About APAC Robyn Hackathon

Robyn -  is an open sourced Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM) R-package, developed by Meta Marketing Science team. It enables dynamic and actionable marketing decision making by modernizing MMM with machine learning techniques.

APAC Robyn Hackathon (Online) invites data scientists, marketing analysts, and MMM practitioners to build next generation marketing decision making solutions with Robyn. We are looking forward to unlocking new experiences and applications of Robyn with the power of innovative techniques, useful features, creative visualization and many more.

Requirements

What to Build

We will offer two tracks for the hackathon challenge, (1) Visualization, (2) Innovation track.

Visualization track

In the visualization track, we expect to see efforts to improve Robyn's visualization. The following are examples but not limited to. e.g. upgrade current Robyn output plots, create a new visualization, create dashboards or advertiser interfaces

Innovation track

Propose improvements of Robyn codes other than visualization. The subject can be a wide range of applications and innovative use cases with Robyn, from modeling, validation of results, deep diving into Robyn’s output, etc. The proposed solution can be combined with other analytical methods or open sources. The following are examples but not limited to:

  • Experiment with advanced modeling structure, e.g. nested model for brand & sales
  • Validation of marketing effectiveness by combining the insights from MMM and the causal inference framework (e.g. using Meta GeoLift or other packages)
  • Validation of Robyn-optimized budget
  • Innovative alternative framework for selecting models
  • Measure synergy impact between media channels
  • Estimation of model runtime and evolutionary convergence
  • etc.

 

What to Submit

  • Provide a URL to your GitHub repository with access for judging and testing.
  • Include a video (less than 5 minutes) that demonstrates your submission. Videos must be uploaded to YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook Video, or Youku and made public.
  • Identify which track you are submitting
  • Optional and encouraged: Provide additional materials such as a slide deck, images, etc. to give us a better understanding of your project
  • All required fields must be completed and submitted on Devpost BEFORE the deadline. Late entries will NOT be accepted.

 

Eligibility

  • Team or Individual: The hackathon is open to both individuals and organizations. An eligible individual may join more than one Team or Organization, but an eligible individual who is part of a Team or Organization should not also enter the Hackathon on an individual basis. 
  • The maximum team size is 5 eligible Individuals
  • Only specific countries included: Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand 
  • Age: Above legal age of majority in country of residence
  • View full rules

 

Resources

Please read the hackathon resources section. You can find infomation about how to download Robyn, what kind of dummy data you can use, etc.

 

* No purchase necessary.  A purchase will not increase your chances of winning.

** Judges are subject to change

*** Google LLC, Vimeo.com, Inc., and Youku Information Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. are not affiliated with the hackathon.

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$8,000 in prizes
Best Overall
3 winners

Highest overall scoring Submissions regardless of Track selected

• $2,000 Cash reward
• Oculus Quest 2 Headset (128GB)
• Winner posted in Robyn Website

Best Innovation
1 winner

Highest scoring Submission from Innovation Track. Multiple awards eligible for both best overall and best innovation from one submission.

• $2,000 Cash reward
• Oculus Quest 2 Headset (128GB)
• Winner posted in Robyn Website

Featured Case
1 winner

Given to a strong case but it is for recognition only. The featured case will be also posted in Robyn Website

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Gufeng Zhou

Gufeng Zhou
Marketing Science Partner at Meta

Igor Skokan

Igor Skokan
Marketing Science Director at Meta

Pratt Hetrakul

Pratt Hetrakul
Marketing Science Partner at Meta

Bryan Wang

Bryan Wang
Marketing Science Director at Meta

Judging Criteria

  • Business Potential
    How much will this innovation make business grow? How scalable can it be?
  • Actionable
    Is it practical? Can we do this “tomorrow”?
  • Innovation
    Is this new thinking? How “big” is the idea?
  • Scientific
    Is this good measurement and/or does it encourage adoption of good measurement?

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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