SET Students Win MCMC Datathon 2024

SET Students Win MCMC Datathon 2024
School of Engineering and Technology

Team FortuneTellers, a group of Year 3 Bachelor of Information Systems (Honours) (Data Analytics) students from the School of Engineering and Technology (SET), Chan Ming Li, Goh Jia Ying, Lai Jing Kun and Leanne Ooi Xin Ru, have been crowned champions of the MCMC Datathon 2024.  

The MCMC Datathon 2024, organised by MCMC and JomHack, saw 30 diverse teams tackle four challenge tracks. Team FortuneTellers triumphed in the prediction challenge with a courier demand model to help Malaysian companies optimise peak-season resources.

"Winning the MCMC Datathon felt incredible! This was not our first rodeo; it was a long journey to get to where we are now. Although the journey was tough, but it was fruitful. This achievement is a testament to our determination and passion to use data to solve real-world challenges. This will not be the end of our journey, and we are excited for what's to come!" -Team FortuneTellers-

Congratulations to Team FortuneTellers on this remarkable achievement!