Agenda (all times PST)
In-person conference: 326 Galvez Street, Stanford, CA
Or, on livestream from 8:30-4:30 pm, PST
In-person conference: 326 Galvez Street, Stanford, CA
Or, on livestream from 8:30-4:30 pm, PST
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8:00-8:30 am
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Registration and Breakfast
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8:30-8:35 am
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WiDS Welcome
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Margot Gerritsen, Professor Emerita & WiDS Executive Director, Stanford University
Opening Video: Meet the WiDS Worldwide Community and Nobel laureate Carolyn Bertozzi |
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8:35 - 8:45 am
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Opening address
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Srinija Srinivasan, Co-Founder, Loove
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8:45 - 9:10 am
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Keynote Address
Put the horse before the cart: Why “users first” is important for a good monetization strategy |
Gayatree Ganu, Vice President of Data Science, Facebook
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9:10-9:15 am
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Interlude
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Stories of WiDS Women from Around the Globe featuring Philomena Mbura, Amanda Milberg and Becki Cook.
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9:15-9:30 am
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Technical Vision Talk
Uncovering Online Censorship and Propaganda in China |
Jennifer Pan, Professor of Communication and FSI Senior Fellow, Stanford University
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9:30-9:45 am
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Technical Vision Talk
(DIS) Proportionate Impacts of Policing in Chicago |
Trina Reynolds-Tyler, Data Director, Invisible Institute
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9:45-10:00 am
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Technical Vision Talk
What is the Cost of Being Wrong? |
Megan Price, Executive Director, Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG)
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10:00 - 10:20 am
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Morning Break
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On livestream: theCUBE interviews
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10:20-10:50 am
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Panel Discussion:
Putting our values into practice in data science work |
Moderator:
Megan Price, Executive Director, Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG) Panelists: Jennifer Pan, Professor of Communication and FSI Senior Fellow, Stanford University Trina Reynolds-Tyler, Data Director, Invisible Institute |
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10:50-10:55 am
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Interlude
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Announcing the WiDS Datathon 2023 Winners
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10:55 - 11:10 am
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Technical Vision Talk
ML through a wide-angle lens: Real World Successes and Lessons Learned in Deploying ML Models |
Wendy Ku, Senior Data Scientist, Getty Images
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11:10 - 11:25 am
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Technical Vision Talk
Embrace the journey: learnings and inspiration from a non-linear path into Data Science |
Gabriela de Queiroz, Cloud Advocate, Microsoft
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11:25- 11:30 am
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Interlude
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Students Mileati Melese and Stephanie Perez share their work on Algorithmic Fairness in Health Care, along with Sherri Rose.
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11:30 - 11:45 am
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Technical Vision Talk
Killing Diseases with Really Big Computers: Building Analysis Tools to Solve Disease |
Marisa Torres, Bioinformatics Lead, Lawrence Livermore National Lab (LLNL)
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11:45 am-12:00 pm
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Technical Vision Talk
Harnessing AI and Data Science for Health Equity within Communities |
Irene Dankwa-Mullan, Chief Health Equity Officer at Merative & Affiliate Professor at GWU Milken Institute School of Public Health
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12:00 - 12:55 pm
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Lunch Break
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1:00 - 1:25 pm
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Keynote Address
A Sparkle in the Dark: The Outlandish Quest for Dark Matter |
Maria Elena Monzani, Lead Scientist, SLAC National Accelerator Lab
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1:25 - 1:30 pm
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Interlude
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A Focus on Education:
Re-Inventing your Career to Data Science, featuring Laura Mercy |
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1:30 - 2:05 pm
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Panel discussion:
Preparing for a career in data science |
Moderator:
Sanne Smith, Director of Master's Program, Education Data Science, Stanford University Panelists: Montse Cordero, Mathematics Designer, youcubed Adriana Velez Thames, Geophysicist-Data Scientist, Springboard Alumni Elaine Yi Xu, Staff Business Data Analyst, Intuit |
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2:05 - 2:10 pm
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Interlude
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Tanzanian data scientists working to end the HIV epidemic in Africa, featuring Nurat Karamagi, Rachel Butoto, and Mwatum Mmbaga, along with Mahadia Tunga.
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2:10 - 2:25 pm
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Technical Vision Talk
Bringing Motion Diffusion Models to Immersive Entertainment |
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2:25 - 2:40 pm
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Technical Vision Talk
Optimization-in-the-loop machine learning for energy and climate |
Priya Donti, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Climate Change AI (CCAI)
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2:40 - 3:00 pm
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Afternoon Break
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3:00 - 3:15 pm
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Technical Vision Talk
Openscapes: Supporting Kinder Science for Future Us |
Julia Stewart Lowndes, Director, Openscapes
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3:15 - 3:45 pm
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Panel Discussion:
Data democratization: a powerful means for creating sustainable and equitable communities |
Moderator:
Michela Taufer, Jack Dongarra Professor in High Performance Computing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Panelists: Priya Donti, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Climate Change AI (CCAI) Julia Stewart Lowndes, Director, Openscapes Nikki Tulley, Doctoral Student, University of Arizona; Indigenous Researcher, NASA Ames Research Center |
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3:45 - 3:50 pm
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Interlude
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3:50 - 4:05 pm
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Technical Vision Talk
Making Biosignal Interfaces Accessible |
Momona Yamagami, Incoming Assistant Professor, Rice University
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4:05 - 4:20 pm
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Technical Vision Talk
Productizing Data for Humanitarian Aid Applications |
Kathryn Hymes, Lead of Product and Innovation, Médecins Sans Frontières-USA
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4:20 - 4:25 pm
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Closing Remarks
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Susan Malaika, Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM
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4:25-4:30 pm
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Closing Activity
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4:30 pm
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WiDS Farewell
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Margot Gerritsen, Professor Emerita & WiDS Executive Director, Stanford University
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4:30 - 6:00 pm
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Networking Reception
& Career Expo with WiDS Sponsors |