Whether it’s strengthening collaboration through data democratization, accelerating the time to realize value, or enabling organizations to develop AI capabilities that they can trust, Dataiku is providing the tools for people across industries to harness the power of data, with results that can be truly transformative.
Do you have an inspiring story or innovative use case to share? Showcase your achievements with the Dataiku Frontrunner Awards, an annual competition created to celebrate the success of Dataiku customers, partners, nonprofits, academics, and all individual users.
Submissions for the 2023 edition are open from now until August 1, with no limit on the number of entries per participant.
Winners and finalists will be announced in late September and will be determined by a panel of judges consisting of Dataiku executives and independent industry experts. A special “Community Choice” winner, meanwhile, will be selected based on which submission receives the most likes.
For any questions, please email the team at community@dataiku.com. We’re here to help you celebrate your success!
Why participate?
Be Recognized as a Thought Leader
Communications and speaking opportunities enable winners and finalists to gain visibility in the industry, while all participants get exposure on Dataiku’s networks.
Celebrate Your Individual & Team Success
Inspire the data science community by sharing your achievements and the value you have generated, either individually or collectively.
Enhance Your Employer Branding
Showcase your innovation within the data science community and entice the best and brightest talents to join your organization and contribute to your success.
Win Special Prizes and Swag
Winners are offered a unique trophy and special Dataiku swag to thank them for their contribution to knowledge sharing!
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Winners & Finalists
Discover the winners and finalists of the 2022 edition, and read their story to learn about their pioneering achievements in data science and AI!
Use the following labels to filter by award category:
Data Science for Good
Turning the spotlight on the best use of Dataiku by companies and individuals to make a positive impact on the world.
Winner
Submission
Creating the World's Largest Beach Cleanup Database to Optimize Positive Impact
Organization
The Ocean Cleanup
Team Members
Adrien Guénard, Yannick Pham, Sarah-Jeanne Royer, Bruno Sainte-Rose, Jacqueline Kuo, Cassandra Chuljian, Gonzalo Betegon
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Analyzing News Articles to Further Advocacy Work and Fight Bias
Organization
besea.n
Team Members
Mai-Anh Peterson, Viv Yau, Charley Wong, Amy Phung, Kai Pan, Karlie Wu, Ernest Lo, Serena Yuen, Iona Lamy-Yang, Peter Menzies, Jonathan Gray
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Creating a Chatbot With Limited Resources to Forecast Optimal Seeding Time in Sub-Saharan Africa
Organization
One Acre Fund
Team Members
Emiel Veersma & Alex Sananka
Read their storyResponsible AI
Highlighting the individuals and organizations who are using Dataiku to develop foundational AI for the future, that is governable, sustainable, transparent, and seeks to remove bias.
Winner
Submission
Research on Application of Machine Learning to Optimize Learning Analytics & Improve Student Retention
Organization
Atlantic Technological University
Team Members
Ikechukwu Ogbuchi, Dr. Etain Kiely, Dr. Cormac Quigley, Donal McGinty
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Analyzing Employee Feedback to Improve Retention, Productivity Rates, and Workplace Satisfaction
Organization
FPT Software
Team Members
Nhan DO Van, Huynh Le Duy, Tran Quang Minh Tan, Le Hoang Khanh, Nguyen Manh Nam
Read their storyValue at Scale
Showcasing the pioneering individual and organizational use of Dataiku to manage the full lifecycle of models and pipelines, and deliver value at scale.
Winner
Submission
Leveraging ML-based Forecasting To Optimize Capacity Planning at Processing Facilities in a Large-scale Logistics Network
Organization
Australia Post
Team Members
James Walter, Yohan Ko, Btou Zhang, Duc Nguyen, Normy Chamoun, Sheral Rifat, Phil Chan, David Barrett, Boris Savkovic
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Leveraging Analytics to Optimize Cost of Oil Production
Organization
ADNOC
Team Members
Shiju Nair, Ahmed Abujarad, Darsan Krishnan, Ankur Ranka, Niladri Das, Abhishek Raghavendra, Mohammed K Al Mansoori, Antonio Rivas
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Empowering the Pricing Support Team Through Data Analysis
Organization
A.P. Moller - Maersk
Team Members
Vivek Jany, Senior Specialist, Vengadesh Nadanasabapathy, Vignesh Raj KG, Manoj Kumar A, Nick Ulrich Pederson, Gokul Pankaj Seshathrinathan, Julia Evelyn Larsen
Read their storySpecial Distinction for Best MLOps Use Case
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Delivering Automated, Real-time Credit Scoring at Scale
Organization
FLOA
Team Members
Virginie Lange, Laurent Hamentien, Aline Mathiot
Read their storyPartner Acceleration
Featuring successful partnerships between Dataiku, partner organizations, and customers to bring a use case to fruition faster, smarter, and/or better.
Winner
Submission
Machine Learning Approach for Log Analytics
Organization
Aviva
Team Members
Mitesh Chandorkar, Simon Sinfield, Robert Tullis, David Pearce, Richardson Jebasundar, Narinder Saini, Rishi Khowala
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Enabling a Leading Luxury Group and Its Brands to Gain AI Maturity at Scale
Organization
Eulidia
Team Member
Arnaud Canu
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Building a Free Plugin to Efficiently Catalog and View Data Lineage
Organization
Snow Fox Data
Team Members
Ryan Moore & Tony Olson
Read their storyMoonshot Pioneers
Rewarding the pioneers who are pushing the boundaries of Dataiku to build innovative projects - including for fun!
Winner
Submission
Creating Data-driven Product Ideas Based Exclusively on Consumer Wants and Needs
Organization
Unilever
Team Members
Linda Hoeberigs, Victor Ignatiuc, Sanjeev Chandran, Pierluigi Costanzo, Grzegorz Strelczuk, Vasilis Tsiadis, Sophie Bull, Chandan Agarwal, Chhavi Agarwal, Alfred Barretto, Christi Kobierecka, Patrick van Hauwe, Sandra Morgan, Freek Vrijhof, Craig Steward-Thompson, Diwaker Tandon
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Predictive Maintenance to Improve Reliability of Drilling Services
Organization
SLB
Team Member
Valerian Guillot
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Soda Ash Production Cost Real-time Monitoring
Organization
Solvay
Team Members
Rafael Truan-Cacho, Energy Technology Team, Solvay Soda Ash
Read their storyMost Impactful Transformation Story
Recognizing inspiring transformation stories from organizations which have systematized the use of data and AI with Dataiku.
Winner
Submission
Empowering Business Units to Scale Their Impact, Easily and Securely
Organization
ENGIE Global Energy Management & Sales
Team Members
Stéphane Raguideau, Yasine Meridja
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Re-Imagining Fundamental Analytics in bp Trading & Shipping
Organization
bp T&S
Team Members
David Maerz, Robert Doubble, Carl Hale, Dan Parisian
Read their storyMost Impactful Ikigai Story
Turning the spotlight on nonprofit organizations or volunteers who leverage Dataiku to accelerate their organization’s mission and grow their positive social and/or environmental impact.
Winner
Submission
Fostering Collaboration From All Backgrounds For a Good Cause
Organization
ALMA Observatory (on behalf of volunteers)
Team Members
Ignacio Toledo, Pauline van Nies, Giuseppe Naldi, Niklas Muennighoff, Tom Brown, Jack Craft, Jordan Blair, Akshay Katre, Marc Robert van Luijpen, Bruno Carvalho, Josselin Tobelem, Manikandan Sree, Mukunth Rajendran, Celia Verdugo, Kurt Plarre, Matias Radiszcz, Rosita Hormann, Jorge García, Takeshi Okuda, Matthieu Scordia, Darien Mitchell-Tontar, Lisa Bardet
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Using Data to Support Less Advantaged Students to Access and Succeed at Competitive Universities
Organization
The Brilliant Club
Team Members
Lottie Norton, Meirin Evans, Julie Cummings, Lauren Bellaera, Sam Lewis, Annabel Marcuse
Read their storyExcellence in Teaching
Recognizing members of the teaching faculty for their invaluable contribution to educate the next generation of analytical talent with Dataiku, driving innovation in the field and aligning with real world use cases.
Winner
Submission
Creating a Data Science Module That Fosters Upskilling and Professional Opportunities for Finance Students
Organization
Columbia University
Team Member
Perry Beaumont, PhD
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Developing Management Professionals with Data-Driven Problem Solving and Decision-Making Skills
Organization
Dayananda Sagar University
Team Members
Prof Alok Chakravarty, Prof H N Shankar, Prof Sai Praveen, Prof A. Nagaraj Subbarao
Read their storyExcellence in Research
Starring academic researchers who are leveraging Dataiku to gain impactful insights from their data and push the frontiers of our knowledge.
Winner
Submission
Developing a Cutting-Edge ML Model to Forecast Solar Power Production
Organization
Akira Insights
Team Members
Shivam Rai, Anant Shukla, Aditya Aranya
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Staffing Execution Evaluation and Prediction Capability Using Novel Combinations of Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches
Organization
Leidos, Inc.
Team Members
Karen Elizabeth Cheng, Virginia Cunningham, Michael Kutsor
Read their storyMost Extraordinary AI Makers
Spotlighting inspiring stories of AI makers who have made a bigger impact with Dataiku through individual upskill, business & tech collaboration, or elevating others to harness the power of data.
Winner
Submission
Learning Together, Faster Through 100 Days of Coding
Organization
Standard Chartered Bank
Team Member
Craig Turrell
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Finding a Path to Everyday AI
Organization
NXP Semiconductors
Team Members
Ana Elsa Glaser, NXP Supply Chain Systems & Processes Organization
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Fostering Collaboration From All Backgrounds For a Good Cause
Organization
ALMA Observatory (on behalf of volunteers)
Team Members
Ignacio Toledo, Pauline van Nies, Giuseppe Naldi, Niklas Muennighoff, Tom Brown, Jack Craft, Jordan Blair, Akshay Katre, Marc Robert van Luijpen, Bruno Carvalho, Josselin Tobelem, Manikandan Sree, Mukunth Rajendran, Celia Verdugo, Kurt Plarre, Matias Radiszcz, Rosita Hormann, Jorge García, Takeshi Okuda, Matthieu Scordia, Darien Mitchell-Tontar, Lisa Bardet
Read their story
Winners & Finalists
Discover the winners and finalists of the 2021 edition, and read their story to learn about their pioneering achievements in data science and AI!
Use the following labels to filter by award category:
Organizational Transformation
Recognizing individuals and organizations who are building the foundations of a data-centric culture with Dataiku.
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Submission
Building an Intelligent Data Operations for Financial Planning and Performance Management
Organization
Standard Chartered Bank
Team Member
Craig Turrell, Head of Digital Centre of Excellence P2P
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Using Dataiku to Democratize AI Within the Organization
Organization
SLB
Team Member
Valerian Guillot, Nerve Center Data Science Architect
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Empowering a Data-driven Organization to Improve Astronomical Operations
Organization
ALMA Observatory
Team Member
Ignacio Toledo, Data Analyst
Read their storyAI Democratization & Inclusivity
Revealing the outstanding work of individuals and organizations who are leveraging Dataiku to enable all people to gain insights from their data.
Winner
Submission
Using Dataiku to Democratize AI Within the Organization
Organization
SLB
Team Member
Valerian Guillot, Nerve Center Data Science Architect
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Building Self-service NLP for Analysts Worldwide
Organization
Unilever
Team Members
Linda Hoeberigs, Head of Data Science and AI, PDC Lab & Ash Tapia, Data Partnerships & Tools Stack Manager
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Developing a Scalable Digital Voice of the Consumer Capability
Organization
Unilever
Team Member
Anand Patel, Analytics Manager
Read their storyData Science for Good
Turning the spotlight on the best use of Dataiku by nonprofits, companies, and individuals, to make a positive impact on the world.
Winner
Submission
Bringing Workers Home Safe Through Defect Detection
Organization
Atlantic Plant Maintenance
Team Member
Aaron Crouch, Data Analytics Manager
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Empowering Citizen Data Scientists Across the Organization
Organization
The Ocean Cleanup
Team Member
Bruno Sainte-Rose, Lead Computational Modeler
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Helping Nonprofits Leverage Insights From Their Data
Organization
41xRT
Team Member
Tom Brown, Non Profit Data Science & Analytics Advocate
Read their storyResponsible AI
Highlighting the individuals and organizations who are using Dataiku to develop foundational AI for the future, that is governable, sustainable, transparent and free of unintended bias.
Winner
Submission
Designing a Responsible, Self-service Tool for Natural Language Processing
Organization
Unilever
Team Members
Linda Hoeberigs, Head of Data Science and AI, PDC Lab & Ash Tapia, Data Partnerships & Tools Stack Manager
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Building a Feature Store for Quicker and More Accurate Machine Learning Models
Organization
Premera Blue Cross
Team Member
Marlan Crosier, Senior Data Scientist
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Talent Acquisition Enablement with Machine Learning
Organization
SLB
Team Member
Modhar Khan, Head of People Analytics
Read their storyValue at Scale
Showcasing the pioneering individual and organizational use of Dataiku to manage the full lifecycle of models and pipelines, and deliver value at scale.
Winner
Submission
Dynamic Audit Planning Through Machine Learning-based Risk Assessment
Organization
Royal Bank of Canada
Team Member
Masood Ali, Senior Director, Data Strategy & Governance
Read their storyWinner
Submission
Reducing Detection Time of Manufacturing Issues with Real-time Automated Process Control
Organization
NXP Semiconductors
Team Member
Adnan Chowdhury, Manufacturing Quality Engineer
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Streamlining & Augmenting the Well Evaluation Process at Scale
Organization
SLB
Team Member
Rasesh Saraiya, Data Scientist
Finalist
Submission
Leveraging AI to Democratize Insights From Customer Feedback
Organization
Malakoff Humanis
Team Member
Nikola Lackovic, Data Scientist
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Human-centered Machine Learning for Dimensioning Resources in Telecoms
Organization
Ericsson
Team Member
Marcial Gutierrez, System Manager
Read their storyExcellence in Teaching
Recognizing members of the teaching faculty for their invaluable contribution to educate the next generation of data science talent with Dataiku, driving innovation in the field and aligning with real world use cases.
Winner
Submission
Teaching the Next Generation of Chief Data Officers with Dataiku
Organization
HES-SO
Team Members
Cédric Gaspoz and Dominique Genoud, Professors UAS
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Data Analysis Bridges Finance Theory and Practice
Organization
Columbia University
Team Member
Perry Beaumont, PhD., Lecturer
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Dataiku as a Leading User-Friendly Data Science Platform for MBA Students
Organization
INSEEC U.
Team Member
Linda Attari, Director of MSc 1 Data Management and MSc2 Data Analytics
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Facilitating & Enhancing the Data Science Learning Experience with Dataiku
Organization
Live University
Team Member
Fernando Enobi, Professor
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Dataiku as a Versatile Platform for BI & Beyond
Organization
Hochschule Hannover
Team Member
Dr. Maylin Wartenberg, Professor
Read their storyExcellence in Research
Starring academic researchers who are leveraging Dataiku to gain impactful insights from their data and push the frontiers of our knowledge.
Winner
Submission
Mapping Police Fatal Encounters to Inform Future Policy
Organization
University of Michigan
Team Members
Frank Romo, Master of Urban Planning Researcher, & Harley Etienne, Professor
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Streamlining Data Workflows for Clinical Research
Organization
Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Team Member
Tiago Andres Vaz, Head of AI
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Software Analysis Execution Process Improvement and Prediction Program
Organization
Leidos
Team Member
Karen Cheng, Data Scientist
Read their storyAlan Tuning
Rewarding the pioneers who are pushing the boundaries of Dataiku to build innovative projects - including for fun!
Winner
Submission
Leveraging AI to Democratize Insights From Customer Feedback
Organization
Malakoff Humanis
Team Member
Nikola Lackovic, Data Scientist
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Software Analysis Execution Process Improvement and Prediction Program
Organization
Leidos
Team Member
Karen Cheng, Data Scientist
Read their storyFinalist
Submission
Streamlining & Augmenting the Well Evaluation Process at Scale
Organization
SLB
Team Member
Rasesh Saraiya, Data Scientist
Finalist
Submission
Building an Emotion Classification System on Videos
Organization
IME
Team Member
Mohamed AbdElAziz Khamis Omar, Senior Data Scientist
Read their story