WiDS Cambridge 2026
Save the date!
Friday, March 6th, 2026
8:00am-2:30pm EST
In person: Microsoft New England (NERD Center)
1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02142
More information coming soon.
Meanwhile, enjoy WiDS Cambridge 2025 videos!
For the tenth year, MIT and Microsoft New England are proud to collaborate with Women in Data Science (WiDS) Worldwide to bring the WiDS regional conference to Cambridge, Massachusetts. This one-day conference will feature an all-female lineup of speakers and panelists from academia and industry to talk about the latest data science-related research in a number of domains, to learn how leading-edge researchers and companies are leveraging data science for success.
WiDS Cambridge 2026
2025 Keynote Speaker
Agentic AI and AI Innovations
Microsoft
more information coming soon
Panel 1: Democratic Processes and Public Policy
Christine Ortiz
Moderator
Morris Cohen Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and the Director of the Technology and Policy Program (TPP) within IDSS
MIT
Mona Birjandi
Principal Economist and
Director of Data Analytics
Outten & Golden
Katherine Fick
Associate General Counsel
for Privacy and AI
IBM
Bailey Flanagan
Assistant Professor of Political Science and Computer Science
MIT
Panel 2: Extreme Weather and Pollution: Impact and Equity
more informaiton coming soon
Mentoring Office Hours
Mona Birjandi
Principal Economist and Director of Data Analytics
Outten & Golden
Caroline Liu
Chief of Staff
Sphinx
Technical Demonstrations
Caroline Liu
Chief of Staff
Sphinx
Sphinx AI is redefining how machine intelligence reasons about data. Our AI copilot thinks in statistics and patterns — not just language or code. We work with data professionals to transform raw information into actionable insight: refining forecasts, optimizing operations, and powering applications from supply chains to sabermetrics.
Technical Demonstrations
more to be announced
About WiDS
Our Mission
WiDS Cambridge is independently organized by MIT and Microsoft New England to be part of the mission to cultivate the next generation of Data Science and AI leaders by providing resources for upskilling, networking, mentorship, and growth opportunities, from students to professionals.
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Our Vision
A future in which women are decision makers and share in the economic success in the field of Data Science and AI
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The Women in Data Science (WiDS) initiative aims to inspire and educate data scientists worldwide, regardless of gender, and to support women in the field. WiDS started as a one-day technical conference at Stanford in November 2015. Ten years later, WiDS is a global movement that includes a number of worldwide initiatives.​​
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