Women in Data Science (WiDS) Kathmandu 2023

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WiDS Kathmandu 2023 is an independent event that is organized by Manisha Panta and Reecha Khanal as part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference and WiDS Datathon organized by Stanford University and an estimated 150+ 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.

We are planning to organize WiDS Kathmandu Datathon in February, 2023 and WiDS Kathmandu Conference in June, 2023.


About WiDS Global






PAST INVITED SPEAKERS


Dr. Sabita Acharya

R&D Scientist, NLP
Procter & Gamble

Dr. Rojina Adhikary

Senior Engineer
Qualcomm Inc.

Dr. Samrachana Adhikari

Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
School of Medicine, New York University

Dr. Archana Bhattarai

Senior Search Relevance Engineer
Apple

Ms. Asmita Bhattarai

PhD Candidate | GIS Analyst, Geospatial Data Science
University of Utah

Shelly Darnutzer

WIDS Program Manager
WiDS Worldwide Team

Dr. Jwala Dhamala

Research Scientist
Amazon (Alexa)

Ms. Darshan Karki

Research Scholar
Space, Nature & Society Unit
Department of Geography, University of Zurich

Ms. Rubeena Mahato

Development Policy Expert
UNICEF

Dr. Shristi Pandey

Scientist, Computational Biology
Genentech

Dr. Smrittee Kala Panta

Head - Bachelor in Hospitality and Tourism Management
Little Angles' College of Management

Dr. Elina Pradhan

Economist
World Bank Group

Dr. Dovan Rai

Research Fellow
Global Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies (GIIS), Nepal

Dr. Abha Karki Rajbhandari

Assistant Professor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Ms. Sangita Sharma

Project Manager
Leapfrog Technology

Dr. Prerana Shrestha

Assistant Professor
Stony Brook University

Dr. Reshma Shrestha

Assistant Professor | Department of Geomatics Engineering
Kathmandu University (KU)

PAST PANELISTS


Ms. Nidarshana Dhakal

Data Scientist
Facebook

Dr. Sakhila Ghimire

Postdoctoral Researcher
University Hospital Regensburg

Ms. Shreeya Khadka

Software Engineer
NVIDIA

Ms. Liza Maharjan

International Development | Strategy
World Bank Group

Ms. Sayam Moktan

PhD candidate
Department of Political Science at University of Cincinnati

Ms. Richa Pandey

Instructor
Center for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT), Government of Nepal

Ms. Bonny Pradhan

Principal Software Engineer
LIS Nepal Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Shailee Pradhan

Economist
Group Sustainability | Swiss Reinsurance Company

Ms. Manita Raut

Senior Research Officer
International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Nepal

Ms. Dharana Rijal

Data Scientist
Consultant
World Bank Group

Dr. Neha Shrestha

Principal Investigator
Research Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology

Ms. Samikshya Siwakoti

Researcher Specialist at Princeton University

PAST PANEL MODERATORS

Ms. Asmita Bhattarai

PhD Candidate
Geospatial Data Science University of Utah

Ms. Astha Sharma

Software Engineer
Lot18

Ms. Sangita Sharma

Project Manager
Leapfrog Technology






WiDS Kathmandu 2023 AGENDA 2023 [TBD]







WiDS Kathmandu 2023 Ambassadors


Manisha Panta

PhD Student
University of New Orleans

Reecha Khanal

Software Engineer
Gainwell Technologies LLC





WiDS Kathmandu 2023 Junior Scholars


Aashna Shimkhada

Senior
Computer Science
Cupertino High School

Sneha Dhital

Senior
Computer Science
Hawken Upper School

Laxmi Kathayat

Freshman
B.Sc CSIT
Siddhanath Science Campus






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