{"title":"The New Face of Engineering: Faghih Is Applying Her Research to Make an Impact on People's Lives [Women to Watch]","authors":"L. Prives","doi":"10.1109/mwie.2020.2977526","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mwie.2020.2977526","url":null,"abstract":"As 2019 came to a close, many people took the time to reflect on the past decade. So much so that the 10-Year Challenge became a phenomenon on social media. Although she didn't participate, Dr. Rose Faghih would have made an inspiring entry: She had an extremely successful, busy decade during which she completed her master's and Ph.D. degrees, evolved her research as both a National Science Foundation (NSF) fellow and a postdoctoral associate, won an IEEEUSA's New Face of Engineering Award, and began a dual role as an assistant professor at the University of Houston as well as director of the Computational Medicine Lab (CML) which is located at the University.","PeriodicalId":239894,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133638225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Bold Revolution: Bringing Commercial Research and Development Advancements to U.S. Military Innovation [Women to Watch]","authors":"L. Prives","doi":"10.1109/mwie.2020.2977524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mwie.2020.2977524","url":null,"abstract":"When Francesca Scire-Scappuzzo was awarded the 2019 IEEE Region 1 Managerial Excellence in an Engineering Organization Award last October \"for starting a bold revolution in the defense and aerospace industry,\" she felt many emotions: gratitude, excitement, and pride, above all. She was grateful to the IEEE for the acknowledgment and to the many people she collaborated with along the way. She was excited for the future ahead as part of what she calls \"a vibrant innovation ecosystem of universities, small businesses, accelerators, venture capital investors, government representatives, and large corporations, all tirelessly working together in new ways to protect our country and make an impact on society.\" Then she was proud because this powerful recognition of her work also recognizes a lifelong commitment to taking on challenges that others said would be too difficult as well as a commitment to making an impact on an entire industry.","PeriodicalId":239894,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126803394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stony Brook's Women in STEM Leadership Program: Building a Network of Support [Pipelining: Attractive Programs for Women]","authors":"L. Prives","doi":"10.1109/mwie.2020.2977485","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mwie.2020.2977485","url":null,"abstract":"There is a wave of gender-equality initiatives sweeping the United States. Melinda Gates recently pledged US$1 billion toward the advancement of women, and some of the greatest impacts of this increased scrutiny on equality may be felt in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields, where the female minority has been an issue, requiring address for decades. Patricia (Pat) Malone, who has dedicated her career to developing programs that advance professional education and economic development, leads the charge at Stony Brook University in New York, where she is the associate vice president for professional education and the assistant provost for engaged learning.","PeriodicalId":239894,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114730272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Be the Flamingo: Grow Your Career By Balancing the Known and Unknown","authors":"Katianne Williams","doi":"10.1109/mwie.2020.2977522","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mwie.2020.2977522","url":null,"abstract":"Planning for a long-term career in engineering and technology can be challenging when you don't know what innovations might be around the corner. Tiffany A. Sargent, chief Internet of Things (IoT) architect for the U.S. Channel Scale and Partners in the Sales and Marketing Group and senior principal engineer at Intel Corporation, has this advice: Don't let yourself get too comfortable, and don't think there's only one ladder to climb. Throughout her career, Sargent has made it a priority to continuously learn new technologies while also tackling different roles. With her own unique and broad set of experiences, Sargent gave herself the solid background to take on the interdisciplinary nature of today's complex systems.","PeriodicalId":239894,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131153014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Women in Control Luncheon Event: Celentano Promoting the Dissemination of Ideas [WIE From Around the World]","authors":"L. Prives","doi":"10.1109/mwie.2020.2977490","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mwie.2020.2977490","url":null,"abstract":"Last summer, in between sessions ranging from \"Aerospace Applications\" to \"Autonomous Systems\" and \"Neural Networks\" at the European Control Conference in Naples, Italy, a group of women (and men) convened for a luncheon to network, share stories, and provide different perspectives on the current state of women in engineering, science, and industry. Held on the final day of the conference, 28 June, the Women in Control (WIC) luncheon was \"concrete evidence of fruitful national and international networking between women in control and women in science,\" said Chair Dr. Laura Celentano.","PeriodicalId":239894,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115504809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Being a Tech Mom: And Acing It [Career Advisor]","authors":"Shweta Behere","doi":"10.1109/mwie.2020.2977484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mwie.2020.2977484","url":null,"abstract":"If you think that being a woman in the tech industry is tough, then being a mom in the tech industry is tougher and extremely challenging. The representation of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields drops significantly at the midcareer level and one of the major reasons is that women can feel overwhelmed with managing their careers along with their family.","PeriodicalId":239894,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130360484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pathways to Innovation [Letter From the Editor]","authors":"K. Panetta","doi":"10.1109/mwie.2020.2977482","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mwie.2020.2977482","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":239894,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122921572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Engenheiras da Borborema Project: Schramm Is Working to Create Reference Models for Girls [Pipelining: Attractive Programs for Women]","authors":"Katianne Williams","doi":"10.1109/mwie.2020.2977486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mwie.2020.2977486","url":null,"abstract":"Students branches of the IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Groups (AGs) provide undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to mentor, volunteer, learn, and work alongside other like-minded engineers. They're more than a vehicle for networking; at a critical time, they provide a cohort of passionate, supportive students and mentors who also want to engage with science and technology for the betterment of their communities. Assistant Professor Vanessa Batista Schramm is an advisor of the WIE AG at the Federal University of Campina Grande in Brazil. The group, which was founded in 2015 and has grown to approximately 60 volunteers, is one of the most active IEEE WIE student affinity branches in Region 9.","PeriodicalId":239894,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130428371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aiding the Asian Elephant: Ringing the Bell on Animal Advocacy","authors":"Katianne Williams","doi":"10.1109/mwie.2020.2977491","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mwie.2020.2977491","url":null,"abstract":"Actress Ashley Bell's mother is one of the founders of the famous comedy troupe The Groundlings, and her father is an actor and voice artist, so it's no surprise that Bell followed in her parents' footsteps. After graduating from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, she appeared in Machinal on Broadway, performing in eight shows a week, where she \"learned the most by ... just watching and listening.\" In her first film role, as Nell Sweetser in The Last Exorcism, she received an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress and an MTV Movie Award nomination, but, more importantly, the team's collaborative and inviting style set the tone for how Bell still works today.","PeriodicalId":239894,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133019161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Computationally Intelligent: Crockett is Educating the Next Generation [Women to Watch]","authors":"L. Prives","doi":"10.1109/MWIE.2019.2938931","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MWIE.2019.2938931","url":null,"abstract":"The arrival and future iterations of artificial intelligence and machine learning have been hot topics for some time now, but perhaps less well known is the cadre of academics and industry practitioners that sits behind the machines, researching and experimenting with how to model, govern, and engage true human behavior within these systems. This field, known as computational intelligence, is composed of three main areas: fuzzy systems, evolutionary computation, and neural networks.","PeriodicalId":239894,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Women in Engineering Magazine","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129832544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}