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Hackathon Learning Materials

Three mini-courses and blog posts from a 3-hour hands-on session

How to Use AI

Model selection, inference platforms, cost optimization, and practical workflows for researchers.

Entity Relational Modeling

The 50-year-old concept every data scientist should know. Entities, relations, and why structure matters.

Data Refactoring Exercise

A real-world example: transforming Hungarian company registry data into a proper relational model.

Blog Posts

Three essays on AI commoditization, the importance of structure, and ERD for researchers.

This content is based on a February 2026 hackathon session at CEU MicroData. The materials include:

  • A 3-hour recorded transcript of live coding and discussion
  • AI agent interaction logs showing the actual implementation
  • Working code in DuckDB SQL with tests

All code examples are from the actual session, not hypothetical scenarios.