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UCL Computer Science Black History Month Celebration

26 October 2023, 4:00 pm–7:00 pm

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The UCL Computer Science Race Equality Working Group will be hosting its third Black History Month celebration with an evening to recognise Black women in computer science and discuss the future of AI and emerging technologies.

This event is free.

Event Information

Open to

UCL staff | UCL students | UCL alumni

Availability

Yes

Cost

Free

Organiser

Kiran Ahmed – UCL Computer Science

The in-person evening will include a fun ice breaker, a talk from Professor Dorothy Monekosso (Professor of Computer Science at Durham University and Chief Technical Officer at More Life UK Ltd) and panel discussion with Black women in computer science. The following panel members will be joining the event:

• Sophie Martin, UCL PhD Student, Centre for Medical Image Computing
• Morenike Magbagbeola, UCL Post Graduate Researcher, Surgical Robot Vision Group
• Favour Borokini – PhD student at Nottingham University (African AI and tech ethics researcher)
• Natasha Musonda, Senior Analyst at Avanade
• Dr Rashada Harry, Amazon Web Services Enterprise Account Director

Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and network after the talks during the social with delicious Caribbean food.

Online event: The keynote speaker talk and panel discussion will be streamed online from 5pm to 6.30pm - please choose the appropriate ticket when registering for this event, and a meeting link will be shared with you.

Audience: This event is open to all UCL staff and students - please register for your free place now. 

Accessibility and food allergies: If there is anything we can do to make this event accessible or comfortable for you, please let us know by emailing Kiran Ahmed (kiran.ahmed@ucl.ac.uk)