WiDS Worldwide 2021 Workshops

WiDS Workshops is a brand-new WiDS initiative that provide opportunities for data scientists and aspiring data scientists to learn more and update their skills. The first 14 workshops took take place at WiDS Worldwide on March 8th.
Learn more about the all new WiDS Workshops.
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Workshop Instructors

 WiDS Worldwide Conference 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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