WiDS Conference Maastricht 2021

Conference Schedule

Monday, 8th of March, 2021

Theme: Data Science and Impact in Society

10:00 - 12:00  Global Live Stream

12:00 - 13:00  Lunch

13:00 - 13:10  Welcome & Opening Remarks

13:10 - 13:40  Learning from the past, looking to the future: Women in data science

Sally Wyatt: Professor of Digital Cultures & Associate Dean for Research, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University.        

13:40 - 14:00  Marketing innovation using AI: help NGOs realize their vision

Sujatha Subramanian: Group Manager at Avanade (Data Scientist)

14:00 - 14:05  Coffee Break

14:05 - 14:30  Quiz/Poll

14:30 - 15:00  Data challenges in health insurance

Fleur Hasaart: Manager Data Science at CZ

15:00 - 15:20   Defining and mitigating algorithmic bias: a practitioner's perspective

Hinda Haned: Professor by special Appointment of Data Science, University of Amsterdam.

15:20 - 16:10  Panel Discussion: Data & Society 

16:10 - 16:20  Closing Remarks

16:20 - 17:30  Networking Session

Tuesday, 9th of March, 2021

09:15 - 09:30  Log-in  & Presentations

09:30 - 09:40  Welcome & Opening Remarks

09:40 - 10:10  AI in public policy: opportunities and challenges

Anne Fleur van Veenstra: Director of Science Strategic Analysis & Policy at TNO

10:10 - 10:25  Datathon Winner Prize Ceremony

10:25 - 10:45  Reporting robust research results – perspectives from data science in the biomedical field

Dr. Rachel Cavill: Data Science and Knowledge Engineering, Maastricht University.

10:45 - 11:00  Break & Chat Rooms

11:00 - 11:20  Does explainability imply shifted responsibility?

Prof. Dr. Anna Wilbik: Data Science and Knowledge Engineering, Maastricht University.

11:20 - 12:00  Panel Discussion: Responsible Data Science moderated by Dr. V. Urovi and Dr L. Rieswijk

12:00 - 13:00  Lunch & Table Discussions

13:00 - 13:30  Social Media Activity in Times of Political Crisis

Prof. Dr. Anda Iamnitchi: Department of Computer Science and Engineering,  University of South Florida.

13:30 - 13:40  Data Science Award Prize Ceremony 

13:40 - 14:15  Data science Career Discussion 

14:15 - 15:05  Career Networking 

15:05 - 15:10  Closing remarks