About The Event
WiDS Ashoka is an independent event organized by Ashoka University to coincide with the annual Global Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference held at Stanford University and an estimated 150+ locations worldwide. All genders are invited to attend WiDS Ashoka, which features outstanding women doing outstanding work.
Where
Virtual on Zoom and livestreamed on Youtube
When
13 April
4.30-9PM IST
Interact with speakers live:
7.30-9PM IST / 4-5.30PM CET / 7AM-8.30AM PST
Event Speakers
WiDS Ashoka 2022
Sushmita Narayana
Alka Pandey
Pooja Dewan
Suriya Prabha
Meghna Agarwala
Previous Speakers
WiDS Ashoka 2021
Ujjyaini Mitra
Bindu Narayan
Kalika Bali
Gargi Dasgupta
Kanimozhi U
Lipika Dey
Radhika Kulkarni
Event Schedule
Find out all about unique and novel data science work from our speakers in these deep-dive interviews.
Fireside Chat with Sushmita Narayana Aghalaya
Professor of Operations & Supply Chain Management, National Institute of Industrial Engineering
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science in Optimization and Supply Chain Management
Fireside Chat with Suriya Prabha
Founder & CEO, YouCode Intelligence Solutions
Artificial Intelligence in Education, Enterpreneurship and more
Fireside Chat with Meghna Agarwala
Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Ashoka University
Using satellites, drones and sensors for the environment and ecology
Lightning Talk: Sushmita Narayana Aghalaya
Professor of Operations & Supply Chain Management, National Institute of Industrial Engineering
In Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) with English Captions
Lightning Talk: Suriya Prabha
Founder & CEO, YouCode Intelligence Solutions
In Tamil (தமிழ்) with English Captions
Fireside Chat with Meghna Agarwala
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Ashoka University
In Hindi (हिंदी) with English Captions
Discover Data Science
Data science is thought of as highly specialized and only accessible to Computer Science majors, but even simple algorithms and methods using data can have a valuable impact in any field.
Join us to discover the impacts & applications of data science in everyday life (healthcare, aviation, education, sustainability, transport and more).
Panelists:
Alka Pandey, Senior Data Scientist, Schneider Electric
Meghna Agarwala, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Ashoka University
Pooja Dewan, Vice President, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Otis Elevator Co.
Sushmita Narayana, Professor of Operations & Supply Chain Management, National Institute of Industrial Engineering
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F.A.Q
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What are Lightning Talks?
Lightning talks are talks by WiDS Speakers in regional Indian languages. They will be subtitled with captions in English.
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Will Lightning Talks be subtitled?
Yes captions in English will be provided.
Join WiDS Ashoka 2022
Register to attend WiDS for free or join on April 13th with this link.