https://pypodcats.live/speakers/Recent content in Speakers on Hidden Figures of Python PodcastHugoen-usmeow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats)meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats)Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0800https://pypodcats.live/speakers/karolina-ladino/Wed, 06 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0800meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats)https://pypodcats.live/speakers/karolina-ladino/<p>Karo is a Product Manager, robotics engineer, MSc Data Analytics, teacher, maker, and jeweler. She co-leads PyLadies Bogotá and PyLadies Colombia initiative. She is part of Python Colombia and is a co-organizer of the PyConCo conference. She has more than 9 years of experience creating hardware for various disciplines. She loves working towards creating opportunities and spaces for personal and professional growth of people. In her free time, she draws and works on her jewelry project.</p>https://pypodcats.live/speakers/joanna-jablonski/Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0800meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats)https://pypodcats.live/speakers/joanna-jablonski/<p>Joanna has written lots of great articles for RealPython, blogged for the Python Language Summit, and recently authored a PEP.</p>https://pypodcats.live/speakers/anna-makarudze/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats)https://pypodcats.live/speakers/anna-makarudze/<p>Anna Makarudze is a Software Engineer based in Harare. She has been working as the Django Girls Foundation Fundraising Coordinator since June 2017. She has also taken up the role of lead maintainer of the Django Girls website and resources since August 2020, when she became one of the members of the Board of Trustees for Django Girls Foundation.</p>https://pypodcats.live/speakers/jessica-tegner/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats)https://pypodcats.live/speakers/jessica-tegner/<p>Jessica Tegner is an Open Source Software Developer and Computer Science student from Denmark who has been a part of the open source world for over 13 years. She is a maintainer of <a href="https://github.com/JessicaTegner/pypandoc" target="_blank" >pypandoc</a>, a thin wrapper for the universal document converter <a href="https://www.pandoc.org/" target="_blank" >pandoc</a>.</p>https://pypodcats.live/speakers/juanita-gomez/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats)https://pypodcats.live/speakers/juanita-gomez/<p>Juanita Gomez is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at UC Santa Cruz, where her research focuses on improving the security of scientific open source software in collaboration with the Open Source Program Office (OSPO) at UCSC. She is a passionate programmer, mathematician, and open-source advocate, former developer of Spyder IDE at Quansight, and current community leader for the Scientific Python project, a community effort to better coordinate and support scientific Python libraries. She is also part of the organizing committee for the SciPy conference.</p>https://pypodcats.live/speakers/mojdeh-rastgoo/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats)https://pypodcats.live/speakers/mojdeh-rastgoo/<p>Mojdeh is a PyLadies Paris co-organizer, member of PSF Code of Conduct Working Group and a co-host of PyPodcats. She has contributed to organizing several Python conferences, including EuroSciPy, JupyterCon, and PyCon DE &amp; PyData Berlin. With a PhD in Computer Science, she is passionate about fostering diversity and inclusion in the community.</p>https://pypodcats.live/speakers/mona-obedoza/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats)https://pypodcats.live/speakers/mona-obedoza/<p>Mona Obedoza is a Filipino high schooler and aspiring AI engineer who advocates teaching kids how to code through her roles as a student ambassador for Women in AI PH, co-leader of her school&rsquo;s Girls Can Code club, and founder of The Purposeful Mochii. In her free time, she enjoys watching anime, reading manga and fantasy novels, and baking cookies.</p>https://pypodcats.live/speakers/niharika-vadluri/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats)https://pypodcats.live/speakers/niharika-vadluri/<p>Niharika Vadluri is working as a Packed Application Developer Analyst at Accenture India. She works in Retail Domain and Database Projects. She is an active open source community contributor and developer since 2018. She has been an active member and contributor in <a href="https://python.org" target="_blank" >The PSF</a>, <a href="https://www.hackster.io/" target="_blank" >Hackster.io</a>, <a href="https://fossasia.org/" target="_blank" >FOSSASIA</a> and other Open source communities. She is a <a href="https://www.toastmasters.org/" target="_blank" >Toastmaster</a>, and also loves singing.</p>https://pypodcats.live/speakers/sheena-oconnell/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats)https://pypodcats.live/speakers/sheena-oconnell/<p>Sheena&rsquo;s early career saw her working as a software engineer and technical leader across multiple startups. But it was her passion for education that led her to devote the last 5+ years to re-imagining how we teach people to code professionally.</p>https://pypodcats.live/speakers/tamara-atanasoska/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats)https://pypodcats.live/speakers/tamara-atanasoska/<p>Tamara is an open-source contributor and maintainer, a software engineer at :probabl. and a CompLing/NLP researcher. Her expertise spans software engineering, ML/NLP, and areas including fair and responsible AI.</p>https://pypodcats.live/speakers/una-galyeva/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats)https://pypodcats.live/speakers/una-galyeva/<p>With over 19 years of experience in Data and AI, Una Galyeva held various positions, from hands-on Data and AI development to leading Data and AI teams and departments. As a driving force behind PyLadies Amsterdam, a Microsoft MVP, AI4ALL Advisory board member, and Head of Artificial Intelligence, Una is passionate about challenging perspectives and inspiring others to see things differently.</p>https://pypodcats.live/speakers/vicky-twomey-lee/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000meow@pypodcats.live (PyPodcats)https://pypodcats.live/speakers/vicky-twomey-lee/<p>Vicky Twomey-Lee organized Python Ireland user group for over 10 years, and she is still actively running community tech events around Dublin. She is an advocate for diversity in tech. She was featured on <a href="http://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/item/36073-wit2014" target="_blank" >Silicon Republic&rsquo;s 100 Top Women in STEM 2014</a> and on <a href="http://www.irishcentral.com/business/technology/Irelands-Talented-38-Technology-Women-2014.html" target="_blank" >IrishCentral&rsquo;s talented 38 women of technology for 2014</a>.</p>