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Online Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference

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About the conference

The WiDS Conference, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, hosted by the FAU WiDS Ambassadors, is an independent event that is part of the annual WiDS worldwide conference, which is organized by Stanford University and held in over 200 locations around the globe. WiDS FAU addresses state-of-the-art developments in Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, and their applications in various scientific and engineering disciplines, as well as strategies for addressing related practical challenges in the industry. The conference features

(1) young and advanced women data scientists who will present their recent research work and

(2) workshops and special career fair sessions from the industry.

Everyone is cordially invited to WiDS, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, 20 – 21 April 2023, which will be held online.

Registration

Participation in the WiDS FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg is free — no conference fee. However, registration is mandatory.

Please complete the registration form here before the start of the conference.

Program Overview

Thursday, 20.04.2023

12.15 – 12.25: Opening and Welcome
12.25 – 13.10: Keynote Lecture: Hiromi Yokoyama
13.10 – 13.55: Keynote Lecture: Gitta Kutyniok
13.55 – 14:10: Coffee Break
14:10 – 14.40: Contributed Talk: Eva Gengler
14.40 – 15.10: Contributed Talk: Joy Atokple
15.10 – 15.55: Industrial Talk: Maria Sukhareva – Siemens AG
15.55 – 16.10: Coffee Break
16.10 – 16.55: Industrial Talk: Margaux Brégère – EDF
16.55 – 17.25: Contributed Talk: Estelle Inack
17.25 – 17:40: Networking
17.40 – 18.40: Hiring Booth (Parallel Session)

Friday, 21.04.2023

12.15 – 12.40: Keynote Lecture: Frauke Liers
12.40 – 13.05: Contributed Talk: TBA
13.05 – 13.35: Contributed Talk: Samira Kabri
13.35 – 13.50: Coffee Break
13.50 – 14.35: Industrial Talk: Poornima Vadivel – Schaeffler AG
14.35 – 15.05: Contributed Talk: TBA
15.05 – 15.35: Contributed Talk: Sowmya S Sundaram
15.40 – 15.50: Coffee Break
15.50 – 16.35: Industrial Talk: Christiane Ahlheim – Google LLC
16.35 – 17.20: Invited Talk: Kanika Goel, Jacqueline Kwiasowski -Adidas AG
17.20 – 17.30: Networking
17.30 – 18.30: Hiring Booth (Parallel Session)

Confirmed Speaker:

Christiane Ahlheim (Google LLC, London, UK)
Joy Atokyple (Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana)
Margaux Brégère (Électricité de France (EDF), Paris, France)
Marie-Christine Düker (Cornell University, New York, USA)
Ariane Fazeny (FAU, Germany)
Eva Gengler (FAU, Germany)
Kanika Goel & Jacqueline Kwiasowski (Adidas AG Herzogenaurach, Germany)
Estelle Inack (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Canada)
Samira Kabri (FAU, Germany)
Gitta Kutyniok (Ludwig-Maximilian-Universität München, Germany)
Frauke Liers (FAU, Germany)
Maria Sukhareva (Siemens AG, Erlangen, Germany)
Sowmya S Sundaram (Standford University School of Medicine, California, USA)
Poornima Vadivel (Schaeffler AG, Herzogenaurach, Germany)
Hiromi Yokoyama (University of Tokyo, Japan)