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All events WiML Workshop 2006 San Diego, California December 4, 2006 08:45 am — 06:00 pm The 1st Women in Machine Learning workshop was colocated with Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing 2006 in San Diego, California in October 2006. The workshop website is no longer maintained. The organizers were: Hanna Wallach, Jenn Wortman, and Lisa Wainer, with faculty advisor Amy Greenwald. The invited speakers were: Jennifer Dy, Amy Greenwald, Lise Getoor, and Marie desJardins. 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

< Back Sidhika Balachandar PhD Student at UC Berkeley WiML Mentorship Program 2nd WiML Mentorship: PhD Applications, 2022–2023, 3rd WiML Mentorship: PhD Applications, 2023–2024, 4th WiML Mentorship: Ph.D. Applications and Job Seekers 2024–2025 "Hello! My name is Sidhika. I am a fourth-year Computer Science PhD student at UC Berkeley. I work on problems at the intersection of machine learning, fairness, and healthcare. I am advised by Emma Pierson and Nikhil Garg. I am fortunate to be supported by the NSF GRFP. I am interested in creating models in settings where outcome data is missing or biased (e.g., ICLR 2024). In particular, my research has focused on the following questions: What are the challenges of using outcome data collected from human decision makers or crowdsourced platforms? What identification approaches can we use to create models in these settings? Can we leverage external, domain specific information or data?" What was your favorite part about serving as a WiML Mentor? "As a WiML mentor, I have been able to meet and learn from some amazing peers! My mentees have shaped my research vision, given me book recs, and have been a pleasure to get to know!" 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

Give and receive advice, gain knowledge, and make connections. Our annual long-term mentorship program fosters meaningful long-term connections and provides targeted advice to early career researchers. MENTORSHIP Give and receive advice, gain knowledge, and make connections WiML is committed to advancing the careers of women and non-binary people studying and working in machine learning. Many of our events have mentorship roundtables that bring together mentors and attendees in close conversation on technical and career topics. Outside of events, our annual long-term mentorship program fosters meaningful long-term connections and provides targeted mentorship on specific topics that are selected every year, ranging from PhD applications to job seeking. 6th Annual WiML Mentorship Program (2026-2027) Whether you're seeking mentorship or ready to mentor, there's a place for you. Visit the 2026–2027 WiML Mentorship Program page to learn more about eligibility, key dates, and how to apply. Learn More & Apply Mentorship History 5th WiML Mentorship: Post-graduate degree applicants and job seeker 2025–2026 The goal of this program is to provide mentorship to early-career women and non-binary people studying and/or working in machine learning. The program will run between September 2025 and May 2026. Application deadlines are indicated in the "Timeline" section. The website for the 5th mentorship can be found here . 4th WiML Mentorship: Ph.D. Applications and Job Seekers 2024–2025 The 2024-2025 mentorship grew its focus not only to support graduate degree program applicants, but job seekers, in partnership with WiML corporate partners. The website for the 4th mentorship can be found here [website ]. 3rd WiML Mentorship: PhD Applications, 2023–2024 The 2023-2024 mentorship continued with a focus on supporting members of our community applying to research-oriented degree programs in machine learning, including PhD and Masters programs. This year, WiML also received a grant from NeurIPS to support this work, and started funding mentees’ application fee expenses. The website for the 3rd mentorship can be found here [website ]. The success of the mentorship so far was described here [NeurIPS website ]. 2nd WiML Mentorship: PhD Applications, 2022–2023 Building on the success of our pilot, the 2022–2023 mentorship narrowed its focus to support PhD applicants. This allowed us to provide tailored guidance throughout the PhD application process. 1st WiML Mentorship: Pilot, 2021–2022 Our pilot program in 2021–2022 was our first step toward establishing a formal, long-term mentorship community within WiML. The focus of the pilot was on general career development in machine learning, and the participants ranged from students to professionals.

All events WiML Workshop @ NeurIPS San Diego 2025 San Diego, CA, USA. December 2, 2025 20th Women in Machine Learning Workshop (WiML 2025) — the workshop is co-located with NeurIPS on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. For more information, please visit the event’s website here. Registration WiML Workshop @ NeurIPS — Tuesday, December 2, 2025 Register here→ https://luma.com/rl9urp5b WiML Reception–20th Anniversary Celebration — Wednesday, December 3, 2025 Register here → https://luma.com/zqblpt09 Previous Next

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All events WiML Virtual Un-Workshop @ ICML 2021 Virtual July 21, 2021 8:00 am- 6:00 pm The 2nd Women in Machine Learning virtual Un-Workshop is co-located with virtual ICML on Monday, July 21th, 2021. See the un-workshop website for details. The organizers are Olivia Choudhury, Vaidheeswaran Archana, Hadia Mohmmed Osman Ahmed Samil, Berivan Isik, Liyue Shen, Arushi Majha, Beliz Gokkaya and Wenshuo Guo. Previous Next

All events WiML Symposium @ ICML 2026 Seoul, South Korea July 8, 2026 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM The Women in Machine Learning Symposium @ ICML 2026 is an inclusive, community-centered event happening on Wednesday, July 8th, in person as part of the ICML 2026 conference in Seoul, South Korea. The program features invited talks, a panel discussion, poster sessions, mentoring round tables, breakout Q&As, and community networking opportunities. Additional information can be found here . Previous Next

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All events WiML Reception @ NeurIPS Mexico City 2025 Ciudad de México, México November 30, 2025 9 am to 12.30 pm LatinX in AI is proud to share its joint affinity group half-day workshop, with Women in Machine Learning and Queer in AI, happening at the official co-location of the NeurIPS 2025 conference in Mexico City. For more information, please visit the event’s website here. This event will take place on November 30th at the Hilton Mexico City Reforma from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM. Registration WiML and LatinX in AI Reception — Sunday, November 30 Register here → https://luma.com/4g8258pe WiML and Queer in AI at LatinX in AI Workshop — Sunday, November 30 Register here→ https://www.latinxinai.org/registration Previous Next

< Back Archana Vaidheeswaran WiML Director (2023-2026)