The National Science Foundation (NSF) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Institute for Advances in Optimization (AI4OPT) joined the nonprofit HerWILL (Women Inspired in Life and Leadership) for the launch of the HerWILL community meeting. More than 25 participants gathered for the virtual meeting that introduced STEM career paths, particularly in data science and AI, to underrepresented youth from around the world. Kevin Dalmeijer, who oversees operations as the managing director of AI4OPT was among the group of presenters. With HerWILL founder and CEO, Farhana Hasan, Dalmeijer discussed the long-term partnership between the two organization.

Dalmeijer is also a Senior Research Associate in the H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE). He elaborated on AI4OPT’s mission to integrate the combination of AI and mathematical optimization in energy, logistics and supply chains, resilience and sustainability, and circuit design and control.

The event was brought to life by HerWILL’s Tasnim Nishat Islam (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology) and Shai Waldrip (Morehouse School of Medicine).

To learn more about HerWILL, join the discussion, or become a guest, please email leadership@herwill.org.