WiDS Worldwide 2021 Workshops

WiDS Workshops provide opportunities for 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. The first 14 workshops took take place at WiDS Worldwide on March 8th. 
Workshop Instructors

Workshops

​March 8 GMT
Workshop Topics
Instructors
    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
    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

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