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 WiML @ Data & AI Careers Festival 2026 Woodhouse, England March 24, 2026 12:00 pm - 05:00 pm GMT Get career advice and hear about opportunities from data & AI experts from local, national, and global organisations. Join our data & AI careers festival featuring speakers from various roles across industry, including Netflix, Nestle, and the NHS. They’ll be talking about their roles, their projects, career development and any available opportunities for graduates. We hope you can join us for this unique opportunity to hear talks from a diverse range of data specialists, followed by a Q&A panel and networking. Pizza will be served from 12:00 pm - once it's gone, it's gone! Exhibition stands | 12:00 - 3pm | Parkinson Building Keynote speakers |3pm - 5pm | Parkinson SR 1.08 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS NETFLIX: An Nguyen, Regional Consumer Insights Lead, Jo Hall, Consumer Insights Lead for the UK and Nordics NESTLE: Rob Wood, Data Scientist NHS ENGLAND: Sarah Culkin, Deputy Director of Data Science UST: Andrea Liotta, Data Science Team Lead EXHIBITORS BT Morrisons The Alan Turing Institute Answer Digital Ligentia Oakland Impactive West Yorkshire Pension Fund Wx Labs And more! More info here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/data-ai-careers-festival-2026-tickets-1983346007298?aff=oddtdtcreator#organizer-card Previous Next

All events WiML Workshop 2016 Barcelona, Spain December 5, 2016 08:00 am — 05:00 pm The 11th annual Women in Machine Learning workshop will be colocated with NIPS 2016 in Barcelona, Spain in December 2016. See the workshop website for details! The organizers are: Diana Cai, Deborah Hanus, Sarah Tan, Isabel Valera, and Rose Yu. The invited speakers are: Jennifer Chayes, Maya Gupta, Anima Anandkumar, and Suchi Saria, with Tamara Broderick and Sinead Williamson giving remarks on WiML updates. Recorded talks can be found at this link . Previous Next

All events WiML Luncheon @ COLT 2016 New York, New York June 24, 2016 12:30 pm — 02:30 pm WiML is hosting a luncheon at COLT 2016 in New York. The organizer is Kamalika Chaudhuri. Date: Friday, June 24, 2016, 12.30pm-2.30pm Venue: Columbia University, New York Event details: http://www.learningtheory.org/wp-content/uploads/handout.pdf Registration: Register during COLT registration ( www.learningtheory.org/colt2016/ ). 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

All events WiML Luncheon @ KHIPU 2025 Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile and virtual March 14, 2025 We're building a vibrant community of AI leaders, researchers, and enthusiasts dedicated to: ● Advancing AI education through free, world-class training ● Connecting and empowering Latin American AI talent across borders ● Unleashing AI's potential to address challenges and create opportunities in the region We believe in inclusive participation. KHIPU 2025 offers free registration for all accepted participants and travel support for selected students. A networking lunch will be offered on Friday 14th March. The idea is to give advice on topics which are usually challenging, such as interviews or salary negotiation. Organizer: KHIPU Additional information can be found here or email at jdunstan@uc.cl . 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 2013 Lake Tahoe, Nevada December 9, 2013 08:00 am — 06:00 pm The 8th annual Women in Machine Learning workshop was colocated with NIPS 2013 in Lake Tahoe, Nevada in December 2013. The workshop website is no longer maintained. The organizers were: Jennifer Healey, Katie Kinnaird, Zornitsa Kozareva, Talieh S. Tabatabaei, Sonia Todorova. 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

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 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 Workshop 2015 Montreal, Canada December 7, 2015 07:30 am — 06:00 pm The 10th annual Women in Machine Learning workshop will be colocated with NIPS 2015 in Montreal, Canada in December 2015. See the workshop website for details! The organizers are: Abbie Jacobs, Kate Niehaus, Svitlana Volkova, Maithra Raghu, and Ramya Ramakrishnan. The invited speakers are: Raia Hadsell, Lillian Lee, Been Kim, and Corinna Cortes, with Amy Greenwald, Hanna Wallach, and Jennifer Wortman Vaughan giving the opening remarks. Previous Next

All events WiML Partner Event: Virtual Women in Science Fireside Chat with Amazon Virtual December 9, 2020 11:00 am - 12:30 pm WiML is excited to announce the Virtual Women in Science Fireside Chat by WiML Partner Amazon. Join some of Amazon’s top leaders and researchers in Machine Learning to learn about the valuable knowledge and experience of successful Women in Research at Amazon. These remarkable leaders from Alexa, Consumer and AWS will engage in a casual discussion on innovation, their career path and a Q&A. They are: Na Zhang, ML Science Manager, Customer Trust & Partner Support Vanessa Murdock, Manager Applied Science, Alexa Shopping Nashlie Sephus, Applied Science Manager, Rekognition and Video Katrin Kirchhoff, Senior Manager, Applied Science AWS Transcribe Priya Ponnapalli, Senior Manager, Data Science, AWS ML Solutions Lab These women will share their insights and experiences as women in science and will be covering topics such as navigating your career path, finding a mentor and work life balance. When: Wednesday, December 9th, 2020, 11am – 12.30pm PT Where: Virtual Registration: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/4812705742642619918 Organized by Amazon. Amazon is a WiML Diamond Partner. Previous Next

All events WiML-CWS Social @ AISTATS 2022 Virtual March 29, 2022 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Women in Machine Learning (WiML) and the Caucus for Women in Statistics (CWS) are excited to announce a 1-hour social event at AISTATS 2022 on Tuesday, 29 March, starting at 6 PM UTC. The event will start with a couple of icebreaker sessions to encourage networking among participants. In the main part of the event there will be a Q&A with WiML sponsors, WiML board members and CWS board members in an open format: participants are encouraged to come with questions on topics ranging from career advice, time-management, to conducting research topics. Event Format Agenda (all times approximate) 6:00 – 6:10 pm UTC – (10 min) Welcome and opening remarks 6:10 – 6:25 pm UTC – (15 min) small group discussions 6:25 – 6:55 pm UTC – (30 min) Q&A with WiML sponsors, WiML board members and CWS board members 6:55 – 7:00 pm UTC – (5 min) Closing remarks Joining Instructions How to join: You can find the Zoom link on the AISTATS portal: https://virtual.aistats.org/virtual/2022/affinity-event/3686 (AISTATS registration required to access). Event limited to 300 participants. Participant instructions: We suggest preparing one or two lines to describe your work and research, as well as any other topics you may want to discuss. During the Q&A, you can type-in or verbally ask questions for WiML board members and/or our sponsors, so bring any questions you may have! Questions? Email workshop@wimlworkshop.org . By joining the event, you agree to abide by the AISTATS Code of Conduct and WiML Code of Conduct . SPONSORS -Platinum- Previous Next