MIT 808 Information

In this module students will carry out a Data Science Capstone project that brings together the theoretical modules students would have done in the first year of your MIT C Big Data Science program.

You can find out a bit more about the course here MIT808 Public Website

MIT808: Data Science Capstone Exhibition 2021

MIT808: Data Science Capstone Exhibition 2021 is a virtual exhibition of the MIT808 class which is part of the Masters in IT [MIT] Big Data Science program at the University of Pretoria.

View the 2021 projects

You can view the projects by heading to the Projects tab.

MIT 808 Information

In this module students will carry out a Data Science Capstone project that brings together the theoretical modules students would have done in the first year of your MIT C Big Data Science program.

You can find out a bit more about the course here MIT808 Public Website

The partners for 2021 :

COVID19ZA Mobility

• Prof Elaine Nsoesie (Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Public Health)
• Dr Bolelang Sebola (Senior Researcher, Spatial Information Systems, Next Generation Enterprises and Institutions, CSIR)

COVID19ZA Social Media

• Herkulaas MvE Combrink (Interim Director, University of the Free State Digital Futures, Initiative & PhD Student, Dept. of Computer Science, University of Pretoria)

Faculty of Law [LAW]

• Prof Christof Heyns (Professor of law at the Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa, University of Pretoria) Note: Prof Heyns sadly passed away on 28 March 2021 [Official Announcement]
• Prof Gustav Muller (Associate Professor in the Department of Private Law, University of Pretoria)

FABI

• Dr Ilaria Germishuizen (Research Group Leader, Institute for Commercial Forestry Research, University of KwaZulu-Natal)
• Prof Bernard Slippers (Director: FABI, University of Pretoria)
• Prof Brett Hurley (Professor, FABI, Department of Zoology and Entomology, FABI, University of Pretoria)
• Dr Quentin Santana (Postdoctoral Fellow, FABI, Department of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology, University of Pretoria)
• Arné Schreuder (Client Engagement Lead, Advance.io.)

York Chair in Multidisciplinary Wood Engineering [YORK]

• Dr Schalk Venter (Graduate Schoo of Technology Management, Department of Engineering and Technology Management, University of Pretoria)

How can I be involved for next year?

• If you are at the University of Pretoria, you can submit a proposal for a MIT808 capstone project here http://bitly.com/UPMIT808Proposal

• If you are an organisation outside the University of Pretoria, we do not currently take MIT808 proposals but you you can submit a proposal for a Mini Dissertation [MIT807] here https://bit.ly/MITDataScienceTopics

Masters in IT: Big Data Science

You can find out about the Masters in IT: Big Data Science at our official website.

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