National Ocean Research Institute “2026 4th NODASS Ocean Big Data Competition”
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This competition utilizes ocean data from the NODASS platform to encourage and cultivate the ability of senior high school students, university and college students, and teacher education students to apply scientific knowledge in problem-solving. It also promotes teamwork in addressing marine-related issues and aims to nurture future talent in ocean sciences.
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Key information of the competition is as follows:
(1) The competition is divided into two categories: the University Category (including master’s and doctoral students, in-service students, and teacher education students) and the High School Category (including general high schools, comprehensive high schools, and vocational high schools). Participants may form cross-school or cross-department teams; however, each individual may only participate in one team.
(2) Teams may define their own project topics, which must be developed based on the NODASS platform. Proposed themes should fall under at least one of the following areas: marine biology, marine science, marine geology, marine geophysics, marine physics, marine chemistry, air-sea interaction, marine ecology, marine conservation, coastal monitoring, marine engineering, and related fields. Applicants are also encouraged to integrate the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into their projects.
(3) For the preliminary round, participants are required to submit a proposal of no more than 500 words along with a NODASS-based visual and textual creation. The Institute provides reference materials for data visualization (https://reurl.cc/bDKEzM), allowing participants to select datasets and present their creative concepts in visual form. In addition, example topics based on the National Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research data repository are provided (https://reurl.cc/yYVnWl) to help participants better understand the platform and inspire ideas.
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Registration and submission are open from April 15, 2026, to June 7, 2026, via the official website: https://sites.google.com/view/nodassbigdata/index.
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Two briefing sessions will be held (in-person with simultaneous online streaming), including hands-on demonstrations of the NODASS database platform, sharing from previous award-winning teams, and visits to key laboratories. The sessions are open to the public free of charge.
(1) Session 1: April 14, 2026 (Thursday), 13:30–16:00
Room 213, Department of Geosciences, National Taiwan University
(No. 1, Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei City)
(2) Session 2: May 21, 2026 (Tuesday), 09:30–12:30
Room MA3040, College of Marine Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University
(No. 70, Lienhai Road, Gushan District, Kaohsiung City)
(3) Registration for briefing sessions: https://forms.gle/mi5LTZtwbkLA5qbk8
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For inquiries, please contact Ms. Chen Sihua at the National Ocean Research Institute, Tel: +886-7-3382097 ext. 263108, or Ms. Chiu (ext. 13), Hicheng Creative Co., Ltd., Tel: +886-2-87730236.
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