Among three competitors from the MSA Class of 2009 that submitted entries in this year’s M2009 Data Mining Shootout, one has been named a finalist in the competition. Congratulations are in order for Suchismita Nandi. Additionally, Dr. Simon Hsiang, who teaches Data Mining and Survival Analysis to MSA students, participated as faculty adviser. There were a totally of 47 teams that registered to participate in the Shootout from 13 universities. The winner of the competition will be announced at M2009 Data Mining Conference in Las Vegas on October 27.
