As you should be aware, the format of the retreat is slightly different this year. Parts of the timetable are dedicated to the Warwick Annual Retreat Projects (WARPs) where you will collaborate with others on a chosen project in a study group style atmosphere.
The aim of these projects is to foster a collaborative atmosphere within the department, particularly between year groups. Therefore it is hoped that this format change will be both enjoyable and informative.
If you wish to propose a potential project then please add a brief problem description as a topic in the forum below, where others can express their interest and give other comments on your ideas.
This could just be a vague idea which others can help you form.
Google Hashcode is a Competition that takes place around February - March every year. Teams from all over the world can participate, and they are composed by up to 4 people.
The problems that Google presents are definitely Real-World and non-trivial, but the biggest challenge is that they should be solved in less than 4 hours.
Here are the problems proposed in past editions. They seem to be mostly optimization problems, and I think that could be suitable for the retreat since they should be solvable in the amount of time we have. https://hashcode.withgoogle.com/past_editions.html
The link contains 5 problems, with a small description of each one. The full problem statements and associated datasets are also downloadable.
Also I was thinking to participate to the next Google Hashcode, so it could be interesting to see if those problems are actually solvable that quickly.
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Details: -The problem should not be part of your PhD!
- It is encouraged that the problem proposed be sufficiently simple so that someone without domain specific knowledge could contribute.
- ~6 hours are allocated for these projects so some progress should be possible within this time-frame.
- Groups will be expected to give an informal summary at the end of the retreat and will give a presentation the Wednesday following the retreat (12:30, 11th May).
