As part of the Women in Big Data – Bay Area 10th Anniversary Celebration, we are launching an AI Innovation & Project Showcase and inviting students, researchers, and practitioners to submit their work.
We're particularly interested in projects that demonstrate technical depth, creative thinking, and real-world impact.
Submissions are open in three areas:
• Applied AI & Machine Learning
• Ethical & Responsible AI
• ML Engineering & Infrastructure
Why participate?
Selected finalists will have the opportunity to:
• Present their work to 100+ AI professionals, founders, and industry leaders in the Bay Area
• Receive feedback from academic and industry judges
• Connect with the broader AI and data science community
This could be a great opportunity for graduate students, researchers, and applied AI practitioners to showcase innovative work and get early feedback from the industry.
📅 Submission Deadline: April 13, 2026
🏆 Top 10 Finalists will present on: May 8, 2026
Register your intent to submit here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTh105hF8H3J1KFRf8UaWyitp1UbtoIKs0HofwfQCRHu4n3g/viewform
If you know students or researchers working on interesting AI projects, feel free to share this with them. It would be wonderful to see participation from the INFORMS analytics community.
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Deepti Bahel
Senior Data Engineer and AI Analytics Practitioner
VigourSoft Global Solutions
San Jose CA
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