The goal of this conference is to showcase the exciting work that is conducted by women in the field of data science.
Accomplished specialists from academia and industry give talks on relevant topics. The event is a great opportunity to exchange ideas and inspire each other.
We cordially invite everyone to attend!
Speakers & Topics 2026:
• Prof. Dr. Simone Weikl (OTH Regensburg): “AI for Sustainable Mobility: Leveraging New Data Sources for Understanding Mobility Behavior and Optimizing Transportation Systems“ explores how advanced data sources and machine learning are used to gain mobility insights (e.g., ride-style detection, traffic prediction) for safer and greener transportation.
• Dr. Oana Popescu (University of Potsdam & TU Berlin): “Causal inference for climate data: an example on land-atmosphere feedbacks“ discusses how causal discovery and effect estimation can reveal mechanisms in complex climate phenomena like heatwaves.
• Dr. Alison Merritt (OroraTech): “Data, Science, and AI at OroraTech“ presents how thermal Earth observation data and AI are used for near-real-time wildfire detection and fire spread modeling.
• Prof. Dr. Ute Schmid (University of Bamberg): “Human AI Alignment in Joint Decision Making and Problem Solving“ addresses the need for explainable and human-aligned AI methods to improve collaboration between humans and AI systems.
• Prof. Dr. Barbara Plank (LMU Munich): “Making AI Work for Everyone: NLP in the Era of Large Language Models“ offers a critical and inclusive perspective on the opportunities and limitations of large language models in natural language processing.
• Dr.Claudia Hauff (Spotify): “Shaping Discovery with AI: Recommender and Search Systems at Spotify“ topic coming soon (scheduled).
More information & registration can be found on the WiDS Regensburg website or via LinkedIn
You are also interested in presenting your work or research? Then the Call for Posters might be interesting for you.