How AI Unlocks the Ancestral Story: Advanced Methods in Population Genetics

We are excited to announce that we're expanding our successful NYC technical happy hour series to San Francisco in collaboration with the SF Bay area Machine Learning Meetup group!

Abstract: Nuanced discussion on the intersection of AI for population genetics and the speaker’s life-long passion for genealogy, featuring topics ranging from current state-of-the-art methods for ancestry inference, kinship prediction, to genetic genealogy. Discover how family stories intertwined with genetic data hold potential for biomedical research and forensic applications, advancing our understanding of the complex relationships between genetics, health, and humans–in general.

Event schedule:

• 6:00pm - Grab a seat
• 6:30 - How AI Unlocks the Ancestral Story: Advanced Methods in Population Genetics, talk by Margarita Geleta
• 7:20 - Pizza & Beer and continue the discussion with other practitioners