Ankit D
- Research Program Mentor
Industry expert
Expertise
Mechanical physics, math, statistics, data science/analytics, macro- or microeconomics, econometrics, computer science (theoretical is preferred)
Project ideas
Project ideas are meant to help inspire student thinking about their own project. Students are in the driver seat of their research and are free to use any or none of the ideas shared by their mentors.
Uncovering Hidden Trends in Sports
Taking a large, potentially messy, sports dataset — be it baseball or cricket, basketball or tennis, american football or soccer - let’s put some clear, concise hypotheses to the test. How important is home field advantage? Is having a “hot hand” a real thing? Who’s the GOAT? From data prep to data visuals, let’s uncover some hidden trends in sports.