Some Post-Event Comments:

From attendees:

• It was my first time and I loved it. Looking forward to next events!
• Hearty Congratulations Hind and the entire organizing team for this amazing success! It all adds up to the legacy of WiDS UAE .. Thank you for all the efforts ladies!

From speakers:

• LinkedIn: Reflecting over the last week, it was an amazing experience participating in Women in Data Science (WiDS) Worldwide event as a speaker with my colleague Nadeen Tarek. We presented a lightening talk about our senior design project which is anomaly detection in multidimensional IoT data. I am glad that we could contribute to the growing female representation in data science. Thank you for inviting us and for the well organized event Abeer Haroon Susan Malaika Salva Umar Zantout Hind
• LinkedIn: It was my pleasure to present my senior design project today at the Women in Data Science (WiDS) Worldwide UAE Chapter event along with my teammate Nouran Sheta. Thank you for giving me this great opportunity Abeer Haroon Susan Malaika Salva Umar Zantout Hind.
  
• LinkedIn: Excellent conference day today for the #wids2022 UAE chapter @ Heriot-Watt University, Dubai Campus. I gave a lightning talk on AI bias and fairness and chaired a panel on the "Evolution of Data Science in the Region" with the inspiring Nadine Hajj, PhD and Natalie Fuller. But mostly it felt so good to meet in person the great community of Women in Data Science and learn from them.
  
• LinkedIn: I am really honored to be a part of Women In Data Science event held yesterday at Heriot-Watt University, Dubai Campus. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Dr. Neamat El Gayar, Dr. Zantout Hind and WiDS organizers for giving me an opportunity to present my thesis on "Customer Churn Analysis and Prediction".
• LinkedIn: This morning I was honoured to deliver a lightning talk on Women in Data Science and the glass ceiling. Thank you Susan Malaika, Zantout Hind, Salva Umar and Anchal Bhalla for this wonderful opportunity to represent Curtin University Dubai at #wids2022
• LinkedIn: Fantastic Women in Data Science (WiDS) Worldwide event yesterday at the Heriot-Watt University, Dubai Campus. Was brilliant to attend an in person event, and put some names to faces. Thank You to my co-panelist Nadine Hajj, PhD and our brilliant chair Sameh BEN FREDJ, PhD, it was a great conversation on the Evolution of Data Science within the region. I particularly enjoyed the fascinating talk from Swati Nirupam. Great to hear about your Data Science research focussed around creating solutions that will improve the quality of so many lives! Anchal Bhalla, and the rest of the #WIDS UAE ambassadors, Thank you for inviting me to speak at the event!

From WiDS ambassadors:  

• Thank you all for such a wonderful event. Loved working with each and everyone of you and looking forward to many more successful WiDS events in the future.
•  It was my pleasure to join this year the team as ambassador and to work with all of you. Really enjoyed the collaboration and team vibes and congratulations for the event!
• There was a real buzz in the adjoining networking room, set up with tables and chairs and snacks/tea/coffee. And in the main room we had an attentive audience till the end. The academic keynote was awesome.
• I was very happy to meet people f2f, especially my fellow ambassadors

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A team of WiDS (Women in Data Science) Ambassadors and friends in the UAE will deliver a WiDS regional event in May 2022. The event will take place in-person on May 21, 2022 at Heriot Watt University in Dubai.- we look forward to seeing you there. The sessions will be live-streamed and recorded.

Please go ahead and register here : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-in-data-science-tickets-329480022617

Below is an agenda overview: We are excited about the wonderful speakers. The agenda is still subject to change.

Morning Session

Time(UAE)	Topic – Hosts for the morning
9:55am	Opening – Chair: Hind Zantout, Heriot Watt Dubai
10:00am	Industry Keynote : Future of work - the role of AI in Talent Management space, Rahma Beaugrand, SAP
10:20am	Panel: Exploring different career paths for women in Data Science   Chair: Anchal Bhalla, Capgemini Dina Abdel Rahman, Du , https://www.linkedin.com/in/dina-abdel-rahman-5565a622/ Aruna Arumugam, Reprise Digital, https://www.linkedin.com/in/arunaarumugam/ Sissy Chen, Swvl, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sissy-chen/ Nawel Mahmoudi, ValueGrid,  https://www.linkedin.com/in/nawel-mahmoudi-95179885/ Satavisha Mukherjee, Wipro, https://www.linkedin.com/in/satavisha-mukherjee-b9389315/ Maha Saade, Middlesex University Dubai https://www.mdx.ac.ae/about-us/our-people/staff-detail/maha-saadeh
10:55am	Q&A from audience
11:10am	Break
11:30am	Lightning Talks 1 (5 X 5 min) – Chairs Salva Umar, RTA and Abeer Haroon, IBM Women in data science: Breaking the glass ceiling, Anna Tarabasz, Curtin University Dubai Bias and Fairness in AI, Sameh Benfredi, Emirates Colour Extraction with Unsupervised Learning Algorithms to support Special Needs, Swati NIRUPAM, Heriot Watt, An Emergency Service Facilities Site Selection: A Machine Learning-based Technique, Mariam Hassan Ali Eisa Althabahi, University of Sharjah Intelligent process automation: RPA and AI, Fatima DakAlBab, University of Sharjah
Noon	Fireside Chat: The evolution of data science in the region Natalie Fuller , CAFU, Nadine Hajj  RTA  - Chair:, Sameh Benfredi, Emirates
12:30pm	Lunch Break
1:30pm	Lunch Break End

Afternoon Session

1:30pm	Academic Keynote: Deep Learning Techniques for Healthcare: Imaging, Medical Records, Genomics, and Robotic-Assisted Surgery, Aamna Mohammed Al Shehhi, Khalifa University
1:50pm	Short Talks: Data Science in Practice: Uncovering Similarities and Differences across Use Cases Chairs Hind Zantout, Heriot Watt and Anca Bocanet, Higher Colleges of Technology Graph Models for Smart, Integrated Transport Systems, Faten AbdulLatif, RTA Recent Advances and Breakthroughs in Hyperspectral Single Image Super Resolution, Nour Osama Abdallah Aburaed, University of Dubai - MBRSC lab Data-driven digital phenotyping: The i-PROGNOSIS case study, Sofia Alexandra Dias, Khalifa University  An Open-Source approach to adopting Ethical AI, Naiyarah Hussain, Independent
2:30pm	Break
2:45pm	Panel Taking Stock : Exploring Similarities and Differences across Diverse Data Science Applications Panelists are the Short Talks Speakers
3:15pm	Break
3:30pm	Lightning Talks 2 (5 X 5 min) – Chair Salva Umar, RTA Combining Machine Learning with advanced sensors and Gamification for Stress Management, Anna-Maria Pappa, Khalifa University Deep Reinforcement Learning for Data Dissemination Through UAV Networks, Lina Bariah, Khalifa University  Customer Churn Analysis & Prediction, Mary Thankam, Heriot Watt,   Anomaly detection in multidimensional IoT data, Nouran Shetta & , Nadeen Tarek, American University of Sharjah Trustworthy AI: From Principles to Practices, Abeer Haroon, IBM
4:00pm	Lightning Talks Q&A from Audience
4:05pm	Closing – Chair: Hind Zantout, Heriot Watt Dubai
4:15pm	End

WiDS UAE 2021 is an independent event that is organized by WiDS Ambassadors listed below as part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference organized by Stanford University and an estimated  200+ locations worldwide, which features outstanding women doing outstanding work in the field of data science. All genders are invited to attend all WiDS Worldwide conference events.

WiDS Ambassadors:

• Sukanya Bakshi , A.P. Moller - Maersk
• Sameh Benfredi, Emirates 
• Anca Bocanet, Higher Colleges of Technology
• Anchal Bhalla, Capgemini
• Abeer Haroon, IBM
• Salva Umar, RTA
• Hind Zantout, Heriot Watt Dubai

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