I recently opened a fortune cookie that said, “Lucky coincidences will shape your destiny.” I am not sure whether I fully agree with this statement based on the amount of effort, resilience, and energy that I have expended in my life so far. For more about this article see link below. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11220817 For the open access PDF link of this … [Read more...] about Architecting Your Dreams [Letter From the Editor]
Leaping into Action
Dr. Alice Wang: Circling Back to Teaching [Women to Watch]
Dr. Alice Wang has an assignment for you: make a list of 100 dreams. The first dozen or so are easy, the low-hanging fruit: the places you want to visit, the obvious family and career goals, the guitar you’ve always wanted to pick back up. But one hundred? It’s a marathon, not a sprint, and as the list moves on to a second page, the entries become more creative, more … [Read more...] about Dr. Alice Wang: Circling Back to Teaching [Women to Watch]
Dr. Sugako Otani: Pioneering processor architect [Women to Watch]
When Dr. Sugako Otani was in high school, Carl Sagan’s Cosmos series was released in Japan. The 13-episode series, which explored astronomy, astrophysics, the origin of life, planetary science, and our place in the universe, became incredibly popular among high school students and sparked Otani’s interest in the universe and physics. For more about this article see link … [Read more...] about Dr. Sugako Otani: Pioneering processor architect [Women to Watch]
Inspiring the Next Generation to Study Engineering: Reimagining the engineer for a changing world [Career Advisor]
Since I was five years old, I have dreamed of protecting the seas and oceans. That childhood dream became a lifelong mission—shaping a professional journey that has taken me from offshore platforms and boardrooms to academic institutions and policy forums. Along this pathway, I have come to understand the deep meaning of engineering, not only as a technical and technological … [Read more...] about Inspiring the Next Generation to Study Engineering: Reimagining the engineer for a changing world [Career Advisor]
Mentorship 3.0: Reimagining support networks in a digital world [Pipelining: Attractive Programs for Women]
Mentorship has always been a quiet force in my life—one that shaped me, challenged me, and helped me rise. As a woman from a diverse background navigating the engineering world, I was fortunate to have mentors who saw my potential early on. They weren’t just check-ins or recommendation letters. These were real relationships: professors who encouraged my voice in the classroom, … [Read more...] about Mentorship 3.0: Reimagining support networks in a digital world [Pipelining: Attractive Programs for Women]
