Women in Data Science (WiDS) Kathmandu 2021

July 24 - July 25 NPT (Shrawan 9 & 10)

Start Time - 8:00 AM, Nepal Time



Registeration Closed







WiDS Kathmandu 2021 is an independent event that is organized by Manisha Panta and Reecha Khanal as part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference 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.


About WiDS Global






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)

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

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






AGENDA


All Sessions First Session Second Session Third Session Fourth Session

Date and Time

Talk

Friday, July 23 9:15 PM CST, USA

Saturday, Shrawan 9 8:00 AM NPT

Welcome and Opening Remarks | Standford Video

Ms. Manisha Panta
Ph.D. Candidate | University of New Orleans

Friday, July 23 9:20 PM CST, USA

Saturday, Shrawan 9 8:05 AM NPT

Keynote

Shelly Darnutzer
WIDS Program Manager | WiDS Worldwide Team

Friday, July 23 9:35 PM CST, USA

Saturday, Shrawan 9 8:20 AM NPT

Looking from the Lens of Gender Mainstreaming: Inclusiveness of Women in Surveying and Geoinformation Technology in Nepal

Dr. Reshma Shrestha
Assistant Professor | Department of Geomatics Engineering | Kathmandu University (KU)

Saturday, July 24 10:05 PM CST, USA

Saturday, Shrawan 9 8:50 AM NPT

Visual Analytics of High-dimensional Data with Self-Organizing Maps

Ms. Asmita Bhattarai
PhD Candidate | GIS Analyst | University of Utah

Friday, July 23 10:25 PM CST, USA

Saturday, Shrawan 9 9:10 AM NPT

PANEL DISCUSSION: Qualitative data analysis in social science

Ms. Sayam Moktan
Ms. Manita Raut

Moderator: Ms. Asmita Bhattarai

Friday, July 23 11:05 PM CST, USA

Saturday, Shrawan 9 9:50 AM NPT

NETWORKING SESSION

Friday, July 23 11:25 PM CST, USA

Saturday, Shrawan 9 10:10 AM NPT

Dynamic Code Selection Method for Content Transfer in Deep Space Network

Dr. Rojina Adhikary
Senior Engineer | Qualcomm Inc.

Friday, July 23 11:55 PM CST, USA

Saturday, Shrawan 9 10:40 AM NPT

Prospects of data science for revival of tourism and hospitality industry in COVID-19 context in Nepal

Dr. Smrittee Kala Panta
Head - Bachelor in Hospitality and Tourism Management | Little Angles' College of Management

Saturday, July 24 12:15 AM CST, USA

Saturday, Shrawan 9 11:00 AM NPT

SPEED MENTORING

Saturday, July 24 9:15 AM CST, USA

Saturday, Shrawan 9 8:00 PM NPT

Data Generation and Use for Health Policy Design and Implementation

Dr. Elina Pradhan
Economist | World Bank Group

Saturday, July 24 9:45 AM CST, USA

Saturday, Shrawan 9 8:30 PM NPT

Data-driven solutions in Global Development: Trends, Possibilities and Limitations

Ms. Rubeena Mahato
Development Policy Expert | UNICEF

Saturday, July 24 10:05 AM CST, USA

Saturday, Shrawan 9 8:50 AM NPT

NETWORKING SESSION

Saturday, July 24 10:25 AM CST, USA

Saturday, Shrawan 9 9:10 PM NPT

PANEL DISCUSSION: Data Science and Policy

Dr. Shailee Pradhan
Ms. Dharana Rijal

Moderator: Ms. Asmita Bhattarai

Saturday, July 24 11:15 AM CST, USA

Saturday, Shrawan 9 10:00 PM NPT

SPEED MENTORING

Ms. Asmita Bhattarai

Saturday, July 24 11:35 AM CST, USA

Saturday, Shrawan 9 10:20 PM NPT

PANEL DISCUSSION: Data Science and Industry

Ms. Shreeya Khadka
Ms. Nidarshana Dhakal

Moderator: Ms. Sangita Sharma

Saturday, July 24 12:15 PM CST, USA

Saturday, Shrawan 9 11:00 PM NPT

NETWORKING SESSION

Saturday, July 24 9:15 PM CST, USA

Sunday, Shrawan 10 8:00 AM NPT

Beyond Keywords, What matters in Semantic Query Understanding

Dr. Archana Bhattarai
Senior Search Relevance Engineer | Apple

Saturday, July 24 9:45 PM CST, USA

Sunday, Shrawan 10 8:30 AM NPT

Applications of Artificial Intelligence for Social Good

Dr. Jwala Dhamala
Research Scientist | Amazon (Alexa)

Saturday, July 24 10:05 PM CST, USA

Sunday, Shrawan 10 8:50 AM NPT

SPEED MENTORING

Dr. Sabita Acharya

Saturday, July 24 10:25 PM CST, USA

Sunday, Shrawan 10 9:10 AM NPT

Applications of NLP and ML in various domains

Dr. Sabita Acharya
R&D Scientist, NLP | Procter & Gamble

Saturday, July 24 10:55 PM CST, USA

Sunday, Shrawan 10 9:40 AM NPT

AI in Education

Dr. Dovan Rai
Research Fellow | Global Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies (GIIS), Nepal

Saturday, July 24 11:25 PM CST, USA

Sunday, Shrawan 10 10:10 AM NPT

Role of Data Science in Project Management Metrics

Ms. Sangita Sharma
Project Manager | Leapfrog Technology

Saturday, July 24 11:45 PM CST, USA

Sunday, Shrawan 10 10:30 AM NPT

Data in Qualitative Research: Experiences in Academia and Beyond

Ms. Darshan Karki
PhD candidate | Department of Geography | University of Zurich

Saturday, July 24 12:15 PM CST, USA

Sunday, Shrawan 10 11:00 AM NPT

POSTER PRESENTATION

Sunday, July 25 9:15 AM CST, USA

Sunday, Shrawan 10 8:00 PM NPT

Brain and Body Interactions in Stress and Energy Metabolism

Dr. Abha Karki Rajbhandari
Assitant Professor | Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Sunday, July 25 9:45 AM CST, USA

Sunday, Shrawan 10 8:30 PM NPT

Towards understanding the molecular basis of emotional memories

Dr. Prerana Shrestha
Assitant Professor | Stony Brook University

Sunday, July 25 10:15 AM CST, USA

Sunday, Shrawan 10 9:00 PM NPT

PANEL DISCUSSION: Data Science in Biotech and its prospects in Nepal

Dr. Neha Shrestha
Dr. Sakhila Ghimire

Moderator: Dr. Abha Karki Rajbhandari

Sunday, July 25 11:05 AM CST, USA

Sunday, Shrawan 10 9:50 PM NPT

SPEED MENTORING & NETWORKING

Ms.Rubeena Mahato
Dr.Elina Pradhan

Sunday, July 25 11:35 AM CST, USA

Sunday, Shrawan 10 10:20 PM NPT

PANEL DISCUSSION: Experiences as Women in Data Science

Ms. Bonny Pradhan
Ms. Liza Maharjan
Ms. Richa Pandey
Ms. Samikshya Siwakoti

Moderator: Ms. Astha Sharma

Sunday, July 25 12:25 PM CST, USA

Sunday, Shrawan 10 11:10 PM NPT

Navigating Human Health and Disease Through Cell Atlases

Dr. Shristi Pandey
Scientist | Genentech

Sunday, July 25 12:55 PM CST, USA

Sunday, Shrawan 10 11:40 PM NPT

Data science for evidence-based decision making in medicine

Dr. Samrachana Adhikari
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics | School of Medicine, New York University

Sunday, July 25 1:15 PM CST, USA

Sunday, Shrawan 10 12:00 AM NPT

CLOSING REMARKS

The Reecha Khanal
Software Engineer | Gainwell Technologies LLC





WiDS Kathmandu 2021 Ambassadors


Manisha Panta

PhD Student
University of New Orleans

Reecha Khanal

Software Engineer
Gainwell Technologies LLC





Partners

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Organizing Partner





Collaborators

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VOLUNTEERS


Srishti Poudel

Management, Content, Publicity
EE 3rd year
Kathmandu University

Amisha Dahal

Management, Publicity
CS 4th year
Kathmandu University

Saakar KC

Management
CS 2nd year
Kathmandu University

Shreela Sapkota

Design
CE 1st year
Kathmandu University

Aawishkar Tiwari

Design
CE 1st year
Kathmandu University

Sadikshya Pokharel

Design
CE 1st year
Kathmandu University

Abha Acharya

Social media
CS 2nd year
Kathmandu University

Angelina Ghimire

Social Media, Content, Communication
CS 1st year
Kathmandu University

Sampada Deoju

Social media , Publicity
CS 1st year
Kathmandu University

Prekshya Dawadi

Communication
CS 1st year
Kathmandu University

Anisha Dhakal

Content creation, Note taking
CE 2nd year
Kathmandu University

Anjali Prajapati

Web
CE 2nd year
Kathmandu University

Saurav Ghimire

Web
CS 2nd year
Kathmandu University

Avaya Bajracharya

Web
CE 2nd year
Kathmandu University

Sagar Raj Thapaliya

Web
CS 2nd year
Kathmandu University

Anish Manandhar

Web
CE 2nd year
Kathmandu University

Anurag Timilsina

Web
CE 2nd year
Kathmandu University

Nibika Khatiwada

Publicity
CS 2nd year
Kathmandu University

Dikshya Poudel

Publicity
CS 2nd year
Kathmandu University

Sanskriti Deoju

Publicity
CM 1st year
Kathmandu University





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