Conference "Women in Data Science”, organized by FabLab in partnership with the Banat IT Association, at the Western University of Timișoara, a first for our university center, wants to educate and inspire young generations to pursue careers in this innovative field, as well as professionals from organizations, to guide them to better understand the complexity surrounding their work. The event, organized in over 200 other locations around the world, brings together women with outstanding careers in Data Science, from the business, public, educational and civil society environments.
Data enthusiasts enjoy an event dedicated to Data Science, in English, organized within the University of West Timișoara (Bd.V.Pârvan no.4), Friday, May 20, in the A01 amphitheater (ground floor UVT). Women in Data Science (WiDS) Timișoara is an independent event, organized by FabLab – Social Fabrics Research Lab at the University of West Timișoara, in partnership with the Banat IT Association, as part of the Women in Data Science Central and Eastern Europe regional conference and the Initiative Global Women in Data Science (WiDS) Worldwide, organized by Stanford University.
The WiDS Timișoara 2022 guests will present their latest projects and debate various aspects of this highly sought-after field. They will have interventions during the conference:
- Silvia Fierăscu, Organizer, Lecturer, West University of Timișoara
- Georgiana Turculeț, Marie S. Curie Researcher, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
- Alexandra Florea, PhD student, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
- Diana Andone, Director of e-Learning Center, Politehnica University of Timișoara
- Alexandra Ștefănescu, collaborator, Association for Technology and Internet
- Rafiazka Hilman, PhD student, Central European University, Austria
- Moderator Panel Discussions: Raluca Cibu-Buzac, CEO Luminspino
WiDS Timișoara is organized by the three Women in Data Science Romania Ambassadors, located in Timișoara, at the University of the West, Faculty of Political Sciences, Philosophy and Communication Sciences: Silvia Fierăscu (lecturer), Teodora Nan (master's student), Ariana Niță (student ), with the support of FabLa volunteers (Teodora Haneș, Miruna Lucan, Cristina Danileț, Larisa Sofia, Ianis Rușitoru and Roxana Leaha), students at Medial Digitală third year.
UVT rector, Marilen Gabriel Pirtea: "The involvement of our fellow researchers, who mentor groups of students in the spirit of Data Science, is prodigious. Timișoara, through the Western University of Timișoara, aligns itself with a special and remarkable international circuit, offering a significant new premiere by hosting the conference dedicated to the role of women researchers in the field of Data Science. This scientific debate format adds, of course, extra international visibility to the Timisoara university center, and places us on the WiDS world map."
Women in Data Science (WiDS) Global Initiative
The Women in Data Science (WiDS) Conference was first organized in November 2015 by Stanford University, USA, as a one-day event to bring together women achievers in Data Science. The live broadcast of the event was watched by more than 6.000 Internet users from around the world, which signaled the chance to create an opportunity with global impact.
The WiDS Global Initiative has reached more than 100.000 people worldwide, both physically and online, with more than 20.000 WiDS Stanford participants and more than 200 independently organized events in more than 50 countries , by international WiDS ambassadors.
