2025-04-22 22:10:24
Title: Applying Cinematic Techniques to Data Storytelling
Date: March 27, 2025
Duration: 1HR
SPEAKER
Angelica Lo Duca
Researcher, IIT-CNR
MODERATOR
Victor Yocco
Director of Research and Strategy, Allelo Design
ABSTRACT
As data continues to shape decision-making across industries, the ability to communicate insights effectively has never been more critical. While traditional data presentations focus on charts and numbers, the real power lies in transforming data into engaging narratives that resonate with audiences.
This talk introduces a novel approach to data storytelling inspired by the structure of films and novels. Attendees will explore building a narrative framework that captivates and persuades, using proven storytelling techniques to make data-driven stories more engaging, memorable, and actionable.
The session will include:
The Art of Data Storytelling: Why narratives are more potent than raw data and how they drive better decision-making.
Building Blocks of a Data Story: Understanding the hero, the sidekick, the antagonist, and the central conflict in a data-driven narrative.
Structuring Your Story for Maximum Impact: How to apply the Three-Act Structure used in screenwriting to organize data insights effectively.
Delivering Your Story: Adapting narratives to different audiences and ensuring lasting impact.
This session is ideal for data analysts, developers, engineers, architects, and anyone looking to elevate their storytelling skills and make their data presentations more engaging and influential.
2025-04-22 21:30:35
Rachid Guerraoui is a Professor in the School of Computer and Communications Sciences at EPFL. He is recognized as one of the leading figures in distributed computing, an area of research that aims to make multiple computers work together to solve a common problem.
His innovations address the fundamental theory and practice of distributed computing, including problems such as agreement and reliable information dissemination. He is also interested in distributed computing abstractions such as transactional memory and concurrent data structures. More recently, Guerraoui has published influential papers in the field of Byzantine machine learning, which explores the intersection of robust machine learning and distributed computing.
In addition to his technical contributions, Guerraoui has initiated several dynamic programs to make quality computer science education accessible throughout Africa. Already an ACM Fellow and recipient of the Dahl-Nygaard Award, he was recently named the recipient of the inaugural ACM Luiz André Barroso Award. This new award was established to recognize researchers from historically underrepresented communities who have made fundamental contributions to computer science.
The People of ACM series highlights the unique scientific accomplishments and compelling personal attributes of ACM members at the forefront of advancing computing as a science and a profession. These bulletins feature ACM members whose personal and professional stories are a source of inspiration for the larger computing community.
To read more People of ACM interviews, visit: https://www.acm.org/membership/people-of-acm.
2025-04-17 22:56:22
ACM-W global leadership presents “Celebrating Technology Leaders“, a webinar series highlighting the stories of successful technical women (trans or cis-woman) or non-binary persons who are leading diverse careers in the technology industry. During these hour-long conversations, we provide “career coaching“ and “leadership advice“ to students and early career professionals. We aim to inform our audience about the multitude of careers open to them, enabling them to take educated next steps in their professional journeys.
Do you have suggestions, comments, or feedback? Feel free to reach out to the ACM-W Communications Team at acmw-communicationsATacmDOTorg
2025-04-17 07:29:10
Dr Bushra Anjum, ACM-W Global Co-chair, briefly explains the various ACM-W initiatives. More on our website: women.acm.org
#allwelcome
2025-04-13 00:59:42
ACM-W past chair Jodi Tims talks about the professional chapters, and how the Celebrating Technology Leaders series complements the efforts of bringing academic and professional women in computing together.
2025-04-13 00:17:37
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