HPCC Systems 10 Year Open Source Anniversary Discussion with Dawn Tatum, Kennesaw State University

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The 10 year HPCC Systems anniversary podcast series continues as this next episode features Dawn Tatum, Director of CCSE Partnerships and Engagements and CCSE Academic Coordinator of Internships with Kennesaw State University, (KSU), one of our first academic collaborators not long after going open source. Throughout the years, our collaboration with KSU boasts many historic firsts for HPCC Systems. These include a named computer lab on campus, our first hackathon participation, the inaugural HPCC Systems scholarship, and our first official certification program for both undergraduate and graduate students. With a lot to cover, our host Flavio Villanustre, VP Technology & CISO, LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group, jumps right into the discussion with Dawn about the many accomplishments achieved and student successes.

Dawn first learned about HPCC Systems when a KSU alumni, who happens to oversee the academic program for HPCC Systems, reached out about facilitating an HPCC Systems workshop on campus. Dawn was intrigued by the platform, the ECL language, and its open source benefits, which seemed like a perfect match for academia to leverage both in the classroom and research projects. Not long after the collaboration began, the HPCC Systems team took part as a sponsor in our first hackathon, and has been involved in their hackathon events every year since then. Dawn explains the benefits of using real world big data challenges from industry really help give students the skills and experience needed for starting their career journey into the workforce. Flavio agrees it is a win-win, as we acquire a ton of talent from internships and contributions gained from this collaboration, not to mention innovative approaches from fresh minds we have not encountered before. We’ve been fortunate to have KSU faculty and/or students take part in our annual Community Day event each year in the form of talks and poster presentations, with at least two students taking home 1st and 3rd place in the poster competition!

Be sure to catch the full episode to hear more from Dawn as she shares insights on the impact this collaboration has made to students, and of course, Flavio reflecting on all the fun times we had on this journey together. It’s been a real “hoot”! And what does that one KSU alumni think now? She is one happy wise old owl!