About
Data Scientist & Developer
Welcome to my personal website! I'm Sofia, a passionate data scientist focused on human rights and creating technology that aligns with these principles.
In my academic and professional journey, I have worked on various projects at the intersection of data science and human rights. Notably, I developed the coding version of the workshop <AI & Equality >: A Human Rights Toolbox during my thesis and professional work with Women at the Table. This methodology translates human rights principles into actionable steps for the data science pipeline and has been presented to diverse audiences worldwide. Currently, I am actively involved with the NGO PersonalData.IO, working towards reclaiming personal data from tech companies, advocating for individuals' rights over their personal information.
With an academic background in Data and Computer Science, I have acquired a solid foundation in statistical analysis, machine learning, and data visualization and software development.
Outside of work, you can find me exploring the outdoors and the swiss mountains, in activities like hiking and climbing.
Feel free to connect with me through my contact information or social media links. Thank you for visiting my website!
MSc in Data Science
sofia-kypraiou
sofia.kypraiou [at] proton.me
Lausanne, Switzerland- Freelance: Available
Resume
Professional Experience
Data Scientist
January 2023 - ongoing
Geneva, Switzerland
- Developing new data governance models for different data collectives
- Working with data from Uber drivers in Geneva to support their legal claims
Data Scientist
September 2021 - ongoing
Geneva, Switzerland
- Expanding of <AI & Equality >: A Human Rights Toolbox to create a growing community of university students
- Teaching <AI & Equality >: A Human Rights Toolbox workshop to different universities
- Technical support for G-app, a web-application and machine learning model to measure the active participation of women and youth in international conferences
- Mentored two groups of 6 students from Smith College to use the <AI & Equality >: A Human Rights Toolbox methodology on the case study on Predictive policing using the COMPAS Dataset
<A+> Alliance Tech Fellow
November 2020 - August 2021
Geneva, Switzerland
- Development of <AI & Equality >: A Human Rights Toolbox, a workshop and a jupyter notebook on how and when to use gender & equality inclusive tools and techniques to mitigate bias in AI
Data Science & Visualization Intern
September 2020 - February 2021
Lausanne, Switzerland
- Lead in the design, development, and implementation of the graphic, layout, and production web tool for neuroimaging
Student Assistant in Data Visualization
February 2020 - June 2020
Lausanne, Switzerland
- Technical support for a class of 133 students
- Supervising and providing feedback for 11 teams
Full stack developer
February 2017 - July 2018
Athens, Greece
- Full stack development and design for the 2nd largest bank in Greece.
- Participation in the process of gathering requirements and performing analysis
Data Science Intern - PRACE Summer of HPC student
July 2016 - August 2016
Barcelona, Spain
- Clustering the discography of an artist using data analysis, done in parallel environment using Spain's supercomputer, MareNostrum
- Project visualisation
Education
Master in Data Science
September 2018 - September 2021
Lausanne, Switzerland
Thesis: <AI & Equality >: A Human Rights Toolbox
Projects
- Wikigender: A Machine learning model to detect gender bias on Wikipedia (Applied Data Analysis),
- Exploring Comics (Data Visualisation),
- Automatic Harmonization (Machine Learning)
Bachelor in Informatics and Telecommunications
September 2011 - 2016
Athens, Greece
Thesis: Implementation of Temporal Recommendation on Graphs via Long- and Short-term Preference Fusion
Talks/Media
A collection of selected talks and media presence.
Talks
Guest Lecturer
06 December, 2022
- Zürcher Hochschule der Künste. Zurich, Switzerland Synthetic Normal Zybinska Paulina
29 November, 2022
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Lausanne, Switzerland The Ethics and Law of Artificial Intelligence Rochel Johan Robert
8 November, 2022
AI & Equality (Women at the Table)
11 July, 2023
- The American University in Cairo. Cairo, Egypt Access to Knowledge for Development Center - A2K4D Nagla Rizk
11 July, 2023
- University of Lagos. Lagos, Nigeria EduAI Hub - Responsible AI in Education Reasearch in Africa Adekemi Omotubora
19 June, 2023
- University of Chile. Santiago, Chile CENIA - Centro National de Inteligencia Artificial Francesca Lucchini
17 May, 2023
- Sorbonne University. Paris, France SCAI - Sorbonne Center for Artificial Intelligence Xavier Fresquet
17 March, 2023
- Emory University. Georgia, US Data Justice Lauren Klein
17 February, 2023
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (KNUST) Kumasi, Ghana Responsible AI Lab (RAIL) Jerry John Kponyo
15 February, 2023
- Makerere University. Kampala, Uganda HASH Lab: Artificial Intelligence for Maternal, Sexual and Reproductive Health in Sub-Saharan Africa Wisdom Ceasar Favor
Festivals/Schools
14 June, 2023
- BioMed-AI Summer School ,Workshop/Talk on AI bias and Human Rights Athens, Greece
08 September, 2022
- Genre et numérique: Toward gender equality in the digital world? ,Workshop/Talk on AI bias Fribourg, Switzerland
16 June, 2022
-
AMRO: Art Meets Radical Openness
,Workshop/Talk on AI bias
Linz, Austria
07 March, 2022
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MozFest 2022
, <AI & Equality >: Human Rights Toolbox workshop
International (online)
24 February, 2022
- Greek ACM-W Chapter Winter School: Fairness in AI , Talk on AI bias and mitigation Athens, Greece
2-3 September, 2021
- The Culture of Trustworthy AI. Public debate, education, practical learning , Panel discussion: “AI governance from a worldwide perspective”, paper presentation Venice, Italy
Media
Articles
- Featured in 10 Women in Tech in Switzerland to Follow in 2023 , by Girls in Tech Switzerland
- Radio interview From AI to YU at web radio Fro based in Linz, Austria