Celebrating Women’s Achievements in Data Science

Intuit, the global financial technology platform that makes Intuit TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp is back with its inspiring ‘Women in Data Science’ (WiDS) conference, scheduled to be held in Bangalore on June 27. The event promotes women’s involvement and highlights their success in the field of data science. 

WiDS, initiated by Stanford University, began as a one-day conference and has grown into a global data science movement. It now features conferences, a datathon, podcasts, workshops, and programs for future data scientists, reaching over 100,000 professionals annually.

The event promises to be a convergence of brilliant minds from academia and industry, offering talks from distinguished visionaries, presentations by the industry’s leading female data scientists, and ample networking opportunities. 

Though the spotlight is on women, the conference is open to all genders to foster inclusivity and collaboration. 

This year, the theme for paper presentations is ‘AI for Content Generation and Personalisation’. There will be discussions around ethical AI and AI applications in fintech, healthcare, and business analytics, besides experimentation with generative AI, and content generation in advertising and marketing.

Intuit is globally recognised for its user-friendly applications and commitment to leveraging technology to solve financial challenges.

There are limited spots; register here. 

Under the Hood

The day will begin with a warm reception and breakfast at 8.30 am, setting a welcoming tone for the attendees. Anusha Mujumdar, senior manager (AI/ML) at Intuit, will deliver the welcome note at 9 am, followed by a keynote session by Arpita Patra from the Indian Institute of Science. 

As the day progresses, participants will be treated to a variety of tech talks and hands-on workshops. Neela Sawant from Amazon will talk about improving in-car voice assistants, while Shreya Khare from Microsoft and Sravyasri Garapati from Intuit will lead a workshop on mastering automated prompt optimisation in language models.

The event’s afternoon sessions will spotlight cutting-edge research through paper presentations. 

Chaitanya L from BMSCE will discuss tackling data challenges in the energy domain; Harini Anand from PES University will delve into Bitcoin price prediction using LSTM and VADER sentiment analysis; Yashaswini Viswanath from Mindtree will explore machine unlearning for generative AI; and Sanjana Adapala from BITS Pilani will present on lighting estimation in virtual environments using generative models.

The day will conclude with an awards ceremony celebrating the contributions and achievements of the participants. 

Through this event, Intuit aims to bring diversity in hiring and foster a vibrant community of analytics, AI, and data science enthusiasts in Bangalore. 

The WiDS conference at Intuit stands testament to the growing influence and recognition of women in the tech industry, offering a platform for learning, inspiration, and networking.

Through this event, Intuit aims to bring diversity in hiring and also to foster a vibrant community of analytics, AI, and data science enthusiasts in Bangalore. 

The Women in Data Science conference at Intuit stands as a testament to the growing influence and recognition of women in the tech industry, offering a platform for learning, inspiration, and networking.

There are limited spots; register here.