• QE Data Challenge

6th Annual QE Community Data Challenge

Sunday May 3 to Sunday May 10, 2026
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We’re excited to announce our 6th Annual QE Community Data Challenge!

The 6th Annual QE Community Data Challenge will take place from May 3–10, 2026, across two global cohorts designed to accommodate all time zones. Aiming to foster community-building and interdisciplinary collaboration, the challenge serves as a unique opportunity for researchers to interact with peers, engage in meaningful work, and master QE tools, methods, and interpretive processes in an accelerated timeframe. The event is open to everyone, regardless of experience level, and offers a supportive environment for newcomers to join our research community. Registration is open until April 30—we look forward to seeing you there!

This year, participants will again have two choices for selecting datasets:

  1. Classic: Join a team that mutually determines the dataset they wish to analyze (selecting from curated or co-created datasets that are new to all participants)

    2. OR

  2. Bring Your Own Data (BYOD): Be part of a team that has brought their own dataset and is seeking collaboration to gain insights from fresh analysis and findings

To get started, both novice and experienced QE researchers can find helpful materials at the QE Hub (https://www.qehub.org).

Timeline and Events

Sessions and Teams

There will be 90 minute sessions on Sunday May 3, Wednesday May 6, and Sunday May 10. To accommodate different time zones, we will have two cohorts meeting on these three days at the following times:

Cohort one (Europe, Africa, and Americas):
  12:00PM Central Daylight Time / 1:00PM Eastern Daylight Time / 6:00PM British Summer Time / 7:00PM Central European Summer Time / 8:00PM Eastern Africa Time

Cohort two (Asia, Australia, and the west coast of the Americas):
  11:00AM China Standard Time / 12:00PM Japan Standard Time / 1:00PM Australian Eastern Standard Time / 8:00PM (-1 day) Pacific Daylight Time

Registration

If you are interested in participating, please register here!

Registration will be open from today, April 15, until April 30th. Please sign up and join us! Registration is easy! Just click on the link and tell us a little about your skills and interests to match you with a team.