Getting Started with Data Visualization for Human Rights

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Register to learn new techniques for enhancing human rights research and advocacy through data visualization!

Orchard Commons Student Residence - Room 3074

About the EventIn an increasingly digitized world, the fields of data science and human rights are converging. New developments in statistics and data science are unlocking new approaches to human rights work at home and abroad. Join UBC Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr. Kemi Ola, the UBC Human Rights Collective, and the Gender+ in Research Collective for a workshop to learn about how to use data visualization techniques to evaluate and represent human rights research in new ways!About the SpeakerDr. Kemi Ola is an Associate Professor of Teaching with the UBC Computer Science Program. Currently, she teaches introductory programming and visualization courses. Her research interests include removing barriers to learning, exploring common misconceptions through support structures, and studying socio-emotional factors that influence learning.

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