Women in Data Science (WiDS)
  • Home
  • About
    • Blog
    • WiDStory
    • News
    • Research
    • Sponsors
    • Collaborators
    • Contact
    • Donate
  • Conferences
    • WiDS Regional Events 2023
    • WiDS Stanford 2023 Online
    • WiDS Stanford 2023 Agenda
    • WiDS Stanford 2023 Speakers
    • Ambassadors 2023 >
      • Ambassador Advisory Council
    • WiDS Ambassador Program
    • Past Conferences >
      • WiDS 2023
      • WiDS 2022
      • WiDS 2021
      • WiDS 2020
      • WiDS 2019
      • WiDS 2018
      • WiDS 2017
      • WiDS 2015
  • Datathon
    • Datathon Details
    • Datathon Resources >
      • Datathon Press Release
    • WiDS Datathon Workshops 2023
    • Datathon News
    • Datathon Collaborators
    • Datathon Committee
  • Podcast
    • Podcast Committee
  • Education
    • Workshops >
      • Workshop Instructors
      • Workhop Committee
    • Next Gen >
      • Next Gen Resources
      • Next Gen Committee

A College Student in Peru Finds Inspiration and Community through WiDS

2/14/2023

 
Picture
Mariana Moyano Mendoza, an information engineering college student in Lima, Peru, has tapped into the WiDS network in Peru and appreciates how every voice in the community is valued.

Read More

Elena Martinez Encourages High School Girls Through the WiDS Next Gen Program

1/17/2023

 
Picture
Elena Martinez, who entered school as a “limited English speaker,” discovered an early affinity for math and went on to graduate from college with a degree in math and computer science. She now encourages high school girls to pursue STEM through the WiDS Next Gen Program. Elena has served on the WiDS Next Gen Committee and is a first-year graduate student in Stanford Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering (ICME).

Read More

WiDS Datathon 2022 Sparks Collaboration, Learning, and New Friendships

12/13/2022

 
Picture
Two women on different sides of world who had never participated in a Kaggle competition came together as a team to compete in the WiDS Datathon 2022—leading to new skills, confidence, and a lasting friendship. The datathon goal was to analyze the energy efficiency of buildings. Participants analyzed regional differences in building energy efficiency, creating models to predict building energy consumption, an important first step in understanding how to maximize energy efficiency.
 
We asked Pravallika Myneni and Anissa Amziani to tell us more about themselves and the experience of working together during the datathon competition.

Read More

Finding Inspiration to Change Careers After Watching WiDS Conference via Livestream

12/12/2022

 
Picture
​After watching the WiDS conference via livestream from Wisconsin, Sarah Dahl felt inspired and empowered to pivot her career to data science.

Read More

UOP Assistant Professor Julia Olivieri Helps Design and Launch Monthly WiDS Workshops

11/14/2022

 
Picture
​Julia Olivieri, assistant professor of computer science at the University of the Pacific, has been instrumental to the development of the WiDS Workshops while launching her own teaching career. The WiDS Global team has been grateful to have Julia serve on the WiDS Workshop committee for the past year.

Read More

Young Climate Activist Inspires High School Girls to Pursue Data Science

10/17/2022

 
Picture
Dilara Isik, a WiDS Next Gen coordinator, chapter lead for Princeton’s AI4ALL, and a Yale Young Global Scholar, takes every opportunity to inspire high school girls to study data science and to broaden their knowledge and skills about sustainability and data science.

Read More

WiDS Ambassador Millicent Ochieng Hosts WiDS Conference and Datathon in Kenya

9/19/2022

 
Picture
Millicent Ochieng is a Data and Applied Scientist at Microsoft Africa Research Institute MARI, a WiDS Kenya Ambassador & WiDS Africa Co-Ambassador.

Read More

Overcoming a Fear of Coding to Become a Successful Data Scientist in Renewable Energy

8/15/2022

 
Picture
Íngrid Munné-Collado, a Data Scientist with the Danish weather and energy forecasting company ConWX, describes how she overcame a fear of coding to successfully build a career applying data science to renewable energy.

Read More

Launching a Career in Data Science through Hard Work, Determination and the WiDS Community

6/13/2022

 
Picture
​Marianna Pekar, Chief Data Scientist at MartinJenkins, has successfully built her career in data science by seizing every opportunity to learn, as well as contributing to the WiDS community in New Zealand and Central and Eastern Europe. 

Read More

WiDS Ambassador in Saudi Arabia Supports and Inspires Women to Succeed in STEM

5/8/2022

 
Picture
Dr. Tanzila Saba, a Research Professor, Associate Chair of Information Systems Department, leader of Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics (AIDA) Lab and WiDS Ambassador at Prince Sultan University in Saudi Arabia for the past five years, supports and inspired women to pursue STEM careers in Saudi Arabia.

Read More

Tolúlọpẹ́ Ògúnrẹ̀mí: From WiDS London to Stanford PhD

4/11/2022

 
Picture
Tolúlọpẹ́ Ògúnrẹ̀mí’s involvement with WiDS began as a WiDS London ambassador, working with Stanford prior to getting accepted to the Stanford Computer Science (CS) PhD program. She has been able to combine a love of languages with her ability in mathematics and computer science and is now focused on Natural Language Processing (NLP) for low-resource languages, particularly in sub-Saharan African languages. Tolúlọpẹ́ came full circle with WiDS, attending and volunteering for the WiDS Worldwide event in 2022.

Read More

WiDS Helps Change Perceptions of What’s Possible for Women in Data Science

1/11/2022

 
Picture
​Manvi Madan, a Data Analytics Specialist for the Ports of Auckland, New Zealand says WiDS has changed her perception about what’s possible for women in data science and has inspired her to become a leader in the space.

Read More

WiDS Ambassador in Jordan Empowers Women in her Region Through a Datathon Workshop

1/4/2022

 
Picture
​Dr. Zaher Ali Al-Sai, a WiDS Ambassador in Jordan, says creating and leading a workshop for the WiDS Datathon expanded her skills and confidence by empowering women in her region.

Read More

Cindy Orozco Bohorquez: From Bogotá, to Stanford PhD, to WiDS Worldwide Speaker

12/15/2021

 
Picture
​Cindy Catherine Orozco Bohorquez started her PhD at Stanford’s Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering (ICME) the same year that WiDS launched its first conference. Her involvement with WiDS started as a shy volunteer and evolved to fulfilling her dream of becoming a speaker at global and regional WiDS conferences, a WiDS workshop instructor, and a member of a thriving community of women data scientists.

Read More

First Time Kaggle Participant Team Earns WiDS Datathon Excellence in Research Honorary Mention

11/15/2021

 
Picture
The WiDS Datathon Excellence in Research Award is an opportunity for WiDS Datathon teams to write papers about their research. The papers are judged on their potential for real-world impact, rigor in scientific methodology, and clarity of communication. Team Parameters Patrol from the United States and the United Kingdom with teammates Natalie Pirkola, Elena Barbulescu, Stacy Forsyth and Kate Tereshchenko won an Honorary Mention for their research paper, Feature Engineering to Improve Performance.

Read More

Facebook’s Suzanne Valentine Helps Transform Data Science into Business Insights

10/12/2021

 
Picture
Suzanne Valentine, Facebook’s Director of Data Science for Global Marketing Solutions, has built her career turning data into business insights. Inspired by WiDS’ support for women data scientists, Facebook has become a sponsor, providing micro-scholarships for WiDS ambassadors.

Read More

Sulakshana Sreeram, WiDS Ambassador in Hyderabad, Brings WiDS Education Outreach to Public High School Girls in India

9/13/2021

 
Picture
​Sulakshana Sreeram, Assistant Director of Corporate Relations & Initiatives at Sri Vishnu Education Society, is the WiDS Hyderabad Ambassador and a collaborator with the WiDS Education Outreach program.

Read More

Collaborators Who Met During 2021 Datathon Win Excellence in Research Award

8/16/2021

 
Picture
Maya Tadmor-Saghiv and Pavel Vodolazov teamed up to win third place in the 2021 WiDS Datathon and first place for the WiDS Datathon Excellence in Research Award for their paper on practices for handling missing data in ICU predictive modeling. They met during the datathon when they decided to join forces and then went on to collaborate on the prize-winning paper: Bridge Over Troubled Data – Practices for Handling Missing Data in Intensive Care Unit Predictive Modeling.

Read More

WiDS Africa Co-Ambassador Teaches Data Science to Empower Women and Girls Across Africa

6/15/2021

 
Picture
Mahadia Tunga is Co-Founder and Director of Data Science, Research and Capacity Development at Tanzania Data Lab (dLab). She is also the WiDS Dar es Salaam ambassador, WiDS Africa co-ambassador and a collaborator with the WiDS Education Outreach program.

Read More

Recent Stanford Grad Bianca Yu Discusses How Role Models Help Young Women Imagine Their Own Futures

5/10/2021

 
Picture
Bianca Yu, a recent Stanford graduate, talks about the importance of strong women role models in STEM and data science to help young women believe in what they can achieve. Before returning to Stanford to pursue her Master’s degree in Bioengineering, Bianca is helping educate younger women about data science through the WiDS Education Outreach Program. 

Read More

WiDS 2021 highlights shared from Chaitanyasuma Jain

4/10/2021

 
Picture
Editors note: Chaitanyasuma Jain is a computer engineering student at Cummins College of Engineering for Women in Pune. She has been a WiDS Pune volunteer since 2018 and attended the WiDS Pune regional event organized by WiDS ambassadors at WiMLDS Pune. In this WiDStory written by Chaitanyasuma, she shares her thoughts and inspiring takeaways from WiDS conference sessions. 

Read More

Data Science Evangelist Parul Pandey Describes How the WiDS Datathon Encourages Collaboration Between and Across Teams

1/5/2021

 
Picture
Parul Pandey, a data science evangelist at H20.ai and 6th place winner in the WiDS Datathon 2020, says the design of the WiDS datathon encourages learning and collaboration between the women competitors. She says this type of collaboration is crucial to help more women get into and succeed in the field of data science.

Read More

IBM's Susan Malaika Explains How WiDS Successfully Pushes Women Forward to Reach Their Potential Around the World

11/30/2020

 
Picture
Susan Malaika, a member of IBM’s Senior Technical Staff and part of the Open Technologies and Developer Advocacy team for Data and AI, explains how WiDS events and contests help women around the world gain confidence and skills to succeed in data science.

Read More

Srujana Kaddevarmuth of Walmart Labs Believes Diversity of Perspectives in Data Science is Vital to Solving the World's Pressing Challenges

10/26/2020

 
Picture
​Srujana Kaddevarmuth, Director of Data Science and Value Realization at Walmart Labs, leads the data science team to create solutions with business value and impact. She has been actively involved with hosting regional WiDS events and shaping the WiDS datathon.

Read More

BBC Data Scientist Megan Stodel was Inspired and Supported by the London WiDS Community to Launch her Data Science Career

9/21/2020

 
Picture
Megan Stodel loved the arts and humanities as a student but a few years after graduation, she discovered that she enjoyed working with data and wanted to work in data science. After attending WiDS London in 2018, she found a supportive community and network that helped her prepare, search for jobs, and launch her data science career.

Read More
<<Previous

    Categories

    All
    WiDS Ambassadors
    WiDS Conference
    WiDS Datathon
    WiDS NextGen
    WiDS Podcast
    WiDS Regional Events
    WiDStory
    WiDS Workshops

    RSS Feed

Initiatives

Conference
Ambassador Program
Datathon
Podcast
Workshops 
Next Gen

Follow Us

LinkedIn
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
YouTube
​Blog

connect

LinkedIn Group
Facebook Group
subscribe
donate

© 2023 Women in data science. Women in Data Science is a Registered trademark of Stanford University. 

  • Home
  • About
    • Blog
    • WiDStory
    • News
    • Research
    • Sponsors
    • Collaborators
    • Contact
    • Donate
  • Conferences
    • WiDS Regional Events 2023
    • WiDS Stanford 2023 Online
    • WiDS Stanford 2023 Agenda
    • WiDS Stanford 2023 Speakers
    • Ambassadors 2023 >
      • Ambassador Advisory Council
    • WiDS Ambassador Program
    • Past Conferences >
      • WiDS 2023
      • WiDS 2022
      • WiDS 2021
      • WiDS 2020
      • WiDS 2019
      • WiDS 2018
      • WiDS 2017
      • WiDS 2015
  • Datathon
    • Datathon Details
    • Datathon Resources >
      • Datathon Press Release
    • WiDS Datathon Workshops 2023
    • Datathon News
    • Datathon Collaborators
    • Datathon Committee
  • Podcast
    • Podcast Committee
  • Education
    • Workshops >
      • Workshop Instructors
      • Workhop Committee
    • Next Gen >
      • Next Gen Resources
      • Next Gen Committee