Welcome to the 7th ACM Celebration of Women in Computing: womENcourage 2020 that is virtually hosted by ADA University in Baku, Azerbaijan. Open to all genders, womENcourage was initiated by ACM-W Europe and aimed at connecting women from diverse technical disciplines and encouraging them to pursue their education and profession in computing. Read more…
Welcoming 200+ participants registered
from about 40 countries and 5 continents.
from about 40 countries and 5 continents.
Share the ACM womENcourage 2020 excitement and update your Facebook profile picture with our super cool frame. See our participants from around the world joining online event activities, including the conference, career fair and hackathon. See the Program...
Conference / Day 1-2
Join our two-day conference program to meet distinguished speakers, learn about The Big Promise of Big Data Analytics and explore The Artificial Intelligence: from Algorithms to Ethics. Read more...
Day 1 / Opening
Dr. Vafa Kazdal 
Dr. Gabriele Kotsis 
Ruth Lennon
Day 1 / The Big Promise of Big Data Analytics
Dr. Nuria Oliver 
Dr. Cecilia Mascolo 
Dr. Georgia Koutrika
Day 2 / The Artificial Intelligence: from Algorithms to Ethics
Dr. Sarit Kraus 
Dr. Sabrina Aliyeva 
Dr. Silvana Badaloni
Through poster presentations you will learn about interesting research done by other students and early practitioners. Some 30 research posters submitted by the authors representing 17 countries from 5 continents were peer-reviewed and accepted to the conference program. Read more...
Expo / Day 3-4
Join our two-day expo program to meet company representatives at their virtual booths, learn from experts during the workshops and tutorials, compete at the hackathon to run on the last day of the celebration.
Day 3 / Career Fair
At our Career Fair you can talk to company representatives at their virtual booths and get an opportunity to take part in onsite hiring sessions. Read more...
Afet Baghirova (PASHA Bank) 
Leyla Taghiyeva (Azercell) 
Kasia Cygnarowicz (Amazon) 
Anna Logunova (IBM) 
Vusal Khalilov (PASHA Bank) 
Rahim Ahmedov (Azercell) 
Altay Aliyev (Amazon) 
Mikhail Korotko (IBM)
Thanks to our generous supporters, local and international alike, we were able to provide the students from 12 different countries on 4 continents with a participation scholarship.
Reyyan Ayfer 
Narmin Ibadullayeva 
Nazerke Seidan 
Deniza Alieva 
Gulnoza Usmonova 
Alexander Gavrin 
Dr. Yagub Aliyev 
Gosia Plotka 
Julia Reeve 
Marta Czerwonka
At our workshops and tutorials you will get an opportunity to gain some knowledge and practical skills from selected experts, who will share their experience with the audience. Read more...
Day 4 / Hackathon
Don't miss our hackathon to learn, build and share your creations in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. In this hacker marathon teams will race to create a functional prototype, which would bring a technological solution to a real-life problem. Read more...
At the end of the hackathon, a panel of judges will select the winning project. The panel consists of the representatives of our supporting companies.