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Mentors & Judges

Mentors

Throughout the weekend, faculty, staff, and industry professionals will be available to provide guidance and feedback. Mentors can help with brainstorming, technical questions, and strategic advice.

A full list of confirmed mentors will be shared with participants before the event.

Judges

Our panel of three external judges will evaluate all final presentations. Each team presents a 5-minute video followed by live questions from the judges. Winners will be selected across multiple award categories.

Judge profiles will be posted in March 2026.

Organizing Team

BOW DataFest Planning Committee

Faculty Organizers

Prof. Qing (Wendy) Wang

Associate Professor of Mathematics, Wellesley College

Prof. Cassandra Pattanayak

Jack and Sandra Polk Guthman '65 Director, Quantitative Analysis Institute & Associate Teaching Professor in Quantitative Reasoning and Mathematics, Wellesley College

Prof. Vicky R. Zhu

Assistant Professor of Business Analytics, Babson College

Prof. David Shuman

Professor of Data Science and Applied Mathematics, Olin College

Student Organizers

Diana Tsang '28

Co-President, Wellesley Student Interdisciplinary Data Initiative (SIDI)

Han Nguyen '27

Co-President, Wellesley Student Interdisciplinary Data Initiative (SIDI)