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Meet Australia’s Rising WiDS Stars!
March 12 @ 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
WiDS = Women in Data Science
Celebrate International Women’s Day and Women in Data Science (WiDS) with the ADSN!
Join us throughout the day as the ADSN introduces you to more than two-dozen women in Data Science from around Australia who are quickly becoming rising stars in the field. They’ll share their journeys, why they’re in Data Science and what they’re doing, and explore the issue of gender equity in STEM and what they experience in their careers and studies. Each person will speak for 10 minutes.
Join us when you can - and stay for as long as you'd like!
Program
Hour 1
Host: Dr Firouzeh Rosa Taghikhah: University of Sydney & WiDS Sydney Ambassador
Guest opening speaker: Assoc. Prof Jie Yin: University of Sydney
- Dr Shila Ghazanfar: Lecturer, ARC DECRA Fellow, University of Sydney
- Dr Meera Radhakrishnan: Research Fellow, UTS Data Science Institute
- Dr Wafaa Mansoor: Lecturer, Murdoch University
- Dr Sarah James: Data Scientist, Fivecast
- Passiona Cottee: Associate Director, The Cabinet Office NSW
Hour 2
Host: Dist. Prof Kerrie Mengerson, Director, QUT Centre for Data Science
- Dr Xiaolin Sun: Research Fellow, Monash University Department of Econometrics & Business Statistics
- Charlotte Patterson: PhD Candidate, QUT Centre for Data Science
- Lana Tikhomirov: PhD Candidate, Australian Institute of Machine Learning
- Soujanya Narayana: PhD Candidate, University of Canberra
- Vimukthini Jayalath: PhD Candidate, University of South Australia
Hour 3
Host: Prof Nicola Armstrong, Curtin University & WiDS Perth Ambassador
- Dr Fonti Kar: Postdoctoral Research Associate, UNSW
- Dr Mahbuba Afrin: Lecturer, Curtin University
- Dr Virginie Perlo: Research Fellow, QUT Centre for Data Science
- Dr Kristen Hunter: Lecturer in Statistics & Data Science, UNSW
- Dr Aneesha Bakharia: Senior Lecturer, University of Queensland
Hour 4
Host: Dr Farzana Jahan, Murdoch University & WiDS Perth Ambassador
- Dr Maeve McGillycuddy: Statistical Consultant, Stats Central at UNSW
- Rachael Isphording: PhD Candidate, UNSW Climate Change Research Centre
- Vidushani Dhanawansa: PhD Candidate, Monash Data Futures Institute
- Dr Shikha Anirban: Lecturer, Murdoch University
- Tamara Orth: PhD Candidate, QUT Centre for Data Science
Hour 5
Host: Dr Morenikeji Deborah Akinlotan, QUT Centre for Data Science & WiDS Brisbane Ambassador
- Dr Mengyun (Susan) Luo: Research Fellow, University of Sydney School of Public Health
- Dr Parinaz Mehdipour: Biostatistician, University of Melbourne
- Joanna Salerno: Master of Data Analytics student, QUT
- Pranita Shrestha: PhD Candidate, Monash Data Futures Institute
- Dr Guanjin (Brenda) Wang: Senior Lecturer, Murdoch University
WiDS Ambassadors / Hosts
WiDS @ Australian Data Science Network is independently organized by the Australian Data Science Network to be part of the mission to increase participation of women in data science and to feature outstanding women doing outstanding work.