What is WiDS?
Stanford's Women in Data Science (WiDS) conference began two years ago with the goal of inspiring and educating data scientists worldwide, regardless of gender, and supporting women in the field. This one-day technical conference provides an opportunity to hear about the latest data science related research across domains, learn how leading-edge companies are leveraging data science for success, and connect with potential mentors and collaborators.
The WiDs conference is held at Stanford University. There are over 100 regional events collaborated world wide to help further the reach and impact of the event. University of South Carolina will be hosting its own regional meeting here in Columbia, SC where we are organising events for data scientists, students, and technologists alike to network and share ideas.
Attend March 5th, 12pm-7pm at Russell House 220
Stacey Mumbower is the director of Center for Applied Business Analytics and Clinical assistant professor of management science in the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. Prior to joining the Moore School, she was a post-doctoral Prevention Effectiveness Fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention where she worked on resource allocation models for HIV prevention funding. She also spent two years as a statistical analyst in the Georgia Department of Transportation’s Office of Transportation Data.
Shikha Kashyap is the founding partner and CTO of Syntelli solutions. She received her Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Delhi Institute of Technology and her Management Development Program degree from the Harvard Business School . Ms. Kashyap has over two decades’ experience delivering advanced IT solutions with focus on data and data analytics, master data management and now architecting Big Data Solutions for her clients.
12-12:10
Opening Remarks: Margot Gerritsen, Senior Associate Dean and Director of ICME, Stanford University.
12:10-12:30
Welcome Address: Maria Klawe, President, Harvey Mudd College
12:30-1:05
Keynote Address: Leda Braga, CEO, Systematica Investments
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1:05-1:10
Regional Event Check-in.
1:15-2:00
Local Talk: Dr.Stacy Mumbower, DirectorCenter for Applied Business Analytics
2:00-2:30
Local discussion panel and break
2:35-2:55
Daniela Witten Associate Professor of Statistics and Biostatistics, University of Washington
2:55-3:30
Keynote Address: Latanya Sweeney, Professor of Government and Technology in Residence, Harvard University
3:30-4:10
Ms. Shikha Kashyap, Local Speaker,
CTO, Syntelli Solutions
4:20-5:00
Programming-Free Data Analytics Exercise + Activity
5:00-5:35
Keynote Address: Jia Li, Head of Cloud R&D, Cloud AI, Google
5:35-5:55
Bhavani Thuraisingham,Professor of Computer Science and Executive Director of Cyber Research and Education Institute, University of Texas at Dallas
5:55-6:15
Elena Grewal, Head of Data Science, Airbnb
6:35
Closing Remarks
6:50
Wrap up