AGENDA
10:00 AM | Welcome
- Siri Russell, Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, UVA School of Data Science
10:05-11:00 AM | Research Highlight: A Right to Know
Secretive surveillance technology sold as sophisticated public safety solutions and intelligence-led crime prevention systems are undermining civil rights and infringing on privacy. You have A Right to Know the intensity of the digital force being deployed against you, how, where, and when.
- Renée Cummings, Data Activist in Residence, Criminologist, UVA School of Data Science
- Claire Setser (MSDS '21), Product Data Analyst, Code42
- Sarah Adams (MSDS '21), Data Analyst, UVA School of Education and Human Development
11:00 AM-12:00 PM | Panel: Applications of Data Science in Education
An informal conversation among data scientists in academia, industry, and nonprofits about applying machine learning and AI to K-12 education and cognitive development
- Youmi Suk, Assistant Professor of Data Science, UVA School of Data Science
- Carol Eckerly, Measurement Scientist, Educational Testing Service
- Kun Yuan, Director of Research & Data Science, Graduate Management Admission Council
12:15-1:00 PM | Panel: Data and Human Rights
From surveillance and privacy, to automated decision systems, the connection between data science and civil and human rights is more important than ever. This panel discussion will explore efforts to ameliorate the harms of datafication as well as to use data in support of justice and rights. This session is sponsored by LMI.
- Megan Price, Executive Director, Human Rights Data Analysis Group
- Maria De-Arteaga, Assistant Professor, McCombs School of Business & Machine Learning Laboratory, University of Texas at Austin
- Deborah Hellman, David Lurton Massee, Jr., Professor of Law, UVA School of Law
- Karolina Naranjo, (moderator) M.S. in Data Science Candidate 2022
1:30-3:00 PM | Panel: From School of Data Science to Industry, How to Hack into Your Career
The School of Data Science has granted over 200 M.S. in Data Science degrees to women. Join this session to hear School of Data Science Board Member Heidi Lanford moderate a conversation between some of those graduates around networking, interviewing, and their roles as women in the data science industry. This session is sponsored by Daybreak.
- Amanda West (MSDS '21), Data Scientist, Daybreak
- Yirong Jing (MSDS '15), Data Scientist, Shopify
- Catherine Beazley (MSDS '19), Senior Associate Data Scientist, Visa
- Arlyn Burgess (moderator), Associate Dean for Administration, UVA School of Data Science
3:05-4:00 PM | Panel: Trustworthy AI
Organizations deliver services to citizens, but like any powerful tool, AI comes with risks. To help address and mitigate those impacts, organizations need to develop controls and mechanisms to manage AI technology, enabling it to advance society while functioning in a trustworthy, equitable and ethical manner. AI algorithms do not have ethics in themselves; people have ethics. If organizations want people to trust the outcomes of their AI tools are ethical, they need to build principles into the development of the tools themselves. The panel will discuss how the Deloitte Trustworthy AI Framework can help organizations develop ethical safeguards. This session is sponsored by Deloitte.
- Anuleka Ellan Saroja, Trustworthy and Ethical AI Lead, Deloitte
- Daisy Glotzhober, Data Science Manager, Deloitte
- Tanya Balsky, Senior Manager Leading Healthcare AI Projects, Deloitte
- Madison Gallagher, Manager, Strategy & Analytics, Deloitte
4:05-5:00 PM | A Fireside Chat with Alana Karen and Siri Russell
Alana and Siri will have a candid conversation about why telling stories of the diverse women in data science is so important. With themes like diversity, inclusion, belonging, imposter syndrome, skill building and leadership, this one is a great conversation for women and our allies. This session is sponsored by Microsoft.
- Alana Karen, Google Search Director and Author "The Adventures of Women in Tech: How We Got Here and Why We Stay".
- Siri Russell, Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, UVA School of Data Science
5:00-6:00 PM | Reception, UVA School of Data Science, Dell 1 Building
Sponsors
WiDS Charlottesville would not be possible without our generous sponsors: Summit2Sea, LMI, Capital One, Deloitte, QIM, Microsoft, Oracle, and Daybreak.
