WiDS Berkeley

Sponsored by CITRIS and the Banatao Institute; Berkeley Research, Teaching, and Learning; the Berkeley Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society; and the Berkeley School of Information

The UC Berkeley School of Information and CITRIS are excited to partner with Stanford University to bring the Women in Data Science (WiDS) conference to Berkeley, California.

The Global Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference is an annual one-day technical conference based at Stanford, which brings together data scientists and professionals in adjacent fields from around the globe to discuss the latest research and applications of data science in a broad set of domains. Participants learn how leading-edge companies are leveraging data science for success and connect with potential mentors, collaborators, and others in the field.

Keynotes from the WiDS conference at Stanford will be live streamed, accompanied by on-location sessions featuring distinguished scholars and practioners from Berkeley and across the Bay Area.

Banatao Auditorium directions & parking information

Schedule

8:45–9:00 am
Opening Remarks

Jenn Stringer, Deputy CIO & Assistant Vice Chancellor, UC Berkeley

9:15–10:00 am
Keynote Address from Stanford

Opening Address
Persis Drell, Provost, Stanford University

Machine Learning: A New Approach to Drug Discovery
Daphne Koller, CEO and Founder, insitro

Simulcast from Global WiDS 2020 @ Stanford University

10:00–10:15 am
Break

10:15–11:45am
Tech Talks

Showcasing Berkeley women in data science. Each speaker will discuss her work for fifteen minutes, followed by five minutes of Q&A.

• Dr. Dani Ushizima, Staff Scientist, LBNL; Data Scientist, the Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS)

• Dr. Kjiersten Fagnan, Chief Informatics Officer, Joint Genome Institute

• Dr. Jade Benjamin-Chung, Epidemiologist and Lecturer, UC Berkeley Division of Epidemiology & Biostatistics

• Dr. Deb Agarwal, Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

11:45 am – 12:30 pm
Berkeley Keynote

Prof. Jennifer Chayes, Associate Provost, Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society; Dean, School of Information

12:30–2:00 pm
Lunch

2:00–2:30 pm
Keynote Address from Stanford

Why a World with AI Needs More EQ
Tsu-Jae King Liu, Dean, UC Berkeley College of Engineering

Simulcast from Global WiDS 2020 @ Stanford University

2:30–3:45 pm
Panel Discussion: Building Inclusive Data Communities

• Prof. Cathryn Carson, Associate Dean for Strategy and Planning, Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society, UC Berkeley
• Ling Cheng, Data Science Manager, Quizlet
• Annette M. Greiner, Web Application Developer, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
• Prof. Niloufar Salehi, Assistant Professor, Berkeley School of Information
• Dr. Claudia von Vacano, Executive Director, D-Lab and the Digital Humanities, UC Berkeley
• Moderator: Dr. Camille Crittenden, Executive Director, CITRIS and the Banatao Institute

3:45–4:00 pm
Closing

4:00–5:00 pm
Reception and Networking

Registration

Registration required; space is limited.

All genders are invited to participate in the conference, which features exclusively female speakers.