Trailer: Episode 9 with Tamara Atanasoska

Sneak Peek of our chat with Tamara Atanasoska, hosted by Georgi Ker and Mariatta Wijaya.

Tamara has been contributing to open source projects since 2012. She participated in Google Summer of Code to contribute to projects like Gnome and e-cidadania.

She is now a maintainer of Fairlearn, an open-source, community-driven project to help data scientists improve fairness of AI systems.

Hear how Django helps her feel empowered, and how the PyLadies Berlin community has helped her feel welcomed as a new immigrant in Germany.

In this episode, Tamara shares perspective about open source contributions, maintain, mentorship, and her experience in running beginner-friendly sprints.

Full episode is coming on June 27, 2025! Subscribe to our podcast now!

Get to know Tamara Atanasoska

Tamara Atanasoska

Tamara is an open-source contributor and maintainer, a software engineer, and a CompLing/NLP researcher. Her expertise spans software engineering, ML/NLP, and areas including fair and responsible AI. She is a leader with proven track record of mentoring and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

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