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Board of Directors Established in 2009, the goals of the Board of Directors are to: (i) facilitate long-term activities, such as multi-year funding grants; (ii) ensure the continuity of the workshop across years; (iii) organize activities such as a mentorship network and additional activities unrelated to the workshop. Current board members are listed below. Sarah Tan, PhD WiML President Read More Akiko I. Eriguchi, PhD WiML Treasurer Read More Erin Grant, PhD WiML Director Read More Archana Vaidheeswaran WiML Director Read More Eda Okur WiML Director Read More Diane Oyen, PhD WiML Director Read More Tiffany Ding WiML Director Read More Nikita Saxena WiML Director Read More Natasa Tagasovska, PhD WiML Secretary Read More Alessandra Tosi, PhD WiML Vice President of Programs Read More Mandana Samiei WiML Director Read More Gloria Namanya WiML Director Read More Judy Hanwen Shen WiML Director Read More Laya Rafiee Sevyeri, PhD WiML Director Read More Shweta Khushu WiML Director Read More Giulia Clerici, PhD WiML Director Read More Tatjana Chavdarova, PhD WiML Vice President of Events Read More Caroline Weis, PhD WiML Director Read More Arushi GK Majha, PhD WiML Director Read More Michela Benedetti WiML Director Read More Luisa Cutillo, PhD WiML Director Read More Elizabeth Healey, PhD WiML Director Read More Tiffany Vlaar, PhD WiML Director Read More

< Back Clarissa Guevara Gomez Professor at Tec de Monterrey Clarissa Guevara Gómez holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law and a Master’s in Public Policy from Tecnológico de Monterrey. She is also part of the fifth cohort in Strategic Political Communication at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO). She has participated as part of the Mexican Delegation at the 63rd Commission on the Status of Women (CSW-63) of the United Nations and at the XIV Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean. She is a researcher within the Alliance’s fr Feminist AI Research Network, where she focuses on gender-sensitive data, femicide prevention strategies, and feminist approaches to artificial intelligence. She previously served as National Officer on Security and Justice and National Officer on Gender and Police Institutions at the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), supporting institutional strengthening processes with a human rights and gender perspective. Currently, she is a Professor in the Department of Law at Tecnológico de Monterrey, where she teaches courses on gender, justice, and public policy, and she also lectures in the graduate programs in Victimology and Security with a specialization in Crime Prevention at the University of Citizen Security of Nuevo León. She has served as a Mentor in the STEM Olympiads organized by the Institute of Nuclear Sciences of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), supporting young women and gender-diverse participants in developing scientific and technological trajectories grounded in social justice and community-centered learning. She was a speaker at the First International Congress of the Center for Critical Studies on Gender and Feminisms at Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City): Critical Perspectives on Gender in Contexts of Artificial Intelligence, offering reflections on data ethics and feminist technopolitics. She also participated in the Encontro da Rede Latino-Americana de Inteligência Artificial Feminista – Confluências Tecnofeministas para Futuros Possíveis at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), contributing to regional collaborative efforts for situated, community-centered, and justice-oriented approaches to artificial intelligence. Previous Next

Past Mentors Here we highlight Past Mentors of WiML Sharmita Dey Postdoctoral Researcher at ETH Zurich Read More Love Allen Chijioke Ahakonye Senior Researcher at Kumoh National Institute of Technology Read More Sandhya Prabhakaran Applied Research Scientist at Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida Read More Clarissa Guevara Gomez Professor at Tec de Monterrey Read More Sidhika Balachandar PhD Student at UC Berkeley Read More

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

All events 3rd WiML Mentorship Program for PhD Applications: Panel on Fellowship Applications Virtual September 27, 2023 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm This event, part of the WiML’s 2023-2024 Mentorship Program on the theme of PhD applications, takes place 4-5pm UTC in Zoom. Mentors and mentees of the 2023-2024 Mentorship Program are invited to attend. Panelists: Luisa Cutillo (University of Leeds), Deepti Raghavan (Stanford University), Andreea Bobu (Boston Dynamics / MIT) Moderator: Erin Grant (UC Berkeley) Previous Next

All events WiML Luncheon @ ICML 2017 Sydney, Australia August 8, 2017 12:00 pm — 02:00 pm WiML is hosting a luncheon at ICML 2017 in Sydney, Australia. The goal of this event is to bring together female faculty members, research scientists, data scientists, and graduate students to meet, find mentorship, and learn from each other. Date: Tuesday, August 8, 2017, 12pm-2pm Venue: Grand Ballroom at The Westin Sydney, Sydney Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wiml-icml-luncheon-2017-tickets-36123495347# If you see any errors or omissions or have any information to contribute to this page, please contact us at info@wimlworkshop.org SPONSORS -Gold- -Silver- Previous Next

All events WiML Reception @ CoRL 2017 Mountain View, California November 13, 2017 08:00 pm — 11:00 pm WiML is hosting a networking reception at the 2017 Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL). The organizers are Chelsea Finn and Coline Devin. Date: Monday, November 13, 2017, 8pm-11pm Venue: Steins Beer Garden, Mountain View Registration: Register during CoRL registration ( https://sites.google.com/a/robot-learning.org/corl2017/home/corl2017 ) If you see any errors or omissions or have any information to contribute to this page, please contact us at info@wimlworkshop.org SPONSORS Previous Next

Past Board of Directors: WiML would like to acknowledge the efforts of previous board members whose efforts made WiML into what it is today. Past Board of Directors WiML would like to acknowledge the efforts of previous board members whose efforts made WiML into what it is today. If you see any errors or omissions on this page please contact us at info@wimlworkshop.org . Jenn Wortman Vaughan, PhD WiML Co-Founder, Director (2009-2012, 2014-2018) Read More Finale Doshi-Velez, PhD WiML President (2013-2015), Director (2009-2012, 2016-2018) Read More Ioana Bica, PhD WiML Secretary (2023-2025), Director (2021-2023) Read More Inmar Givoni, PhD WiML Secretary (2009-2012) Read More Sarah Brown, PhD WiML Treasurer (2016-2019) Read More Jenny Sy WiML Treasurer (2019-2022) Read More Been Kim, PhD WiML Vice President of Research & Policy (2019-2020), Director (2016-2018) Read More Audrey Durand, PhD WiML Vice President of Events (2021-2022) Read More Emma Brunskill, PhD WiML Director (2011-2016) Read More Raia Hadsell, PhD WiML Director (2017-2021) Read More Nevena Lazic, PhD WiML Director (2009-2012) Read More Feryal Behbahani, PhD WiML Director (2019-2022) Read More Ehi Nosakhare, PhD WiML Director (2021-2024) Read More Marzyeh Ghassemi, PhD WiML Director (2016-2018) Read More Kate Niehaus, PhD WiML Director (2018-2020) Read More Savannah Thais, PhD WiML Director (2019-2021) Read More Ramya Ramakrishnan, PhD WiML Director (2020-2022) Read More Catherine Wah, PhD WiML Director (2022-2024) Read More Rachel Thomas, PhD WiML Director (2019-2020) Read More Linh Tran, PhD WiML Director (2022-2023) Read More Audrey Chang, PhD WiML Director (2022) Read More Hanna Wallach, PhD WiML Co-Founder, President (2009-2012), Director (2012-2016) Read More Katherine M. Kinnaird, PhD WiML President (2016-2019), Director (2014-2015) Read More Jessica Thompson, PhD WiML Secretary (2018-2020), Director (2016-2017) Read More Alicia Yi-Ting Tsai, PhD WiML Secretary (2020-2023) Read More Jo-Anne Ting, PhD WiML Treasurer (2009-2012) Read More Jennifer Healey, PhD WiML Vice President of Events (2017-2019, 2020-2021), Director (2019-2020) Read More Jessica Montgomery WiML Vice President of Research & Policy (2020-2021), Director (2019-2020, 2021-2022) Read More Tamara Broderick, PhD WiML Director (2013-2019) Read More Sinead Williamson, PhD WiML Director (2015-2018, 2020-2021) Read More Christina Papadimitriou WiML Director (2021-2025) Read More Barbara Engelhardt, PhD WiML Director (2013-2016) Read More Ilene Cartright WiML Director (2019-2022) Read More Sasha Luccioni, PhD WiML Director (2022-2025) Read More Pallika Kanani, PhD WiML Director (2013-2015) Read More Brandie Nonnecke, PhD WiML Director (2019-2021) Read More Amy Zhang, PhD WiML Director (2020-2022) Read More Sarah Poole, PhD WiML Director (2020-2022) Read More Kristy Choi, PhD WiML Director (2022-2024) Read More Sara Jennings WiML Director (2021-2022) Read More S. Aga Lee WiML Director (2022-2023) Read More Hewitt Tusiime WiML Director (2024) Read More Sarah Osentoski, PhD WiML President (2019-2022), Director (2009-2015) Read More Bethany Edmunds, PhD WiML President (2022-2023), Vice President of Programs (2021-2022), Director (2020-2021) Read More Allison Chaney, PhD WiML Secretary (2017-2018), Vice President of Research & Policy (2018-2019), Director (2016) Read More Po-Ling Loh, PhD WiML Treasurer (2023-2024), Director (2020-2023, 2024-2025) Read More Alice Zheng, PhD WiML Treasurer (2013-2015), Director (2012) Read More Jessica Schrouff, PhD WiML Vice President of Programs (2022-2023), Director (2020-2022, 2023-2024) Read More Nezihe Merve Gürel, PhD WiML Vice President of Events (2022-2023), Director (2021-2022) Read More Katherine Heller, PhD WiML Director (2012-2018) Read More Danielle Belgrave, PhD WiML Director (2019-2020, 2021-2024) Read More Elena Glassman, PhD WiML Director (2009-2012) Read More Diana Cai, PhD WiML Director (2019-2022) Read More Keren Gu WiML Director (2019-2022) Read More Svitlana Volkova, PhD WiML Director (2016-2018) Read More Claire Monteleoni, PhD WiML Director (2010-2012) Read More Meghana Bhimarao WiML Director (2019-2021) Read More Jane Wang, PhD WiML Director (2020-2022) Read More Sarah Aerni, PhD WiML Director (2021-2023) Read More Abigail Jacobs, PhD WiML Director (2018-2019) Read More Belén Saldías WiML Director (2022-2023) Read More Bahare Fatemi, PhD WiML Director (2023-2024) Read More

All events 3rd WiML Mentorship Program for PhD Applications: Panel on Recommendation Letters Virtual November 9, 2023 5:00 pm - 6 pm This event, part of the WiML’s 2023-2024 Mentorship Program on the theme of PhD applications, takes place 5-6pm UTC in Zoom. Mentors and mentees of the 2023-2024 Mentorship Program are invited to attend. The panel topic is on “How to ask for a recommendation letter in Master’s & Ph.D applications in ML”. Panelists: Yingzhen Li (Imperial College London), Martha White (University of Alberta), Rose Yu (UC San Diego) Moderator: Erin Grant (UC Berkeley) Previous Next

All events WiML Social @ EurIPS 2025 Treehouse, Bella Center, Copenhagen December 3, 2025 10:00-14:30 We are happy to invite you to the Women in Machine Learning (WiML) social co-located with EurIPS 2025 at The Tree House, Bella Center, Copenhagen. Registration WiML Social @ EurIPS — Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Register here → https://luma.com/rs5val4p Be aware that, to attend the event, you must be registered to the EurIPS conference: https://eurips.cc/ The WiML @ EurIPS 2025 social will be held in person with invited speakers, oral presentations, and posters. The event brings together members of the academic and industry research landscape for an opportunity to connect and exchange ideas, and learn from each other. Underrepresented minorities and undergraduates interested in pursuing machine learning research are encouraged to participate. All genders are invited to attend. Program 10:00 - 10:10: Opening remarks 10:10 - 10:40: Invited talk - Lina Jaurigue: “Reservoir Computing for On-Device ML for Hearing Aid Improvement” 10:40 - 11:00: Best Posters Short Talks (10min each) 11:00 - 11:30: Panel: “Navigating uncertainty and long-term career sustainability in Europe’s evolving ML landscape” - Panelists: Isabel Valera, Lina Jaurigue, Vinti Agarwal 11:30 - 12:30: Networking/mentoring activities 12:30 - 13:30: Lunch +Closing Remarks 13:30 - 14:30: Poster session We’re delighted to host Google’s sponsor booth from 11:30 to 13:30! Organizing Committee WiML Social Organizers Ana Lucic ( Website : https://a-lucic.github.io/ ) I am an assistant professor in AI at the University of Amsterdam, with a joint position between the Institute for Logic, Language, and Computation, and the Informatics Institute. My work focuses on interpretable machine learning for the natural sciences. Previously, I was a researcher at Microsoft Research AI for Science, where I was one of the core scientists behind the Aurora foundation model. I was also a research fellow at the Partnership on AI. I have a PhD in explainable ML from the University of Amsterdam, supervised by Maarten de Rijke and Hinda Haned. My MSc and BSc are both in mathematics from McMaster University. Stella Grasshof ( Website : https://stellagrasshof.com/ ) I am an Assistant Professor in the Data Science section at the IT University of Copenhagen and at the Pioneer Centre for Artificial Intelligence. I hold an M.Sc . in Computational Life Science from Universität zu Lübeck and a Dr.-Ing. (PhD) from the Leibniz Universität Hannover (Germany). My research lies at the intersection of human-centred machine learning and visual computing, with a focus on generative AI for images and video, human faces and motion, computer vision, and applications in mental health. Additionally, I am part of the Lundbeck Foundation Investigator Network (LFIN), where I serve as a board member. WiML Board Liaisons – WiML EurIPS liaison Giulia Clerici ( Website: https://clericigiulia.com/ ) -WiML Vice President of Events Tatjana Chavdarova ( Website: https://chavdarova.github.io/ ) -WiML Vice President of Programs Alessandra Tosi - (Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alessandra-tosi-824a78a3/ ) Thanks to our Sponsors! Platinum Gold Silver Bronze Previous Next

All events WiML Luncheon @ COLT 2025 lyon, France February 7, 2025 WiML is endorsing a luncheon at COLT 2025 in Lyon France. The event is meant to be a social and networking event for women and/or non-binary researchers in learning theory, as well as allies. The luncheon organized by Claire Vernade includes a networking activity, and a short panel on “Learning Theory: Research Directions in the Age of Foundations Models”. Additional information/ registration: Here Previous Next

All events WiML Workshop 2008 Vancouver, Canada December 8, 2008 08:00 am — 05:00 pm The 3rd annual Women in Machine Learning workshop was colocated with NIPS 2008 in Vancouver, Canada in December 2008. The workshop website is no longer maintained. The organizers were: Luiza Antonie, Anna Koop, and Jo-Anne Ting, with faculty advisor Joelle Pineau. The invited speakers were: Fei-Fei Li, Kristin Bennett, Daphne Koller, and Corinna Cortes. If you see any errors or omissions or have any information to contribute to this page, please contact us at info@wimlworkshop.org Previous Next