Women in Computer Science

When I first started grad school, I often felt like this. As a result, I decided to get involved in a variety of efforts to provide increased support and encouragement to new female computer scientists.

Hanna Wallach, Lisa Wainer, and I co-founded the Annual Workshop for Women in Machine Learning back in 2006. The workshop was designed to give female students in machine learning a unique chance to meet and exchange ideas with other women with similar research interests, as well as an opportunity to present their work in a friendly environment. It will be held for the fourth time in Vancouver this December. Young researchers are highly encouraged to attend!

I also spent three years as the organizer of CISters, Penn's group for female grad students, postdocs, and faculty in computer and information science. I made some great friends through this group.

Upcoming Conferences

I am a program committee member and local arrangements co-chair for EC 2010, which will be held at Harvard University in early June. Come visit Boston this summer!

I am also currently on the program committee of COLT 2010, which will be held in Haifa.

Other Useful Links

Stephanie Weirich created a page of advice about the academic job search process that I found extremely useful during my own search. For students just starting out, Marie desJardins' advice about how to succeed in grad school is also a good read, though of course, everyone has a different experience.

And as a shameless plug... If you're interested in starting grad school, apply to UCLA!