Amazing Women in Tech

The illustrations are part of a larger project (“Amazing Women in Tech”) in which I aim to make women more visible in the world of programming, statistics, and STEM in general. The illustrations are shared along with a short portrait on social media such as LinkedIn and Mastodon.

Ada Lovelace<br><br>✨ was a mathematician and the first computer programmer<br>✨ worked on early versions of a calculator (with Charles Babbage)<br>✨ imagined the machine following patterns and not only calculating numbers but also forming letters - the basic version of computer programming was described in the 1840s!<br>✨ and much more

Alison Presmanes Hill<br><br>✨ is a Director of Product at Anaconda, Inc., having previously worked at Voltron Data, Posit PBC, and IBM<br>✨ holds a PhD in Psychology from Vanderbilt University<br>✨ is an avid OSS contributor (from website themes to R packages to data 🐧)<br>✨ is a strong advocate for promoting gender diversity in the R community<br>✨ and much more

Allison Horst <br><br>✨ is a Developing Marketing Manager at Observable<br>✨ holds a PhD in Environmental Science and was 10+ years a teaching faculty member at UC Santa Barbara<br>✨ is best known for her beautiful R-tistry making data science and stats easily accessible<br>✨ is an avid contributor to OSS - for instance the {palmerpenguins} package 🐧<br>✨ and much more

Anita Borg<br><br>✨ was a computer scientist who started Systers and AnitaB.org to support women in tech<br>✨ founded the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing<br>✨ researched operating systems and memory at Digital Equipment Corporation<br>✨ was honored in the Women in Technology International Hall of Fame<br>✨ and much more

Annie Easley <br><br>✨ was a pioneering computer scientist, mathematician, and rocket scientist at NASA, contributing to the development of software for the Centaur rocket program<br>✨ broke barriers as one of the first African-American women in her field, inspiring countless others<br>✨ used her expertise to develop energy conversion systems, including alternative power technologies<br>✨ advocated for diversity in STEM and supported others through educational outreach<br>✨ and much more

Catherine Nelson <br><br>✨ is a freelance data scientist and writer who worked previously as a Principal Data Scientist at SAP Concur<br>✨ holds a PhD in geophysics from Durham University and a Master of Science in Earth Sciences from University of Oxford<br>✨ authored several hands-on books for data scientists to improve their daily workflows ("Software Engineering for Data Scientists" and "Building Machine Learning Pipelines")<br>✨ and much more

Chelsea Finn<br><br>✨ is an Assistant Professor at Stanford University and was part of Google Brain<br>✨ pioneers in the field of [deep robotic learning](https://nyti.ms/4dgoZsF)<br> ✨ has won multiple awards for her work<br>✨ and much more

Crystal Ramjattan<br><br>✨ is a seasoned data leader with experience in leading data-driven transformations for startups and F500 companies<br>✨ has a proven track record of architecting and implementing data strategies<br>✨ founded a causal AI platform that helped companies detect and measure critical business changes, now supporting other startups<br>✨ has mentored over 30 women in technology, empowering them to navigate their careers and achieve their dreams in data 💫<br>✨ and much more

Daliana Liu<br><br>✨ is the founder and coach of Data Science & ML Career Accelerator and has previously worked as a data scientist at Amazon<br>✨ hosts the podcast 'The Data Scientist Show' 🎙️<br>✨ supports others in the field of data science with career insights, interviews, and her own personal journey<br>✨ and much more

Daniela Rus<br><br>✨ is a roboticist and computer scientist, director and professor at the MIT<br>✨ pioneers in robotics and focuses her work on how a new generation of smart machines can help humans<br>✨ has co-authored the book "The Heart and the Chip - Our Bright Future With Robots" (with Gregory Mone), which gives you a better understanding of how humans and robots can coexist<br>✨ and much more

Daniela Witten<br><br>✨ is a biostatistician and Professor at the University of Washington<br>✨ focuses her research on [high-dimensional statistical learning](https://bit.ly/4bgvERU)<br>✨ co-authored the seminal book 'An Introduction to Statistical Learning' (both with R and Python)<br>✨ has won multiple awards for her work<br>✨ and much more

Dorothy Vaughan<br><br>✨ was a mathematician and human computer at NASA<br>✨ was head of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA)<br>✨ many of you may also know her story from the book/movie 'Hidden Figures' which tells the story of her life<br>✨ was a role model as NASA’s first African-American manager<br>✨ and much more

Ellie King<br><br>✨ is co-founder of Equal IT where they support organizations to recruit inclusive teams globally<br>✨ hosts the EqualInspired podcast where she invites speakers to share empowering stories, career journeys, lessons learnt and advice to inspire others 🎙️<br>✨ is a frequent speaker at conferences and meetups, amplifying the voices of women and non-dominant groups<br>✨ and much more

Erin LeDell<br><br>✨is Chief Scientist at Distributional, driving AI strategy<br>✨ co-founded R-Ladies Global and founded WiMLDS to support diversity in tech<br>✨ holds a PhD in Biostatistics from UC Berkeley, specializing in scalable machine learning<br>✨ has keynoted at top conferences and contributes to open-source<br>✨ is a leader in advancing AutoML<br>✨ and much more

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Frauke Kreuter<br><br>✨ is a sociologist and statistician and holds Professorships at the University of Munich and the University of Maryland<br>✨ co-authored the seminal book 'Data Analysis Using Stata'<br>✨ also co-hosts the German podcast 'digdeep' that discusses developments in digitalization<br>✨ has won multiple awards for her work<br>✨ and much more

Gabriela de Queiroz<br><br>✨is the Director of AI at Microsoft and previously worked in AI strategy and innovation at IBM<br>✨ is a strong advocate for diversity in the field, having founded R-Ladies and AI Inclusive<br>✨ has won several awards for her work (including being named one of the 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics™ in 2023)<br>✨ and much more

Grace Hopper<br><br>✨ was a computer scientist, mathematician, and US Navy rear admiral<br>✨ helped to develop a compiler that led to COBOL, a widely used programming language<br>✨ was the first to refer to a computer problem as a 'bug' and to speak of 'debugging' a computer 🐞<br>✨ broke more barriers by receiving the National Medal of Technology in 1991 (as the first female individual recipient)<br>✨ and much more

Hanan Salam<br><br>✨ is Assistant Professor and Director of SMART Lab at New York University Abu Dhabi<br>✨ focuses her research on Artificial Social Intelligence - a form of intelligence that requires a machine to make sense of social cues when interacting with humans<br>✨ founded Women in AI in 2017 (together with Moojan Asghari and Caroline Lair) - a global non-profit organization focussing on creating inclusive AI for our common future<br>✨ and much more

Hedy Lamarr<br><br>✨ was a Hollywood actress, inventor, and the 'Mother of Wi-Fi'<br>✨ came up with an improved stoplight and a tablet that dissolves in water and tastes like Coca-Cola<br>✨ together with George Antheil, also invented a new communication system that involves ‘frequency hopping’ and is now the basis for WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS<br>✨ received many awards for her work<br>✨ and much more

Ida Rhodes<br><br>✨ was a pioneer in computer science (co-designed the C-10 programming language for the universal automatic computer I)<br>✨ developed an often-used algorithm for a Jewish calendar<br>✨ was referred to as the UNIVAC I Pioneer at the AFIPS National Computer Conference in Chicago<br>✨ and much more

Jacqueline Nolis<br><br>✨is the Principal Data Scientist at Fanatics<br>✨ has a track record of helping businesses solve problems with data<br>✨ has co-authored the book 'Build Your Career in Data Science' (with Emily Robinson), which gives you tons of fantastic tips on how to build a career in data science (and they also have a podcast on the topic)<br>✨ and much more

Jessica Cherny<br><br>✨✨ is a Senior Data Analyst at Fivetran, founder of Data Angels, and speaker at tech events<br>✨ is actively involved in the Silicon Valley startup scene, including participation in Accel Partners' Accel Scholar program<br>✨ supports other women in data by bringing together a community with more than 2,400 members, organizing fireplace talks and mentoring sessions<br>✨ and much more

Joedian Reid<br><br>✨is Technical Program Manager for Go at Google<br>✨ has a track record of helping businesses solve problems with technology<br>✨ is a frequent speaker on topics such as career development, women in tech, and tech in general<br>✨ is a strong advocate for promoting greater diversity in tech 💜<br>✨ and much more

Katherine Johnson<br><br>✨was a mathematician at NASA<br>✨earned a reputation for mastering complex manual calculations and fueled NASA's missions<br>✨ many of you may know her story from the book/movie 'Hidden Figures' which tells the story of her life<br>✨ shattered barriers, breaking through as an African-American woman in STEM<br>✨ and much more

Lynn Conway<br><br>✨ is a computer scientist and electrical engineer<br>✨ is a pioneer in microelectronics chip design - her inventions have influenced chip design worldwide<br>✨ is a transgender activist who paved the way for those who came after her<br>✨ and much more

Mary Jackson<br><br>✨ was a mathematician and aerospace engineer at the NACA (the predecessor of NASA)<br>✨ many of you may know her story from the book/movie 'Hidden Figures' which tells the story of her life<br>✨ has won multiple awards for her work and supported women and other minorities to advance in their careers<br>✨ and much more

Mary Lou Jepsen<br><br>✨ is a technical executive and inventor - with more than 250 patents published and inventions in the field of display, imaging, and computer hardware<br>✨ former executive at Facebook/Oculus, Google, and Intel Corporation as well as a former MIT Media Lab professor<br>✨ founder of the One Laptop Per Child, a non-profit organization to transform education for children around the world<br>✨ and much more

Melanie Mitchell<br><br>✨ is the Davis Professor of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute<br>✨ focuses her research on abstraction and reasoning tasks with AI systems<br>✨ authored many books, including 'Artificial Intelligence - A Guide for Thinking Humans' (which gives you a very nice introduction to the world of artificial intelligence - covering the technical background, but also putting the developments in a historical perspective)<br>✨ has won multiple awards for her work<br>✨ and much more

Mia Shah-Dand<br><br>✨ is the CEO of Lighthouse3<br>✨ founded Women in AI Ethics™ to increase reputation and recognition of women in the field of AI ethics<br>✨ works towards a human-centered view of AI and is an advocate for responsible AI<br>✨ and much more

Naomi Ceder<br><br>✨is a Python instructor, speaker, and book author<br>✨ earned a PhD in Classics before switching to computer science and specifically Python 🐍<br>✨ served as chair of the board of the Python Software Foundation<br>✨ received the PSF Distinguished Service Award 🏆<br>✨ is a strong advocate for increasing diversity in technology and founded Trans*Code Hackday<br>✨ and much more

Reshama Shaikh<br><br>✨is a statistician/data scientist consultant and Director of Data Umbrella - a global community for underrepresented persons in data science that organizes online speaker series and workshops<br>✨ holds a M.S. in statistics from Rutgers University and an M.B.A. from NYU Stern School of Business<br>✨ is a passionate open source contributor and advocate (for instance for scikit-learn and PyMC 🐍)<br>✨ was awarded the Community Leadership Award from NumFOCUS and is a Fellow of PSF<br>✨ and much more

Sasha Luccioni<br><br>✨ is a leading researcher in ethical artificial intelligence and AI and Climate Lead at Hugging Face<br>✨ is pioneering with her work and advocacy in the field of sustainable AI and ethical AI<br>✨ contributes to creating CodeCarbon, a light-weight Python package that helps to quantify the CO2 emissions produced during the training of AI algorithms<br>✨ and much more

Susan Wojcicki<br><br>✨ was CEO of YouTube<br>✨ held degrees in history and literature, economics, and an MBA<br>✨ played a key role in shaping Google's advertising business<br>✨ advocated for diversity in tech<br>✨ was recognized as a top media executive and influential leader<br>✨ and much more

Timnit Gebru<br><br>✨ is a computer scientist as well as the founder and executive director of The Distributed AI Research Institute (DAIR)<br>✨ is pioneering with her work and advocacy in the field of ethical AI<br>✨ is co-founder of Black in AI<br>✨ and much more