SU CBA wins 2nd runner-up in nat’l data science challenge

(Left to right) Reyden D. Amores, Ryne C. Piñero, Kristelle Ace C. Navarro, Christine Mae Q. Amada, and Julius Isaac R. Santos pose at the Silliman University (SU) College of Business Administration (CBA) lobby.

The Silliman University (SU) College of Business Administration (CBA) team placed 2nd runner-up in the 2024 Philippine Junior Data Science Challenge. The competition, which ran from September 27 to November 16, 2024, featured the theme “Driving Innovation: Harnessing Data Science for Sustainable Urban Mobility.”

Reyden D. Amores, Ryne C. Piñero, Kristelle Ace C. Navarro, Christine Mae Q. Amada and Julius Isaac R. Santos, representing the Business Analytics Student Society (BASS), developed a project titled “Navigating Urban Mobility: Improving Public Transport Accessibility Through Web Application.”

The Silliman University (SU) College of Business Administration’s (CBA) members of the Business Analytics Student Society (BASS) attend the final presentation and awarding ceremony last November 16, 2024.

The proposal aimed to create a user-friendly web application to enhance public transport accessibility and was guided by their professors, Asst. Prof. Larry Vincent Regencia, Dr. Ofelia Ragpa, and Asst. Prof. Myla Sardan.

On October 11, the team was announced as one of the top 10 finalists out of 30 teams nationwide, earning a spot in the final presentation. The event, initially scheduled for October 26, was postponed to November 16 due to a typhoon.

During the hybrid presentation held at the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) in Quezon City, the Silliman team presented their project online via Zoom.

Their performance earned them a plaque, certificates, and publication of their project on the UP Data Science GitHub page. The team plans to continue developing their project into a fully functional mobile application to address urban transportation challenges.