Kaggle, which was acquired by Google in 2017, is an online community of data scientists and Machine Learning Practitioners. Kaggle allows users to compete in various Machine Learning Challenges, publish datasets, hold discussions, run code on the cloud and publish it. Recently, it has also added some courses for beginners to facilitate learning on the platform itself. Kaggle has now come up with 30 Days of ML Challenge.
What is the 30 Days of ML Challenge?
Kaggle has launched the 30 Days of ML Challenge that will focus on getting beginners started with Machine Learning. The challenge consists of 2 parts- The first part will last for 2 weeks and will consist of assignments aimed to get you started with Python and Machine Learning. The second part will consist of a beginner-friendly Machine Learning Challenge on Kaggle itself that is designed to check the knowledge of participants. Additionally, the participants will also have the opportunity to attend workshops and seminars that would be organized by Google’s Developer Experts Program.
The challenge is scheduled to start from the 2nd of August 2021 and is free for everyone to join, the only pre-requisite is to have a Kaggle account.
Should You Participate?
Individuals who complete the challenge will also be awarded Course Completion Certificates. What’s more? The Top 10 finishers on the leaderboard will also be awarded the official Kaggle Swag. Since the challenge also consists of a competition hosted on the Kaggle platform, beginners will get exposure to the platform by playing around and working with the platform during the competition. Kaggle is the biggest community of Data Scientists and Machine Learning Practitioners, so having an active account on Kaggle will provide beginners with the opportunity to connect with many of these professionals. Furthermore, the assignments for the first 2 weeks are designed such that they wouldn’t ask for more than an hour of commitment per day which makes it a really amazing opportunity.
Therefore, the 30 Days of ML challenge is a good starting point for individuals who are getting started with Python and Machine Learning. However, it might not fetch the same return on the invested time for individuals who are on an intermediate or expert level. Though it’s a completely different story if you want to take up the challenge to get some Kaggle swags.
You can register for the competition on this page.
If you are an intermediate or expert level Data Scientist or Machine Learning Practitioner and have an interest in astronomy, check out this challenge on Kaggle to detect Black hole mergers using Gravitational Waves over here.