TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES
Outside of Programming, Probability, Statistics, Data Modeling, Machine Learning, Data Visualization, Evaluation, and the following are the set of the pre-requisite :
Participants are responsible for bringing a Workstation/Laptop with SDK/Tools Installed.
Languages: - Python or R
Tools: Visual Studio Code/Juypter Notebook/R Studio
Participants are encouraged (but not mandated) to use Google Cloud Platform to develop their hackathon solutions. Those who are not familiar with the Google Cloud Platform can utilize appropriate tools and techniques to develop their solutions.
A few days before the hackathon, we will share more information with those who are registered to participate about accessing specific courses in the Google Cloud Skills Boost.
Here is a listing of some of the Google Cloud products that are relevant to the hackathon.
Cloud Storage - used for storing and retrieving data
Product overview: https://cloud.google.com/storage
Documentation: https://cloud.google.com/storage/docs/introduction
BigQuery - create and run machine learning models
Product overview: https://cloud.google.com/bigquery
Documentation: https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/introduction
Vertex AI - unified AI development platform
Vertex AI: AutoML - creating and training models with minimal technical knowledge
Vertex AI: Custom Training - creating and training models using machine learning frameworks
Product overview: https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai?hl=en
Documentation: https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/docs/training-overview
Additional resources and information about the Google Cloud Platform will be shared at a later date.