytics, Economics, Finance
- School of Liberal Arts: Communications, Criminal Justice, French, History, History Education, Multimedia Design, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, Spanish, Visual Arts and Design
16 volunteer consultants and judges from industry and academia
Two workshops in R and Python prior to DataFest
Best Insight Award
Boundary Hunters – Abby Kussler, Kyra Plagainos, Keira Vickers, Zoe Wilkinson, Kayla Wronski
Best Visualization Award
? – Daniel Seredensky, Ella Treasure
Best Use of External Data Award
Ctrl Alt Defeat – Mark Earley, Daniel Reda, Nathaniel Romano
DataFest 2025 @ Siena | April 11-13, 2025
17 participants, 11 consultants from industry and academia, over 40 hours of work.
Best Insight and Best Visualization
The Power Rangers Katherine McCarthy, Josie Swann, Keith Pritchett, Grace Scherer, Uarda Sulo, Yiheng Lu
Best Use of External Data Award
Team Cool Aidan Clancy, Saul Garcia, Adam Ahmadzai, Jeffrey Cheng, Jeremy Siji
DataFest 2024 @ Siena | March 15-17, 2024
Over 40 hours of work
20 participants (6 teams)
1 Freshman, 9 Sophomore, 7 Junior, 3 Senior
15 different majors/minors: Actuarial Science, Applied Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Business Analytics, Computer Science, Data Science, Economics, Environmental Science, Mathematics, Peace Studies, Physics, Psychology, Software Development, Strategic Human Resource Development
12 consultants from industry and academia
Seven workshops prior to DataFest
R, Python, SPSS, MATLAB, JMP, Exel, Tableau
Best Everything Award – Use of External Data + Visualization + Insight
Team Cool Aidan Clancy, Saul Garcia, Jeremy Siji
Best Insight Award
KML Manoela Bronger Chaves Barcellos, Laia Giralt, Jardina Gomez, Kailey Keegan
Best Visualization Award
Avocados Sean Donnelly, Jasper Paez
DataFest 2023 @ Siena | March 24-26, 2023
Over 40 hours of work
32 participants (9 teams) – 10 consultants
6 Freshman, 9 Sophomore, 9 Junior, 7 Senior, 1 nonmatriculated
17 different majors/minors: Accounting, Actuarial Science, Applied Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Astrophysics, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Data Science, Economics, History, Management, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology
Best Visualization Award
Schrödinger’s cats? Michael Cammarere, Kristina Gatto, Gabriella Tamayo, Michael DeLouker, Coby Stuart
Best Insight Award
We R Excel-lent Lisa Travis, Emily Brooks, Joseph Schnur
Best Use of External Data Award
Outliers Rebekkah Clauson, Cemile Tosun, Kailey Keegan, Maryn Casey
Reaching for the Gusto Award
Team Kitty (Back for revenge) Josephine Swann , Vincenzo Morina , Ethan Jones, Christopher Pezzella, Faith Hewitt
Best Presentation Award
Skewed in the Right Direction Jack Farrell, Katherine McCarthy, Anna Morelli, Sydney DeLeonardis, Gabrielle Constantino
Most Fruitful Suggestions Award
The Number Ninjas Daniel Westgate, Cloud Deng, Wafeeq Khan
DataFest 2022 @ Siena | April 1-3, 2022
Over 40 hours of work
29 participants (7 teams) – 8 Consultants
6 Freshman, 4 Sophomore, 8 Junior, 11 Senior
15 different majors from 3 schools: Accounting, Actuarial Science, Applied Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Astrophysics, Biology, Biochemistry, Computer Science, Data Science, Economy, Finance, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology
Best Insight Award
Ligma – Michael Coppola, Edward Wilhelm, Jacob Pelton, Jordan Epp
Best Visualization Award
The Abnormal Distributions – Michael Kane, Anna Morelli, Chanuntorn Pumpo, Jesus Vaca, William Wood
Best Use of Statistical Analysis Award
Schrödinger’s cats? – Michael Cammarere, Michael DeLouker, Coby Stuart, Gabriella Tamayo
The Algorithms – Molly Bogardus, Natalie Demitraszek, Jack Farrell, Katherine McCarthy
Best Aiming High Award
SenPy – Cloud Deng, Michael Frutschy, Michael Karner
Best Knowing What You Don’t Know Award
Team Kitty – Jeffrey Cheng, Christopher Pezzella, Jeremy Siji, Josie Swann
Best Plan Award
Naive Decisions – Ammar Malik, Nour Mihamou