The annual Computational Modeling and Data Analytics (CMDA) Club recently concluded its annual Fall Data Competition, with the winners announced on Tuesday, Nov. 14. A total of 22 teams completed this year's competition.

Open to undergraduates of any major at Virginia Tech, the Fall Data Competition enables students to practice and develop new skills. Teams of 3-5 students compete in Beginner and Advanced tracks; first, second, and third place prizes are awarded in each track.

The working period for the competition ran Nov. 3-14, with judging taking place during a poster board session on Nov. 14. 

2023 CMDA Fall Data Competition winners

Beginner Track

First place: Web-Cat Warriors: Elisabeth Wasserman, Bradley Greenberg, Adam Stitt, Tom Wolan, Jamie Lee

Second place: Sleep (real): Jonah Schepers, Rowan Muhoberac, Charley Cheng, Justin Dean, Quinlan Brennan

Third place: Big Python Energy: Owen Shipley, Charlie Keglovitz, Edward Wang, Ishan Nair

Advanced Track

First place: Enter Scriptman: Johanna Capone, Ariq Rashid, Marcos Fasio, Sachi Chitre, Sean Theisen

Second place: Ryan Webster

Third place: Disaster Data Detectives: Mohammad Ali Beheshti, Charlotte Brock, Travis Chan, Mehdi Hasanov, Gemi Mba

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