WiDS 2021 Live Stream

Welcome to Women in Data Science Charlottesville 2021!

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12PM - Welcome, Arlyn Burgess, Chief of Staff, School of Data Science

12:15PM - Opening Keynote "Big Data, Little Data, or No Data? A Social Science Perspective on Data Science"

• Christine Borgman, Distinguished Research Professor in Information Studies, Director, Center for Knowledge Infrastructures ,UCLA
• Facilitated response and Q&A by Michele Claibourn, Faculty Director, Lead Data Scientist Democratization of Data, The Equity Center, UVA

1:30PM - Panel "From UVA to Industry, How to Hack into Your Career"

• Katherine Schinkel, Data Scientist, Stitch Fix (MSDS 16)
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• Hope McIntyre, Lead Data Scientist, Storyblocks (MSDS 16)
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• Melissa Phillips, Data Scientist, CCRI (MSDS 20)
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• Moderated by Caroline Iurillo, Senior Data Scientist, Microsoft
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• Sponsored by Microsoft Azure

2:30PM - Panel "AI in the Public Sector – Challenges and Future Opportunities"

• Christina Canavan, Managing Director, Deloitte Advisory
• Vinita Fordham, Specialist Leader, Deloitte Consulting
• Sarah Milsom, Senior Manager, Deloitte Consulting
• Moderated by Madison Gallagher, Manager, Deloitte Consulting
• Sponsored by The Deloitte AI Institute for Government

3:30PM- An Introduction to Data Linking

• Rachel House, Senior Data Scientist, S&P Global Artificial Intelligence
• Data linking. Record linkage. Entity resolution. Data matching. Object identification. The fascinating field of data linking is known by many names, and at its core, seeks to identify records from disparate datasets that refer to the same real-world entity. Join Rachel House, Senior Data Scientist, S&P Global Artificial Intelligence for a high-speed tour of data linking basics in which we'll explore: the need for data linking, how it works, its challenges, and practical knowledge for applying data linking to your own use cases.
• This session is sponsored by S&P Global

4:00PM - Closing Keynote "Accept the Challenge and Shatter Norms"

• Vicki Schmanske, Intelligence Group President, Leidos

Thank you to our 2021 Women in Data Science Charlottesville Sponsors! Thank you: The Deloitte AI Institute for Government, LMI, Capital One, QIM, Oracle for Research, S&P Global & Microsoft Azure!