participants
Asia University (AU) was founded by Dr. Chang-Hai Tsai and Mr. Tseng-lien Lin, and was promoted and renamed from Taichung Healthcare and Management University on August 1, 2005. The university includes 8 colleges (Medical and Health Science, Nursing, Information and Electrical Engineering, Management, Humanities and Social Sciences, Creative Design, International, and Artificial Intelligence) and 29 departments.
In the past 20 years, AU has demonstrated excellence in academic performance, and was ranked as the first in many higher education evaluations conducted by the Ministry of Education (MOE). It was not only evaluated as the best among newly-established universities in Taiwan, but also granted honored projects from the MOE, the so-called Program for Promoting Teaching Excellence Universities, for 12 years consecutively. Meanwhile, AU has earned international reputation by several world university rankings, including Times Higher Education World University Rankings, Academic Ranking of World Universities, US News & World Report Global University Ranking, and QS Global University Rankings. Based on the Times Higher Education, Asia University was 99th of the 100 best universities in the world younger than 50 years.
To improve the quantity and quality of research outputs, Asia University has established various top-notch research centers that will lead the world by adopting emerging technology. Our research centers include the AI Research Center, the Center for Precision Medicine Research, the Intelligent Assistive Technology and Rehabilitation Innovation Center, the Institute of Innovation and Circular Economy, the Eye Center, the Big Data Research Center, the Research Center of Fintech and Blockchain Technology, the Food Safety and Inspection Center, the 3D Printing Medical Research Institute, the Center for Prevention and Treatment of Internet Addiction, and the Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms Research Center. Furthermore, in response to the age of AI and to enhance students’ AI literacy, Asia University has established the first College of Artificial Intelligence in Taiwan to boost students’ future career prospect with AI knowledge. Our AI experience room situated inside the Smart Library offers students a glance of smart medical service, smart home, self-driving car, unmanned factory, etc.
The purpose of library establishments in universities is to help achieve education goals. Libraries provide abundant resources and services to assist students in gaining knowledge and conducting independent studies. According to research [1], students receiving higher academic scores on required and elective courses tend to make better use of library resources and enter libraries more often than their peers. Besides, for those who have experience using library resources, chances are high that they will keep visiting.
The data set of this topic includes students’ personal academic records, score rankings and library record (borrowing, entering and leaving times) of 2011-2018 academic year in Asia University to predict the progression of personal academic rankings (compared to 1st semester) in 2nd semester of 2018. We are looking forward to seeing participants identifying the relationships between library Resources utilization and learning Effectiveness.
Reference
[1] Yu-Ju Wu (2016) A Survey of the Factors on Using Library Resources – An Example of National Ilan University, https://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/cgi-bin/gs32/gsweb.cgi/login?o=dnclcdr&s=id=%22104NIU00412001%22.&searchmode=basic
The following awards will be given to the participants whose score on the Private Leaderboard is lower than the baseline (MAE < 11).
First place: 150,000 discount points of hicloud + NTD 15,000 (Tax included)
Second place: 100,000 discount points of hicloud + NTD 10,000 (Tax included)
Third place: 50,000 discount points of hicloud + NTD 5,000 (Tax included)
Honorable mention: 50,000 discount points of hicloud (multiple winners, depends on the final result)
* Hicloud discount points were provided by Chunghwa Telecom
Notes:
1. Hicloud points can redeem service charge. After the discount, the price will be charged at 30% off based on the list price automatically.
2. Chunghwa Telecom deserves the right to make changes to the terms and conditions herein.
3. The example of discount points calculation can be referred to https://aidea-web.tw/computing
The activity time will be based on Taiwan Standard Time (UTC+8), and the schedule is as follows.
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 2020/05/28 | Registration begins |
| 2020/06/30 | Upload deadline |
| 2020/07/07 | Awards announcement |
Evaluations are conducted by calculating the Mean Absolute Error（MAE）[2].
The formula is as follows:
$$MAE = {\sum_{i=1}^{n} \left| (y_i - \hat{y}_i) \right| \over n} $$
Reference
[2] Mean Absolute Error (MAE):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_absolute_error
