2nd Virtual WiMLDS Meetup - First Presentation on Contributing to Open Source

ABSTRACT
Contributing to open source projects can be a fulfilling and rewarding activity. Among the benefits of contributing to open source projects are learning valuable skills, improving a library you depend on, and building a professional network. However, if you haven’t contributed to open source projects before, getting started can feel scary and overwhelming. Luckily, there are many resources out there that help you with making contributions to open source projects and finding the right project for you. In this presentation Dr Maren Westermann will talk about how to get started with contributing to open source projects, the different ways of getting involved, and about finding a project that matches your interests.

Speaker BIO
Dr Maren Westermann studied biological sciences at the University of Giessen, Germany and pursued her PhD in environmental science at the University of Queensland, Australia. While doing her PhD studies she taught herself programming skills in R and Python making use of MOOCs and subsequently transitioned to the field of machine learning. In 2020 she became involved in the open source project scikit-learn and is a returning contributor.