PyLadies Paris Python Talks

Dear PyLadies 💚🐍

Our next on-site event is coming on 24th January featuring three excellent speakers:

🌟 Léa Longepierre (Kiro)

talk title: Leveraging machine learning for early detection of chronic kidney disease

🌟 Lea Bourel & Chiara Biscaro (Botify)

Talk title: Understanding SEO Split Testing: Optimizing for Search Engines

🌟Agenda (preliminary)

18h45 - 19h00 Come and take your seat

19h00 - 19h15 Welcome by PyLadies Paris and Kiro

19h15 - 19h45 Talk by Léa Longepierre

19h45 - 20h15 Talk by Lea Bourel & Chiara Biscaro

20h15 - 21h15 Cocktail, networking

🌟 Léa Longepierre (Kiro)
Talk title: Leveraging machine learning for early detection of chronic kidney disease
Abstract: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a condition characterized by a gradual degradation of kidney function over time. CKD is a multi-staged condition, which ultimately progresses to end-stage kidney failure, fatal without artificial filtering (dialysis) or a kidney transplant. Effective strategies are available to slow the progression of irreversible kidney damage, making early detection - and subsequent treatment of CKD - paramount to delay or prevent many associated complications. In this talk, we will show how the data science team at Kiro tackled this challenge, leveraging machine learning to predict CKD at least one year before onset.
About Léa: Léa has been a Data Scientist at Kiro for the past 3 years. She graduated from ISUP in biostatistics and holds a PhD in statistics from Sorbonne Université, where she studied random graphs and more precisely, the maximum likelihood estimation in dynamic or spatial stochastic block models. At Kiro, she developed a unique expertise in medical biology data, predictive biomarkers, and recommender systems.

🌟 Lea Bourel & Chiara Biscaro (Botify)

Talk title: Understanding SEO Split Testing: Optimizing for Search Engines
Abstract: This talk is your guide to SEO (search engine optimization) split testing, breaking down the basics without the jargon. Learn how we tweak websites not for people, but for search engine bots. We'll discuss the essentials, like how many pages and clicks you need for meaningful tests.
Plus, we'll dive into how we divide our audience into two groups, exploring the simple yet crucial ways we optimize for both users and crawling bots. Get ready for a straightforward exploration of SEO split testing and how it shapes your website's performance in search results.

About Lea: She holds a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in applied statistics for economics. She has worked as a Data Analyst at Botify for over two years
About Chiara: she has worked as Senior Data Scientist at Botify since 2021. She was formerly an astrophysics researcher who studied Supernovae explosions, and she switched to Data Science in 2016. Her favourite area of Machine Learning is recommender systems

**Kiro** will be our host and sponsor of the food and the drinks during the networking session after the talks: thank you 💚

Important info

#1:❗For safety reasons, the venue's staff will check everyone's identity on site. 📝Please remember to bring an ID with you and register for the event with your real name and family name. Thank you!

#2: Please be on time. We can’t guarantee a seat once the meetup has started

# 🔍 FAQ

Q. I'm not female, is it ok for me to attend?

A. Yes, PyLadies Paris events are open to everyone at all levels.