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Rediet Abebe S.M. 16 (applied math) and Jean Liu, S.M. 02 (computer science), gave talks during the Women in Data Science (WiDS) Worldwide Conference on March 8, 2021.

Abebe, a Junior Fellow at the Harvard Society of Fellows and an incoming Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley, gave a Technical Vision Talk titled Roles for Computing in Social Justice.

Liu, President of leading mobile transportation and local services platform Didi Chuxing, gave a technical vision talk titled Be Great, Be You: Building Character and Resilience for Organizations of the Future."

In addition, incoming SEAS faculty member Fernanda Vigas, who is currently a principal scientist at Google, gave a keynote presentation titled Data Visualization as Exploratory Medium: from Scientific Insight to Artistic Impression.

The 24-hour WiDS Worldwide Conference, held on International Womens Day, featured keynote addresses,technical talks, and panel discussions with more than 40 thought leaders around the world, from academia, industry, non-profits, and government.

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