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Ladies of Data 2022

Date: Time: 14:00 Location: Mariënburg, 's-Hertogenbosch (if COVID regulations allow it)

Be welcome to the third edition of Ladies of Data! An inclusive event for everyone who is interested in data science & diversity.

In the keynotes, be inspired by successful leaders in data science, the lessons they learned and their unique perspectives. Join our breakout sessions – hosted by a diverse set of speakers and moderators – for discussions about current hot topics in data science and AI.

Theme: Natural Language Processing

Data Science and AI always start with data. Tremendous amounts of data consist of text rather than numbers: media content such as newspapers and journals, blogs, websites, customer feedback and much more.

Text is a complex form of data: we have to deal with different languages, while all the languages keep changing with new vocabulary and word usage.  To deal with that complexity, a collection of methods has been developed, generically termed Natural Language Processing (NLP). NLP is relevant for all the data-driven companies and everyone benefits from good NLP applications: spam filters block malicious emails, translations are automated, companies get deeper insights into what their customers want, people can find jobs that fit their profiles better, etc.

NLP is interesting from a diversity perspective, too. If not treated with caution, NLP can reinforce biases that are present in how the languages are used by humans. Join us in exploring this interesting theme and be a part of discussions about current hot topics in NLP and beyond.

Program

14.00 Welcome & introduction by hosts Oliviana Bailey & Ksenia
14.15 Keynote 1: Margot Rozendaal, DPG
14.50 Break
15.00 Break out sessions

  • Break out 1: What (biases) have language models learned? by Heleen Rutjes and Tilburg University researcher Emiel van Miltenburg (host: Noelle Cicilia)
  • Break out 2: Automatic Speech Recognition by Esther van den Berg from Amberscript
  • Break out 3: Turning NLP techniques into business insights by Milou Ehrismann from Underlined

15:55 Keynote 2: Rina Joosten, Seedlink
16.25 Wrap up and closing, followed by drinks.

More information about Ladies of Data 2022

This event is hosted by JADS, a collaboration between Tilburg University, TU/e, Gemeente ‘s-Hertogenbosch and Provincie Noord-Brabant focused on data science & entrepreneurship.