Affinity Workshop
WiML
Tatjana Chavdarova · Giulia Clerici · Mariya Hendriksen · Sophia Abraham · Ninon Lizé Masclef · Meriem Mehri · Christianah Titilope Oyewale · Mandana Samiei
West Meeting Room 211-214
Abstract:
The Women in Machine Learning (WiML) Symposium @ ICML 2025 is an inclusive, community-centered in‑person event held on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Vancouver, Canada, as part of the ICML conference. The full‑day program (9:30 AM–3:35 PM) features a blend of invited talks, panel discussions, poster sessions, mentoring round tables, breakout Q&A sessions, and networking opportunities—all designed to foster mentorship, highlight cutting‑edge research, encourage idea exchange, and support the growth of women in the machine learning community.
WiML—founded in 2006—connects women working in machine learning to promote mentorship, collaboration, and visibility through academic and industry‑based events and initiatives.
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Schedule
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Wed 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
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WiML Symposium Opening Remarks
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Wed 10:15 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.
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"Aurora: A foundation model of the Earth system" - Speaker: Ana Lucic (University of Amesterdam)
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Wed 10:35 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.
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"Use AI to Understand AI" - Sarah Elizabeth Schwettmann (Transculate / MIT)
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Wed 10:55 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
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"Towards a theory of scaling in Deep Learning" - Leena Vankadara (UCL)
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Wed 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
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Panel: "Redefining Success: Evolving Careers in AI" - Amy Zhang (University of Texas at Austin), Eleni Triantafillou (Google DeepMind), Sarah Elizabeth Schwettmann (Transculate / MIT), Meg Risdal (Google) - Moderator: Serena Booth (Brown University)
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Wed 12:25 p.m. - 12:55 p.m.
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Parallel Breakout Q&A with the Speakers
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Wed 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Mentoring and Sponsor roundtables
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Wed 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
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Panel: "The Unsolved Problems of AI: What We're Still Getting Wrong" - Ana Lucic (University of Amsterdam), Been Kim (Google DeepMind), Furong Huang (University of Maryland) - Moderator: Natasha Jaques (University of Washington / Google DeepMind)
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Wed 2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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WiML Poster Session
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Wed 3:30 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.
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WiML Board Closing Remarks by Tatjana Chavdarova
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Wed 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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WiML Evening Social
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