WiDS Hawai‘i 2021
Friday, April 30, 2021
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Register at https://tinyurl.com/widshawaii2021
Email: wids@hawaii.edu
Event Details:
Women in Data Science (WiDS) aims to inspire and educate data scientists worldwide, regardless of gender, and to support women in the field. The Hawai‘i regional event on April 30, 2021 from 1pm to 5pm will feature local data scientists and also students aspiring towards careers in related fields.
WiDS Hawai’i @ University of Hawai’i is an independent event that is organized by local women scientists (June Zhang, Laura Tipton, Martha Crosby, and Thanh Truc Nguyen) as part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference organized by Stanford University and an estimated 150+ locations worldwide, which features outstanding women doing outstanding work in the field of data science. All genders are invited to attend all WiDS Worldwide conference events.
EVENT SCHEDULE:
| 1:00–1:05 pm | 5 |
WELINA MĀNOA AND E HŌ MAI Alison Hartle, Kumu, University Laboratory School |
| 1:05–1:15 pm | 10 |
WELCOME & OPENING REMARKS Laura Tipton, Chaminade University |
| 1:15–1:30 pm | 15 |
KEYNOTE: Instilling wonder and respect for data diversity at an early age Thanh Truc Nguyen, Specialist, Learning Technologies, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa |
| 1:30–2:00 pm | 30 |
PANEL – School and Industry Mentorship Moderator: Lisa Yoda Deborah Kula, Retired Teacher, Sacred Hearts Academy Michelle Manes, Professor, University of Hawai‘i Trisha Mahoney Nakayama, Senior Manager and Data Scientist, IBM Machine Learning & AI |
| 2:00–2:50 pm | 50 |
Combatting Health and Disparities One Bit at a Time Kelly Gaither, Director of Health Analytics, Texas Advanced Computing Center Associate Professor, Department of Women’s Health at the Dell Medical School, UT Austin |
| 2:50-3:00pm | 10 | BREAK |
| 3:00–3:20 pm | 20 |
WiDS International Video
The identification of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in official statistics and other data:
Critical issues of international significance
Kalinda Griffiths, Scientia Lecturer at Centre for Big Data Research in Health, UNSW Sydney
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| 3:20–3:40 pm | 20 |
The data in your life Blanca Polo, Professor, Computer Science, Leeward Community College |
| 3:40–4:00 pm | 20 |
Alice’s Adventures in DataLand: Solving Complex Problems with High Performance Computing Alice Koniges, Research Principal Investigator, University of Hawaii and Maui High Performance Computing Center |
| 4:00–4:30 pm | 30 |
PANEL – Aspiring Students Moderator: Susanne Still Nissi Ragland, Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy Maria Fratinardo, Chaminade University Nurit Kirshenbaum, University of Hawai‘i |
| 4:30–4:50 pm | 20 |
Epic Data: The Richness of Hawai‘iʻs Mo‘olelo & Data History from Lived Experiences and Observations Marion Ano, Founder, Wahine Coder |
| 4:50–5:00 pm | 10 |
CLOSING REMARKS June Zhang, Professor, University of Hawai‘i |
SPEAKERS:
Nurit Kirshenbaum-dnu
Marion Ano
Nissi Ragland
Deborah Kula
Susanne Still
Alice Koniges
Laura Tipton
Blanca Polo
Michelle Manes
June Zhang
Lisa Yoda
