❄️ Tis the most wonderful time of the year! And a huge thanks to everyone at DSI (looking at you Samira and Priya) for organising this hybrid event in Galway. I wasn't there in-person but next time if it's not a weeknight, I'll certainly join in and meet everyone IRL.

November was our last meetup of 2022, and we will be back in Jan 2023!

💖 For November's meetup, we would like to thank the following:

Host:

• Data Science Institute (DSI), University of Galway

Community Partners:

• Coding Grace
• PSF: Meetup
• PyLadies

TALKS

TALK 1: Introduction to Explainable AI and its need by Gargi Gupta

(30 mins) In this talk, I will introduce and discuss the concept of Explainable AI and its need. I will also discuss my research topic, i.e. Interpreting RNNs using state transition diagrams.

About Gargi:

Gargi Gupta is currently pursuing her PhD from Machine Learning Labs Ireland and Technological University Dublin. Her research interests are Explainable AI and machine learning for climate and healthcare.

TALK 2: "Python in the Community" by Vicky Twomey-Lee

(15 mins) Vicky will be talking about her journey in the Python community, how she got involved, and what PyLadies is all about.

Python in the Community - Speaker Deck

The talk is about my journey to where I am right now and why Python community has been important to me, and how folks can get involved. The talk is for PyLadies Dublin November 2022 meetup in collaboration with WIT Galway @ DSI Galway as part of Galway Science and Tech Festival with support from iTag ITSkillnet. When: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Where: Online and In-Person at DSI NUI Galway Event page: https://www.meetup.com/pyladiesdublin/events/288880621/

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About Vicky:

She is a coder, tech event organiser and primarily advocates diversity in tech. She has been involved in the Python community since 2005 and is the founder of PyLadies Dublin. You can always find her involved with the Irish Tech Community, and curates tech events around Ireland and Northern Ireland in her monthly newsletters.

TALK 3: “Ethics and Trustworthiness in an Data World” by Karen Conway

Description: Karen will touch on an industry perspective of the importance of trustworthy AI and ethics in today’s technically advanced ecosystem.

About Karen:

Karen Conway is a Director of software engineering at Fidelity Investment

Next PyLadies Dublin

(Online) PyLadies Dublin Jan 2023 Meetup

• Tue Jan 17, 18:30 - 19:30

We have two speakers:

• Update Nested Serializers Fields with Django REST Framework by Uffa Modey
• Mitigating Bias in AI by Arthur Lubambo

🎟 RSVP: https://www.meetup.com/pyladiesdublin/events/290101036/

Interested in speaking in 2023?

Submit your talk proposal to https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1HHEGqvm2Q_-B3vqjq53EfQf1bg5

Or if you have an idea for us to run, a talk topic you want covered, getting involved? Drop us an email at dublin@pyladies.com.

So have a wonderful holiday break and a new year and see you in the 2023!