Women's Month Research Forum, 2023

Written by Rene Estremera. Posted in Report

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Women working in the domains of information and communications technology and artificial intelligence will lead online discussions on the theme, "DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality" on 27 March 2023 through the Zoom online platform. Dr. Armacheska Rivero Mesa-Satina, director of UPMin’s Information and Technology Office, and Ms. Trisha N. Lopena, project officer of Sky Artificial Intelligence-Automated Labeling Machine-Large-Scale Initiative (SkAI-ALaM) are among the speakers. Dr. May Anne E. Mata of UP Mindanao will lead the discussion on “Bridging the Gap: Women Leading the Way for Rabies Research in Davao City with Digital Solutions.” Meanwhile, Asst. Prof. Kristine M. Adlaon from the University of Immaculate Conception will discuss “Exploring Gender Bias in Natural Language Processing and its Real World Application.” Interested participants may register through https://tinyurl.com/UPMinGenderResearchForum or watch live on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/UPMinGAD.

The University of the Philippines Mindanao (UPMin) Gender and Development (GAD) Office organized the online discussion as "SPOTLIGHT: Women in Information and Communications Technology Research," as part of its 3rd Virtual GAD Research Forum. The forum culminates UPMin's International Women’s Month celebration.