Women in Data Science
Central Massachusetts
Conference


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WiDS Central Massachusetts @ WPI is a satellite event coinciding with the annual Global Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference held at Stanford University and an estimated 150+ locations worldwide. All genders are invited to attend this WiDS regional event, which features outstanding women doing outstanding work.


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The Global WiDS Conference aims to inspire and educate data scientists worldwide, regardless of gender, and to support women in the field. This one-day technical conference provides an opportunity to hear about the latest data science related research and applications in a number of domains, and connect with others in the field.


WHEN

March 4, 2019 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM


WHERE

Campus Center Odeum, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Rd. Worcester, MA 01609

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Sponsored by:

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Program


9:00 am


Registration


9:30 am


Opening Remarks

Dr. Jean King, Peterson Family Dean of Arts & Sciences,WPI

Dr. Terri Anne Camesano, Prof. of Chemical Engineering,WPI

Dr. Elke Rundensteiner, Founding Director of Data Science Program & Prof. of Computer Science,WPI


9:50 am


Morning Keynote

Fernanda Viégas, Ph.D., Senior Researcher, Google, Co-Leader PAIR (People + AI Research) Initiative and Big Picture Team


10:30 am


Morning Refreshments


10:50 am


Technical Talks

Cao (Danica) Xiao Ph.D., IBM Research

Tanya Leise, Ph.D., Professor of Mathematics, Amherst College

Melanie Jutras, M.S., Data Scientist, MITRE Corporation


12:05 pm


Networking Lunch


1:05 pm


Afternoon Greeting

Kristin Tichenor, Senior Vice President, Enrollment & Institutional Strategy, WPI


1:20 pm


Data Science Applications

Rekha Kamat, 3DEXPERIENCE Platform Buisness Development Executive

Fatemeh Emdad, Associate Teaching Professor,Data Science, WPI

Penny Anderson, Senior Engineering Manager, MATLAB Products, MathWorks

Heather Gorr, MATLAB Product Marketing Team, MathWorks

Invitations pending


2:20pm


Student Poster Reception


3:10 pm


Data Science Careers Panel

Moderated by Eleanor Loiacono, Ph.D., Professor of IT & Data Science, WPI

Wei Ding, Ph.D., Associate Professor Computer Science, Director,Knowledge Discovery Lab,Chair CSM Senate, UMASS Boston

Valerie Barr, Ph.D., Chair of Computer Science, Jean E. Sammet Professor of Computer Science, Mount Holyoke College

Invitations pending


4:10 pm


Closing Remarks


4:30 pm


Social Hour


Speakers


Opening Remarks

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Dr. Jean King

Peterson Family Dean
of Arts & Sciences, WPI

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Dr. Terri Anne Camesano

Dean of Graduate Studies
Prof. of Chemical Engineering, WPI

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Dr. Elke Rundensteiner

Founding Director of Data Science Program
Prof. of Computer Science, WPI


Keynote Speaker

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Fernanda Viégas

Senior Researcher, Google
Co-Leader PAIR (People + AI Research) Initiative and Big Picture Team


Technical Talks

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Cao (Danica) Xiao

IBM Research

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Tanya Leise

Amherst College

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Melanie Jutras

MITRE Corporation


Afternoon Greeting

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Kristin Tichenor

Senior Vice President,
Enrollment & Institutional Strategy, WPI


Panel Discussion

Panel Moderator

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Eleanor Loiacono

Professor of IT and Data Science, WPI
Founder and Director of the Inclusive Design and Accessibility (IDEA) Hub

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Wei Ding

Associate Professor Computer Science, Director,Knowledge Discovery Lab,Chair CSM Senate, UMASS Boston

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Valerie Barr

Chair of Computer Science, Jean E. Sammet Professor of Computer Science, Mount Holyoke College

Contact Us

widscentralmass@gmail.com

Data Science @ WPI

WiDS @ Stanford

              

Follow the global event on social media: #WiDS2019

Organizers

elke rundensteiner

Dr. Elke Rundensteiner

Data Science
Director

erin teeple

Erin Teeple

Data Science
PhD Student

ramoza ahsan

Ramoza Ahsan

Computer Science
PhD Candidate

allison rozet

Allison Rozet

Data Science
PhD Candidate

geri dimas

Geri Dimas

Data Science
PhD Student

alex shoop

Alex Shoop

Data Science
Masters Student

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