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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

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

< 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

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 2nd WiML Mentoring Program for PhD Applications: Panel on Recommendation Letters Virtual October 20, 2022 9:00 am - 10:00 am This event, part of the WiML’s 2022-2023 Mentorship Program on the theme of PhD applications, takes place 9-10am PT in Zoom. Mentors and mentees of the 2022-2023 Mentorship Program are invited to attend. Panelists: Mercy Asiedu (Google), Sabina Tomkins (University of Michigan), Arthur Gretton (UCL), Matt Kusner (UCL) Moderator: Erin Grant (UCL) Previous Next

All events WiML Un-Workshop @ ICML 2023 Honolulu, Hawai'i July 28, 2023 9:35 am - 10:50 am The 4th WiML Un-Workshop is co-located with ICML on Friday, July 28th, 2023. For more information or to register, please go here. Previous Next

All events WiML Breakfast @ ICML 2015 Lille, France July 8, 2015 07:00 am — 08:30 am WiML is hosting a breakfast at ICML 2015 in Lille, France. The breakfast is designed to facilitate networking and mentoring for women in machine learning, with specified table topics ranging from advice on career planning to establishing collaborations. Date: Wednesday, 8 July 2015, 7am-8.30am Venue: Room Rotterdam, Lille Grand Palais, 1 Boulevard des Cites-Unies, Lille Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wiml-icml-breakfast-2015-registration-16531922425 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

All events 3rd WiML Mentorship Program for PhD Applications: Panel on Research Statements Virtual October 23, 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. The panel topic is on “How to write a research statement for Master’s & Ph.D applications in ML”. Panelists: Emma Pierson (Cornell Tech), Sinead Williamson (UT Austin) Moderator: Erin Grant (UC Berkeley) Previous Next

All events WiML Workshop 2018 Montreal, Canada December 3, 2018 09:00 am — 10:00 pm The 13th annual Women in Machine Learning workshop will be colocated with NeurIPS 2018 in Montreal, Canada in December 2018. See the workshop website for details! The organizers are: Aude Hofleitner, Audrey Durand, Nyalleng Moorosi, Sarah Poole, and Amy Zhang. The invited speakers are: Isabel Kloumann, Po-Ling Loh, Raquel Urtasun, and Emma Brunskill, with Katie Kinnaird giving the closing remarks. Recorded talks can be found at this link . Previous Next

All events WiML Partner Event: New England Women in ML Event with IBM Research Cambridge, Massachusetts April 19, 2019 03:45 pm — 06:00 pm WiML is excited to announce an event by WiML Partner IBM Research 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, providing opportunities to present their own research, and connecting them to mentors, role models and colleagues. Join the event this Thurs 6/20. Speakers and activities include: – A talk by Tamara Broderick (Assistant Professor, MIT) on “Approximate Cross Validation for Large Data and High Dimensions”. – Reception immediately after the event. When: Thursday June 20, 2019, 4:00pm – 5:00pm with reception immediately after the event Where: IBM Research Cafe, 75 Binney St. Cambridge, MA 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), Kristen Severson (IBM Research). IBM Research is a WiML Platinum Partner. Previous Next