American University of Beirut

Agenda Women in Data Science (WiDS) Webinar @AUB

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​March 8, 2021

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Master of Ceremonies:
Dr. Lina Daouk-Öyry

WiDS co-ambassador
Associate Professor
Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut
Visiting Researcher, Aalto University


 WiDS@AUB Welcome 
Lama Moussawi, PhD
WiDS @AUB ambassador,
Associate Dean for Research,
Associate Professor, 
Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut 
2:00 PM - 2:02 PM​
AUB Welcome

Fadlo R. Khuri, MD
President
American University of Beirut 
2:02 PM - 2:04 PM
OSB Welcome
Yusuf Sidani, PhD
Interim Dean 
Olayan School of Business, American University of Beirut
2:04 PM - 2:06 PM

Session I: Data Science in Business

Moderated by:
Hoda Daou, PhD
WiDS@AUB co-ambassador​
Head of Applied Analytics, MBC Media Solutions, Dubai, UAE
Session Preamble


2:06 PM - 2:10 PM
Keynote
Francoise Provencher, PhD
Staff Data Scientist, Shopify, Montreal, Canada​

On Data Storytelling in a Time of Crisis 
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
Keynote Q&A

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

​Panel: How are businesses reinventing themselves: Learning from COVID and the way forward

Moderated by:
Hoda Daou, PhD, WiDS@AUB co-ambassador​, Head of Applied Analytics, MBC Media Group, Dubai, UAE
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Amber Ghaddar, PhD
Founder,
AllianceBlock, London, UK




Francoise Provencher, PhD
Staff Data Scientist, Shopify, Montreal, Canada​

Laura Chaibi
International Specialist: Digital Research, Insights and Measurement​,
Dubai, UAE


Ghida Ibrahim, PhD
Quantitative Engineer,
Facebook, London, UK​


​Q&A​

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM​
​​​Break: 03:45 PM -03:50 PM ​​​​​

Session II: Data Science in Health

Moderated by:
Souha S. Kanj, MD,

FACP, FIDSA, FRCP, FECMM, FESCMI
Professor of Medicine,
Head, Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Internal Medicine
Chair, Infection Control and Prevention Program
Co-Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program,
American University of Beirut Medical Center
Consultant Professor, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NCHonorary
Dr. Radboud University Medical Center, NL

​​Session Preamble

​03:50 PM - 03:55 PM
​​​Tech Talk​​​


Rana Hajjeh, MD
Direc​​tor, Program Management (DPM)​
WHO/EMRO, Cairo, Egypt

On The critical role of data for better preparedness and response to epidemics: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic​
03:55 PM - 04:15 ​PM
 
Talk Q&A
04:15 PM - 04:20 PM
Maha R Farhat, MD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA

On Pathogen sequencing revolutionizes surveillance of infections: Can we make it even better?
04:20 PM - 04:40 PM
​Talk Q&A04:40 PM - 04:45 PM
Carla Talarico, PhD
Senior Director, Lead Epidemiologist,
COVID-19 Vaccines at Moderna, Moderna, Cambridge, MA

On Big data to help a big problem: Use of real world data and bioinformatics to show effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines and track SARS-CoV-2 variants
04:45 PM - 05:05 PM
Talk Q&A
05:05 PM - 05:10 PM
​Break05:10 PM - 05:15 PM

Panel:​ Data, Big Data, Mega Data, and COVID-19 

Moderated by:
Souha S. Kanj, MD, FACP, FIDSA, FRCP, FECMM, FESCMI
Professor of Medicine, Head, Division of Infectious Diseases
Department of Internal Medicine, Chair, Infection Control and Prevention Program, Co-Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program,
American University of Beirut Medical Center, Consultant Professor, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NCHonorary, Dr. Radboud University Medical Center, NL
05:15 PM - 06:00 PM

Maha R Farhat, MD
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA​


Rana Hajjeh, MD
Director, Program Management (DPM)
WHO/EMRO, Cairo, Egypt

Carla Talarico, PhD
Senior Director, Lead Epidemiologist,
COVID-19 Vaccines at Moderna,
Moderna, Cambridge, MA



Carine Sakr, MD, MPH
Director Employee Health
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Chair, Expert Committee on COVID-19,
American University of Beirut
Assistant Professor-Adjunct, Yale University School of MedicineConnecticut, USA

Mariette Awad, PhD
Associate Professor, Machine Learning
Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering 
American University of Beirut

Panel Q&A 06:00 PM - 06:20 PM
​Break06:20 PM - 06:30 PM

Facebook Recruitment Session

Moderated by:
Mariette Awad, PhD
WiDS AUB co-ambassador
Associate Professor, Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, AUB​
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06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
​Q&A07:00 PM - 07:25 PM
Closing
Lama Moussawi, PhD
WiDS AUB ambassador,
Associate Dean for Research,
Associate Professor, Olayan School of Business, ​American University of Beirut  ​
7:25 PM - 7:30 PM





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