Author: Karen Johnson

The Michigan Tech College of Computing offers a full range of undergraduate and graduate degrees in the Computing disciplines.

Rajath Nagaraj ’21 to Present Talk on Project Management in Data Science and AI Innovations in Insurance on Sept. 23

Rajath Nagaraj ’21 MS in Data Science will present a talk by on Monday, September 23, 2024, from 12-1 pm, in MEEM 403. His talk is titled, “Nagaraj will discuss, “Navigating Project Management in Data Science and Exploring Al Innovations in Insurance.”

The talk is presented by the Institute of Computing and Cybersystems’s Center for Artificial Intelligence.

Rajath Nagaraj is a senior data scientist at Liberty Mutual Insurance, working with Al and ML, including LLMs. In this session. Rajath will first dive into the essentials of industry-level project management in data science, exploring best practices for successfully managing complex projects from initiation to execution. The second part will focus on the transformative role of Al in various domains, with a deep dive into how Al is revolutionizing the insurance sector through applications like claims processing, fraud detection, quoting, underwriting, and personalized customer experiences.


Michigan Tech Week Hackathon and Pitch Competition

Michigan Tech students are invited to participate in student hackathon and pitch competition events at Michigan Tech Week College Day on Friday, October 4, 2024, at Michigan Central, Detroit, Michigan. Apply by September 15, 2024.

Michigan Tech Week is a collaboration of multiple organizations and individuals who are committed to the state and our innovation ecosystem.

Michigan Tech Week Student Pitch Competition

The Michigan Tech Week Student Pitch Competition is a student-led business pitch competition designed to spotlight the top student startups from across the state. The competition aims to support future leaders in Michigan’s startup ecosystem as they compete for over $15,000 in non-dilutive funding. Each winner will also receive a free 1 year membership to Bamboo co-working space. The first place team will also receive up to $5,000 in legal services. Applicants accepted to pitch will each receive 2 free tickets to attend Michigan Tech Week. Apply here.

Date: October 4, 2024, 1-2:30 pm ET

Prizes:

  • First Place: $7,500
  • Second Place: $4,000
  • Third: $2,500
  • People’s Choice: $1,000

Michigan Tech Week Student Hackathon

The Michigan Tech Week Student Hackathon is designed to foster collaboration among students from Michigan’s universities, colleges, and technical training programs to tackle real-world problems that address Michigan-specific challenges in tech-driven, scalable ways. Sponsored by Maximize, students will team up across campuses to create prototypes that solve for Michigan’s unique challenges, demonstrating their solutions to compete for $10,000 in non-dilutive funding. Applicants accepted to pitch will each receive 2 free tickets to attend Michigan Tech Week. Apply here.

Date: October 4, 2024, 8:30 am-4:30 pm ET

Prizes:

  • First Place: $4,000
  • Second Place: $3,000
  • Third Place: $2,000
  • People’s Choice: $1,000
  • In-Kind Prizes: The top three teams will receive a free three-month membership in Maximize, as well as 1 year free memberships to Bamboo.