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Women In Data Science Conference

On Friday, February 3rd, the fourth annual Women in Data Science Conference was held in Perry World House welcoming speakers from Zillow, TikTok, and Party City. For the first time since the pandemic, attendees joined us on campus for in-person talks showcasing the latest advances in data science, speaker Q&A sessions, and networking opportunities.

The C.I.S. Department was represented by Weiss Professor of Computer and Information Science, Susan Davidson, MSE Data Science Student, @sukanyajoshi, and NYU Computer Science and Engineering and Data Science Associate Professor, Julia Stoyanovich.

Thank you to all of the Wharton and Penn Engineering Students who attended this incredible conference!

The WIDS 2023 Conference was held at UPenn’s Perry World House
DATS students getting excited for the conference!
Keynote Speaker: Aimee Johnson, Former CMO of Zillow with Mary Purk Executive Director, Wharton AI & Analytics for Business
Susan Davidson, Weiss Professor of Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania
Julia Stoyanovich Associate Professor of Computer Science & Engineering and of Data Science, Director of the Center for Responsible AI, New York University
High School Students from Penn’s Summer Data Science Program
Sukanya Joshi MSE Data Science Student
Women in Data Science Conference Co-Chairs, Susan Davidson, Mary Purk, and Linda Zhao
Sukanya Joshi and Staci Kaplan, DATS Program Manager

A celebrated interdisciplinary event, WiDS @ Penn welcomed academic, industry, and student speakers from across the data science landscape to celebrate its diversity, both in subject matter and personnel.