Women in Data Science (WiDS) is an international conference format that provides a platform and networking opportunities for established female scholars, experts, and early career researchers with excellent work in the field of Data Science and AI. On May 25, WiDS Regensburg took place for the third time with more than 140 participants in the Vielberth building of the University of Regensburg. The conference offered insight into where and how industry and research are currently using machine learning and data science, and how they will do so in the future. Among the central topics of the conference were trust in artificial intelligence and the discussion of technological advances in the context of legal regulations.

"The number of participants was not only significantly high but remained high throughout the day," says Professor Dr. Udo Kruschwitz (external link, opens in a new window), Chair of Information Science and member of the Faculty of Computer Science and Data Science (FIDS) at the University of Regensburg. The diverse program combined both research and practical application: "Particularly intense discussions took place after the talk on OpenAI/ChatGPT by Anupma Raj (Microsoft). The poster presentations were also full of interaction."