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WOMEN IN DATA SCIENCE FORUM

AT PRINCE SULTAN UNIVERSITY IN COLLABORATION
WITH STANFORD UNIVERSITY

Prince Sultan University represented by the College of Computer WiDSRIYADH@PSU is a global event that is the contemporary women. The sessions and workshops
and Information Systems (CCIS), organized the Women's Data first of its kind in Saudi universities. The forum were conducted by a number of university leaders
Science Forum (WiDS) in collaboration with Stanford University on aims to increase the representation of women and and faculty members as well as guests speakers
5th March 2018. Speakers in forum include local and International encourage their professional participation in the from other universities and industrial sectors such
Data Scientists from Research Institutions, Government, Academia, data science field. The forum presented the latest as Aramco, IBM, SAP and others.
NGOs and Industry as well as international speakers from IBM, MIT researches and practices in data science in Arab
and SAP. By organizing this forum, Price Sultan University becomes Middle Eastern countries, and promoted exchange Asma AL-Otaibi, Senior IT System Analyst at
the first university ambassador for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. of ideas while encouraging collaboration between Saudi Aramco provided useful insights On Big Data
"We're thrilled to be working with several disciplines related to this field. In addition, Architecture and Aramco’s model leveraging SAP
platform. Audience interacted very actively with the
it aims to link regional researchers and practitioners
Prince Sultan University to bring the to international leading networks in data science. speaker to know more about Aramco’s IT strategy
and plans.
This event demonstrates the university’s direction
Women in Data Science conference to enhance academic research, which contributes
to the national development in accordance with the Mashael Muhanna, Information Integration
to the Arab Middle East", said Judy kingdom’s vision 2030. Governance Technical Specialist at IBM during her
Logan, Co-Director of the Global Women in Data Science Vice Rector of Women's Campus in PSU Dr. Rimah talk Transforming Data into Tangible Business Value
stressed on the importance of Data Governance
Conference at Stanford University. bint Saleh Al-Yahya stated in her opening speech and said “Data Science requires Data Governance"
that “PSU is proud to be one of the pioneers in
promoting the use of advanced technologies. She Dr. Emna Chikhaoui, Vice Dean College of Law
added that the goal of the university is to provide Prince Sultan University delivered a vibrant speech
successful education through integrating modern on Privacy and Security Issues in the Use of Clouds
technologies and human ethics to develop in e-Health in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia which
the process of scientific research, discovery, received interesting questions from the audience.
productivity, and leadership for a meaningful and
profound social life.” Dr. Orchida Fayez, Director of UL Courses, Dr.
Hala Ismail, Acting Chair Applied Linguistics
Dr. Tanzila Saba,WiDS Ambassador Riyadh Prince Department, Prince Sultan University during their
Sultan University and Leader of Machine Learning talk on Big Data Analysis in the Teaching, Learning
Research Group presented an enlightening talk On and Research of Humanities: Qualitative Frontiers
Data Science and Machine Learning and highlighted coined the term “Digital Humanities” and stressed
the crucial role of data in machine learning she the importance data scientist working alongside
encouraged the participants to re-imagine the world with humanities.
through machine learning and Artificial intelligence
by providing excellent real life examples. “Very beneficial sessions for data researchers”
said Munirah Badriyah, attendee from King Saud
“When our Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman University
announced the launch of NEOM at Future
Investment Initiative conference at SAGIA, he said Panel discussion on Future of Data Science in
" NEOM will focus on Bio-Tech” and that is what Education was moderated by Ms. Suhad Aiadi and
my talk would be about at WiDS PSU” said Dr. Hala the panelist Dr. Tasneem Ali, Faculty of General
M. Alshamlan, Assistant Professor IT Department, Science Department (Statistics), Dr. Rafida
King Saud University, Research Fellow Kamm Lab, Obaid, Faculty of General Science Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (Statistics),Dr. Elham Dannoun , Faculty of
General Science Department (Physics), Ms. Saima
The forum included a live feed of the conference Rashid, Faculty of General Science Department
of Women in Data Science (WiDS) that was held at (Mathematics/ Statistics), Director Center of
the American University of Beirut. It also included Statistics and Dr. Najia Saqib, Faculty of College
several sessions and workshops on the future of of Business Administration(Finance Department)
data science in education, humanizing analytics, provided amazing insights about the topic.
privacy and security issues, data science and
bioinformatics, big data architecture and other "Data Science is at the summit of Education today"
topics on data science and its role in the lives of said Dr. Rafida during the discussion.