Kristian Lum | Applying Statistics to Promote Fairness and Transparency
Kristian’s interest in statistics and algorithmic fairness has taken her on a winding career path from academia to business, to public service, and back to academia. As she has made different career c...
9 Helmi 202130min
Lillian Carrasquillo | Using Human-Centric Data Science at Spotify
A data scientist by training, Lillian brings a passion for human-centric machine learning and algorithmic effects to her role leading Spotify’s Personalized Home team. She also talks about the experie...
3 Joulu 202038min
Femke Vossepoel | Applying Data Assimilation Tools to COVID Forecasting Models
After earning her PhD in Aerospace Engineering at Delft, Femke spent several years in oceanography, climate research, and subsurface modeling. She developed an expertise in data assimilation that she'...
27 Loka 202039min
Francesca Dominici + Rachel Nethery | Using Data Science to Study Air Pollution Effect on COVID-19 Outcomes
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Francesca Dominici and Rachel Nethery saw a way to connect the research they were doing on air pollution and health with the pandemic. They are studying the ef...
20 Elo 202034min
Manisha Desai | The Importance of Data Integrity in COVID-19 Clinical Trials
Manisha Desai is a professor of medicine (research) and of biomedical data science, and director of the Quantitative Sciences Unit at Stanford University. She is an expert in the design and analysis o...
16 Heinä 202038min
Newsha Ajami | Improving Urban Water Systems Through Data Science, Public Policy and Engineering
Newsha Ajami is a hydrologist specializing in sustainable water resource management, water policy, the water-energy-food nexus, and urban water strategy.When she was studying hydrology in grad school,...
3 Kesä 202033min
Andrea Gagliano | The Intersection of Arts and Technology
When Andrea was studying math as an undergrad, she was required to take an arts class in order to graduate, and soon discovered that she loved poetry. She learned that the process of writing a poem wa...
14 Touko 202031min
Ya Xu | Using Data To Create Economic Opportunities For All Members Of Global Workforce
Ya Xu manages LinkedIn’s global team of data scientists that manage data science projects across the company’s products, sales, marketing, economics, infrastructure, and operations. She says the compa...
15 Huhti 202040min
