The Orientation/Information Session on the 15th of February on CUNY-IBM Watson Case Competition 2018 went extremely well with over 130 students attending, from multiple CUNY campuses.
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Dr. Stan Altman, the director of the CUNY-IBM Watson Case Competition speaking to the participating students during the Orientation.
During the event, Patrick and Helen Lam from IBM Corporation gave a presentation on Watson AI and Cloud Services. Likewise, Youssef Kalad and Jeremy Goldberg from NYC Mayor’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer gave a presentation on proposed Census 2020 project. The representatives from IBM and the City were so energized by the queries raised by the highly motivated participating students.
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Youssef Kalad from NYC Mayor’s Office of the Chief Technology Officer presenting at the Orientation at Baruch College.
Thank you so much for attending the Orientation. In case you have missed it, click here to watch the entire video of the event.
Meanwhile, as you prepare your ideas for the competition, please join ‘CUNY IBM Watson Case Competition’ group on LinkedIn. Please use this page to connect with other participating students and form Teams.
And stay connected:
Facebook: @CUNYIBMWatsonCaseCompetition2018
Twitter: @CUNYcompetition