Micheleen Harris
Micheleen’s day job is working as a data scientist and bioinformatician, partnering with healthcare and academic customers to help make experiences and treatments better for patients. Micheleen has her MSc from NYU in Bioinformatics and loves to be at that intersection of bio and tech. She is passionate about learning, sharing her experiences with new ML and DS methods, and collaborating with others who enjoy data science. Micheleen is an organizer for two Seattle area community meetups: Seattle Women in Machine Learning and Data Science (a chapter of WiMLDS global) and Seattle AI Workshops. She believes in giving everyone a voice in tech, especially those who aren’t often give a chance. In her spare time she can be found volunteering, hiking, skiing, and painting.
Session
Data science has the power to shape industries and societies. This panel will focus on empowering underrepresented groups in data science through education, access to tools, and career opportunities. Panelists will share their journeys, discuss the importance of democratizing data skills, and explore how to make the field more accessible to diverse talent.