Data Engineering for All of Us: Precision Medicine Hackathon
Florida Atlantic University students are invited to participate in the Data Engineering for All of Us Precision Medicine Hackathon, a 24-hour challenge focused on solving real-world healthcare data engineering problems.
Date: Friday, April 3, at 5:00 PM – Saturday, April 4, at 5:00 PM
During the hackathon, student teams will use data from the All of Us Research Program, a large national health dataset, to design innovative solutions that support precision medicine and personalized healthcare.
Participants will explore challenges such as:
- Managing massive and complex healthcare datasets
- Designing tools and workflows for secure and efficient data use
- Addressing fairness and bias in predictive health models
- Developing scalable solutions for healthcare data analysis
How It Works
Students will work in teams of 3–5 participants to identify a challenge within the dataset and develop a proposed solution. Teams may:
- Build a software prototype
- Design a data architecture or engineering workflow
- Propose new methods, tools, or best practices for working with large healthcare datasets
- At the conclusion of the hackathon, teams will present their solutions to a panel of judges, and top teams will receive prizes.
Pre-Hackathon Workshops (Optional)
To help teams prepare, a series of optional workshops will be held via Zoom from 4:00–6:00 PM on:
- March 6
- March 20
- March 27
These sessions will feature researchers and industry experts discussing real-world challenges in healthcare data engineering. Zoom links will be shared after registration.
Judging Criteria
Projects will be evaluated based on:
- Understanding of the problem and quality of insights
- Alignment with personalized healthcare goals
- Potential impact of the solution
- Usability and practicality
- Scalability and adaptability