Heejoon Ahn
Heejoon is a Senior Data Scientist at Northwell Health working in healthcare research with a focus on analyzing fitness tracker data in personalized clinical trials. Heejoon has her MS from Dartmouth College in Quantitative Biomedical Sciences (Health Data Science) and is passionate about the interdisciplinary field of computational biology. She is passionate about advancements in AI and data governance. Heejoon is also an Ambassador of the Open Data Science Conference Seattle chapter to help other data professionals share their ideas and the latest methodologies in the data science field.
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.