Computer Club members recently participated in the second annual Data Science Day at the University of Scranton. After breakfast, they received a tutorial on data visualization using the R programming language which was quite thorough and intensive. Next, they participated in a rigorous data science competition, in which students analyzed a dataset using the R programming language. They completed this in teams of two and had 70 minutes to complete as many questions regarding data given about palmtrees as possible. Lunch was then served followed by a keynote presentation from Stephen Sorokanich from Air Force Research Laboratories in Rome, NY. He gave an extensive talk on the rapidly developing field of quantum computing. Needless to say this was a unique and rewarding experience for our Carbondale Area students.
