DSI's October 2024 Women in Data Science (WiDS) Providence Conference drew over 100 Brown students and community members over the course of the day. The event brought attendees together through industry and topical panels, research seminars, and a networking lunch.
Thank you to all of our speakers and guests who attended this day-long conference at the Robert Petteruti Lounge in the Robert Campus Center. DSI looks forward to organizing more WiDS events in the future!
“Seeing a room full of amazing, diverse women in data science made me feel safe, even as a nonbinary person. I will aspire to attend more identity-based conferences such as this in the future.”
- Mel Ortiz Alvarez, Pathobiology PhD candidate at Brown University
“The wide variety of data science speakers were encouraging and helped me imagine different possible roles for myself.”
- Sarah Esenther, Brown DEEPS
“It’s great to connect with all these amazing women in data science and get to hear their perspectives and the particular challenges women face in this industry.”
- Yitong Liu, sociology PhD and data science
“It was inspiring to be surrounded by so many women working and learning in data science.”
- Anonymous WiDS Attendee
