Stanford ICME Announces WiDS Datathon to Predict ICU Mortality
Summary
WiDS is part of the Stanford Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering (ICME) and aims to inspire and educate data scientists worldwide, regardless of gender, and to support women in the field. Our data scientists will race each other and the clock to find insights for addressing ICU mortality.” The WiDS datathon encourages women to hone their data-science skills through a predictive analytics challenge focused on social impact. The WiDS datathon participants receive access to an ICU mortality dataset on Kaggle, the leading platform for data science competitions, and can compare the accuracy of their models through a public leaderboard. Now, WiDS includes a global conference, with approximately 150+ regional events worldwide; a datathon, encouraging participants to hone their skills using a social impact challenge; a podcast, featuring leaders in the field talking about their work, their journeys, and lessons learned; and ongoing education initiatives. ICME provides a degree-granting program for MS and PhD students who apply their studies to a wide range of domains, supported by more than 50 affiliated faculty from 20+ departments across the university.