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WiDS Worldwide 2021 Workshops

WiDS Workshops provide opportunities for all data scientists and aspiring data scientists to learn more and update their skills. These workshops are the first of a brand-new WiDS Worldwide Initiative! Join us for the first 14 workshops, at the WiDS Worldwide conference on March 8th.
​All times listed below are Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

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Workshops

​March 8 GMT
    6:00 - 6:45 am
Data Processing and Statistical Models to Impute Missing Perpetrator Information​
Megan Price, Maria Gargiulo, Human Rights Data Analysis Group (HRDAG)

    6:45 - 7:30 am
Tackling the WiDS Datathon Challenge 2021
Usha Rengajaru, Data Scientist,
​2x Kaggle Grand Master


    7:30 - 8:15 am
An introduction to Data Mesh: a paradigm shift in analytical data management​
Zhamak Dehghani, Director of Next Tech Incubation, Thoughtworks

    8:15 - 9:00 am
Evolution of Applied Recommender Systems​
Debanjana Banerjee,  Sinduja Subramaniam, Walmart Global Tech

    12:15 - 1:00 pm
Linear Algebra: What Would We be Without It​
Margot Gerritsen, Professor, Stanford University

    1:00 - 1:45 pm
Design Thinking for Data
Sita Syal, PhD Student, Stanford University

    1:45 - 2:30 pm
Automating Machine Learning
Madeleine Udell, Assistant Professor, Cornell

    2:30 - 3:15 pm
Why we love arrays for data science
Eileen Martin, Professor, Virginia Tech

    3:15 - 4:00 pm
Data Analysis for Health, with a Focus on COVID-19
Haley Hedlin, Yingjie (Isabel) Weng, Senior Biostatisticians, Stanford University

    7:15 - 8:00 pm
Spelling Correction for 100+ Languages
Jingwen Lu, Principal Applied Science, Microsoft

    8:00 - 8:45 pm
Machine Learning for Scientific R&D: Why it's Hard and Why it's Fun
Julia Ling, Chief Technology Officer, Citrine Informatics

    8:45 - 9:30 pm
Actionable Ethics for Data Scientists
Emily Miller, Senior Data Scientist, Drivendata.org

    9:30 - 10:15 pm
Do You See What I See: Exploration of Using AI and AR
Louvere Walker-Hannon, Shruti Karulkar, and Sara Mohamed, Mathworks

    10:15 - 11:00 pm
Parallel Computing 101: All you need to know about the hardware that powers data science
Cindy Orozco Bohorquez, PhD Candidate, Stanford University

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  • Conference
    • Schedule 2021 >
      • Opening Session
      • APAC Session
      • EMEA Session
      • Americas Session
      • Closing Session
      • Workshops
      • Meet the Speakers
      • Best of WiDS
    • Speakers 2021
    • Regional Events 2021 >
      • March 8th Regional Events
    • Ambassadors 2021
    • International Women's Day
    • Videos >
      • Videos 2020
      • Videos 2019
      • Videos 2018
      • Videos 2017
      • Videos 2015
    • Sponsors
    • Collaborators
    • Conference Committee
  • Datathon
    • Datathon Details
    • Datathon Workshops 2021
    • Datathon Resources
    • Excellence in Research Award
    • Datathon News
    • Datathon Committee
  • Podcast
    • Podcast Committee
  • Education
    • Education Outreach Resources
    • Education Outreach Committee
    • Education Outreach Student Advisors
  • Blog
    • WiDStory
    • News
    • In honor of Juneteenth
  • Contact