Connect With Us

Inside INdiana Business
Subscribe Now Log In
  • Home
  • News
    • Education
    • Health
    • Tech
    • STEM
    • Advanced Manufacturing & Logistics
    • Life Sciences
    • Ag INnovation
    • INPower
  • Videos
  • Big Wigs
    • Submit Big Wigs
  • Events
    • Engage Southwest Indiana – Evansville
    • Engage Northwest Indiana – Valparaiso
    • Engage Greater Lafayette – West Lafayette
    • Engage West Central Indiana – Terre Haute
    • Engage South Bend – Elkhart
    • Engage Northeast Indiana – Fort Wayne
    • Engage Central Indiana – Indianapolis
  • Newsletters
  • Podcasts
  • On-Air
    • TV & Radio Listings
  • Contact
    • About IIB
    • Meet the Team
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Gift Cards
    • Flagship Stations
    • Gerry’s Message
    • Speaking Engagement Request

Connect With Us

Contest Sends Purdue Students to Convention

Wednesday, July 20, 2016 06:19 PM EDT Updated: Thursday, July 21, 2016 08:36 AM EDT
By Alex Brown
Contest Sends Purdue Students to Convention

A group of graduate students from Purdue Polytechnic Institute is heading to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. The Technology Leadership and Innovation students earned the trip by winning a data competition from software company SAP.

The SAP Project Dream Election 2015 competition saw teams use the company’s software to uncover insights from election data that could be used to draw better voter turnout, according to Purdue. Purdue’s team, the "Dynamite Data Diggers," analyzed the data to determine the most important issues for young and underrepresented voters in swing states.

"Big data is a huge challenge right now. There is so much data available, especially through social media, and top-performing organizations are using data mining techniques to turn raw data points into actionable insights," said team member Kirti Chintalapudi. "Using social media platforms for civic engagement is extremely powerful. We were amazed at how much interest we garnered to get people to vote in the competition. We could use that same approach to get the younger population to vote."

Four of the five team members will experience the convention July 25-28, participate in affiliated activities and attend the SAP "We the Future" summit. Purdue says the team will discuss the challenges of civil engagement in the digital world with members of the Democratic Future Forum at the summit. 

Story Continues Below

Most Popular Stories

  • PRI Trade Show to kick off with bigger focus on EVs, esports

  • Purdue wins $32.5M in patent-infringement lawsuit

  • Indianapolis bank grants $15M for affordable housing

  • COA hears arguments on RFRA challenge to abortion ban

  • Indiana paint company acquired

  • Historic Marion train depot getting new life from quilting group

Perspectives

More than ever, we need strong, diverse community financial institutions

More than ever, we need strong, diverse community financial institutions

For almost a century, credit unions have been an integral part of the American financial landscape. During the Great Depression, as the U.S. financial system was faltering, people came together around the concept of cooperative community finance as an alternative solution. What resulted was an entirely different approach to consumer and business banking that operates in peaceful parallel with conventional banks of all sizes....

Inside INdiana Business

Inside INdiana Business
A division of IBJ Media

1 Monument Circle, Suite 300
Indianapolis, IN 46204

PHONE: (317) 634-6200

FAX: (317) 263-5060

NEWSLETTER@IIBNEWS.COM

  • Home
  • News
  • Videos
  • Gerry Dick
  • Newsletters
  • On-Air
  • Contact

Copyright © 2023 All Rights Reserved Privacy Policy | Terms of Service