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All events Black in AI-WiML Event: Speed Networking Sessions @ NeurIPS 2020 Virtual December 11, 2020 8:00 am - 9:00 am WiML is excited to announce the Black in AI-WiML Speed Networking Sessions @ NeurIPS 2020. Participants will be randomly paired up with another participant for 5-minute speed networking. Over the 1 hour session, you will receive several random pairings. We suggest preparing one or two lines to describe your work and research, as well as any other topics you may want to discuss. When: Friday, December 11, 2020. There will be two 1-hour sessions: Speed Networking Session 1: 8 – 9am PT Speed Networking Session 2: 2 – 3pm PT How to join: These sessions take place on the Glimpse platform; each session has its own link. Find the links on Black in AI’s neurips.cc page: https://neurips.cc/virtual/2020/protected/affinity_workshop_19449.html (NeurIPS registration required to access). You can join anytime during a session. Please enter your real name when you first access the link. NeurIPS registered attendees are welcome to attend. Organized by Black in AI 2020 workshop organizers. Questions? Email blackinai2020@googlegroups.com . Black in AI is also organizing other social events before and after these sessions. See here for more info. Previous Next

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All events WiML Workshop @ NeurIPS 2023 New Orleans, Louisiana December 11, 2023 8:00 am - 4:30 pm 18th Women in Machine Learning Workshop (WiML 2023) — the workshop is co-located with NeurIPS on Monday, December 11th, 2023. For more information or to register, please visit the event’s website here. Previous Next

All events WIML Workshop @ NeurIPS 2021 Virtual December 9, 2021 2:00 am - 11:00 pm UTC The 16th annual Women in Machine Learning workshop will be virtually co-located with NeurIPS 2021 in December 2021. See the workshop website for details! The organizers are: Boyi Li, Mariya Vasileva, Linh Tran, Akiko Eriguchi, Meera Desai, Aga Lee, Jieyu Zhao, Salomey Osei, Sirisha Rambhatla, Geeticka Chauhan, Nwamaka Okafor. Previous Next

All events WiML Partner Event: Women in ML&AI @Cambridge Event with IBM Research Cambridge, Massachusetts October 4, 2018 03:00 pm — 06:00 pm WiML is excited to announce a new initiative by WiML Partner IBM Research: a Women in ML and AI community for the Boston-Cambridge area. Starting with this inaugural event during IBM AI Research Week 2018, IBM Research will begin hosting events for Women in ML and AI in the Cambridge area. The goal is to encourage and support local women, especially students, post-docs, early career researchers and engineers, by offering seminars from thought-leading women in ML, opportunities to present their own research, and find mentors, role models and colleagues. Join the kickoff event this Thurs 10/4. Speakers and activities include: – Talks by Sasha Mojsilović (IBM Fellow, IBM Research AI) and Katherine Gorman (Talking Machines) on AI for social good and how to present your research. – Panel “Next Steps and Great Leaps for AI and Us” with AI/ML experts from academia and industry: Jennifer Dy (Northeastern), Yiling Chen (Harvard), Vivienne Sze (MIT), Eni Mustafaraj (Wellesley), Janet Slifka (Janet Slifka), Kate Saenko (Boston U), Tina Eliassi-Rad (Northeastern), Sravana Reddy (Spotify) – Mentoring Roundtables: Actively engage with AI/ML researchers and engineers on a range of technical and career-related topics. When: Thursday, October 4, 2018, 3pm-6pm Where: IBM Research Cambridge, 75 Binney St, First Floor Auditorium, Cambridge Event details: https://ibm.co/2RiTPXQ Registration: The event is open and free but registration is required at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-in-machine-learning-and-ai-cambridge-workshop-registration-50360270926 Organized by IBM Research. Questions? Contact Preethi Raghavan at praghav@us.ibm.com . Thanks to the organizers Lisa Amini (IBM Research), Preethi Raghavan (IBM Research), Amanda Papp (IBM), Ehimwenma Nosakhare (MIT). IBM Research is a WiML Platinum Partner. Previous Next

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All events 5th WiML Mentorship Program for Post-Graduate Applications: Panel on navigating Master’s and PhD applications Online October 24, 2025 The 5th WiML Mentorship Program hosted its first panel discussion event , bringing together an engaged audience of women and non-binary individuals interested in pursuing research-oriented postgraduate degrees in Machine Learning and AI. The session focused on key aspects of navigating Master’s and PhD applications , with a rich and practical discussion that covered: Crafting an effective CV Preparing a compelling Statement of Purpose Approaching potential supervisors Requesting and managing recommendation letters An open Q&A session addressing participant concerns We were delighted to be joined by two outstanding panelists who generously shared their experiences and insights: Dr. Angelina Wang , Assistant Professor, Cornell Tech Dr. Simran Arora , Senior Research Scientist at Together AI and Assistant Professor at Caltech Moderator: Judy Shen, PhD student at Stanford University. This event marked an exciting start to our new mentorship series, aimed at supporting aspiring researchers as they navigate their academic journeys in ML and AI. We look forward to hosting more events that foster connection, guidance, and community across the WiML network. (edited) Previous Next