Women@CL Committee 2024-25
Women@CL is run by the staff and students of the Department of Computer Science and Technology.
| Komal Rathi I am a third year undergraduate at Newnham College and am very excited to take on the role of Chair for Women@CL this year. I’m passionate about promoting diversity and empowering women and minority groups in computer science, and look forward to organizing events around this. When I’m not working, I love to run and bake. Can’t wait to meet everyone and share a fantastic year together! |
Chair |
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Elizabeth Ho I am a third year undergraduate at Trinity College. I really enjoyed the Women@CL events last year, and am very excited to be contributing to this year's events as the Deputy Chair. In my free time, I like watching anime, playing badminton and reading. Looking forward to a great year ahead! |
Deputy Chair |
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Evelyn Zhang I am a second year PhD student at Jesus College, having completed my MPhil at CL. My research focuses on developing generalizable machine learning techniques for mobile health monitoring. In my spare time I enjoy music, movies, traveling, working out, and taking photos. I am excited to organize tech events and invite inspiring speakers this year! |
Tech Events Chair |
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Anaïs Berkes I am a second-year PhD student at Jesus College, specialising in machine learning for the decarbonisation of buildings and energy systems. I am funded by the Gates Cambridge Scholarship and supervised by Prof. Srinivasan Keshav. |
Tech Events Chair |
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Yael Konforti I am a first-year PhD student under the supervision of Prof. Mateja Jamnik. My research focuses on developing AI applications that are transparent, trustworthy, and free from bias. I am particularly passionate about ensuring that women and minority groups can benefit from AI technologies on an equal footing with men. Prior to joining Cambridge, I spent four years working in industry as a computer vision researcher. Outside of my research, I enjoy spending time with my husband and daughter, practising yoga, meditation, and Pilates, and indulging in fine dining. |
Oxbridge Conference Chair |
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Ines Machado |
Oxbridge Conference Chair |
| Salomey Afua Addo My name is Salomey Afua Addo, third year PhD student. My research is on AI education for High Schools in Ghana. My particular focus is on designing AI lessons on teachers using culturally responsive teaching approaches. My hobbies are singing and cooking. I am in Darwin college. |
GirlsWhoML Chair |
| Zejia Yang I'm a second-year undergraduate at Peterhouse. I enjoy exploring novels and poetry, watching suspenseful dramas, K-pop dancing, and traveling. As a keen AI enthusiast, I’m excited about organizing ML courses and meeting all of you. Look forward to a wonderful year ahead! |
GirlsWhoML Chair |
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Grace White |
Media Chair |
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Rosie Whitmell I work as an administrator in the Postgraduate office and part of my role is to act as Women@CL Administrator. I also worked for seven years on the main reception desk, so have a wealth of information about the running of the department! I can also help with booking rooms and catering for Women@CL events. In my spare time I like painting, dressmaking, reading and yoga. |
Women@CL Administrator |
If you are interested in getting involved with women@CL, please contact us.
For past members and friends of our organisation, please visit the Friends of women@CL page.
Our Donors
Women@CL cannot thrive without the generous donation from our funding bodies, donors and supporters, we are very grateful for their support:
EPSRC through a network grant, Microsoft Research Cambridge, Intel Cambridge Research, University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory, Newnham College Cambridge, Cambridge-MIT Institute, Oxford Internet Institute, British Computer Society, IBM, Arm and Qualcomm.
Our Events
Women@CL events include:
- Oxbridge Conference - An annual conference that aims to bring together junior and senior female computer scientists at Cambridge and Oxford.
- Big Sister Little Sister Events - The Big Sister Little Sister programme was formed at the request for informal student-to-student mentoring. Events such as dinners, movie nights, and formal halls provide opportunities for students to socialise.
- Coffee and cakes - Coffee & cakes offers students a chance to socialise on a regular basis. Bring or buy your own coffee while women@CL provide the chocolate cake.
- Speaker Lunches - Our women@CL lunch talks provide an opportunity for everyone to network with early-career women role models in research, industry or start-ups. These lunch events are open to all, we provide free lunch including chocolate cake, and our attendance is high with the approximate split of 50-50 between women and men.
Local Mailing Lists
women@CL have a mailing list through lists.cam.ac.uk, and members of the list can send and receive mail that is relevant to women working in computing. For more information, please go to our mailing list page.
WICR Mailing List
To stay informed anyone can subscribe to the WICR mailing list. The aim of this list is to disseminate information about activities that celebrate, inform or support women in the UK who are, or plan to be, engaged in computing research or academic leadership. To join the WICR list send email to with SUBSCRIBE WICR in the body, or go to http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/wicr.
Anyone who wants to launch a discussion is welcome to do so by inviting responses privately, then summarising to the list. For now, the list is unmoderated, and archives are public on the jiscmail website to provide a handy reference. For queries about the list please contact us.
