Meeting Title: Avengers Assemble: The Avengers Initiative
Date: Thursday 25 August 2022
Duration: 2 hours(from 18:00 to 20:00)
Attendance: All Avengers Assemble members were present.
Vote: Should we destroy the Data Science Challenge or FinTech Challenge?
Motion brought forward by: Nick Fury
In favour of destroying the Data Science Challenge? Captain Marvel, Black Widow and Thor.
In favour of destroying the FinTech Challenge? Black Panther and Nick Fury.
Outcome: The Avengers Assemble team will destroy the Data Science Challenge. I guess this is what happens when you form a powerhouse of Data Science Masters students!
Vote: Should we change the team name?
Motion brought forward by: Thor
Outcome: Everyone voted for the team to keep the name Avengers Assemble. Although the
ideal name would have been The Transformers!
Vote: Should we change the team name from Avengers Assemble to The Avengers?
Motion brought forward by: Black Widow
In favour of The Avengers? Captain Marvel, Thor, Black Panther(Nick Fury acted as his proxy)
and Nick Fury.
In favour of Avengers Assemble? Black Widow
Outcome: Avengers Assemble remains the name of the team.
Other key meeting notes
Who's your favourite Avenger?
- Captain Marvel - Hulk, the human side of Hulk though, Dr. Robert Bruce Banner. So a scientist. There must be something in the water in Tunis :)
- Thor says that a quiz says that Thor matches him most.
- Black Widow - Wonder Woman???
- Black Panther - Iron Man
- Nick Fury - Captain America.
Captain Marvel and Nick Fury's biggest motivation for doing the challenge is the one last hurrah motivation!
Black Widow and Thor(note he says he is not an alcoholic) are in it for the cash, opportunity to apply their skills to a BIG problem and work alongside a team. Hackathons are a great place to learn they says.
Black Panther is all about the team work and keen for a weekend of fun. Still as excited to compete even with a fractured collar bone.
How will we tackle the Data Science Challenge?
STEP 1: Understand the Data.
STEP 2: Clean the Data(formatting, handling missing values, re-scaling etc.).
STEP 3: Choose an Application based on what we see in the Data.
"That's my secret, Captain. I'm always angry." - Dr. Robert Bruce Banner
We got accepted into the Hackathon!
Date: Thursday 1 September 2022
"I choose to run towards my problems, and not away from them. Because's that-because's that what heroes do." - Thor