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Women in Technology

Personal Account

Janyl Jumadinova

December 3, 2014

Technology is everywhere!

By the Numbers

I 1.2 million number of computing-related job openings expectedin the U.S. by 2022 (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

I However ...

only 26% of professional computing occupations inthe 2013 U.S. workforce held by women

I Computer science is the only field in STEM in which the numberof women receiving bachelors degrees has decreased since 2002

By the Numbers

I 1.2 million number of computing-related job openings expectedin the U.S. by 2022 (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

I However ... only 26% of professional computing occupations inthe 2013 U.S. workforce held by women

I Computer science is the only field in STEM in which the numberof women receiving bachelors degrees has decreased since 2002

By the Numbers

Gender Diverse Technology Organizations and

Departments

I Produce work teams that stay on schedule and under budget.

I Demonstrate improved employee performance.

Opportunities for Women in Computing

ResourcesI NCWIT

I Anita Borg Institute

I AWIS

I ACM-W

I IEEE Women in Engineering

I AAUW

I MentorNet

http://www.computerscienceonline.org/cs-programs-for-women/

Opportunities for Women in ComputingScholarships

I Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Scholarships- Computing, engineering, biomed, chem

I Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship

I Palentir Scholarship ($1,500 to $10,000) for Women inTechnology (all STEM)

I NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing

I Women in Technology Scholarship (WITS) Program (sponsoredby Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP))

I Sony G.I.R.L. Scholarship Program (aspiring game developer:$10, 000 and a paid internship)

I ACM-W

I ACM-W7/21

Opportunities for Women in Computing

Conferences and EventsI Grace Hopper

I ACM-W

I Regional Women in Computing Conferences (OCWiC)

I Google travel and conference grants (underrepresented groupsin technology)

Why Computing for Women?

Expanding connections

Lucrative CareerI It is not just about programming

I High-paying career opportunities

I The time is right

Exciting ResearchI Creating software and hardware

I Theory of Computation

I Human-computer Interaction

I Applications to other fields

My Path

I BS in Management Information Systems

I MS in Mathematics

I PhD in Computer Science

My Research

Multi-agent and multi-robot systems

Trends in the History of Computing

I Ubiquity

I Interconnection

I Intelligence

I Delegation

I Human-orientation

I Ubiquity

I Interconnection

I Intelligence

I Delegation

I Human-orientation

I Ubiquity

I Interconnection

I Intelligence

I Delegation

I Human-orientation

I Ubiquity

I Interconnection

I Intelligence

I Delegation

I Human-orientation

I Ubiquity

I Interconnection

I Intelligence

I Delegation

I Human-orientation

Expanding Computer Science: Agents

An Agent

An agent is a computer system that is capable of independent actionon behalf of its user or owner.

Expanding Computer Science: Agents

An Agent

An agent is a computer system that is capable of independent actionon behalf of its user or owner.

Expanding Computer Science: Multiple Agents

A Multi-Agent System

A multi-agent system is a system that consists of a number ofagents which interact with one-another.

Expanding Computer Science: Multiple Agents

A multi-agent system is a system that consists of a number ofagents which interact with one-another.

The field of multi-agent systems is influenced and inspired by manyother fields:

I Game Theory

I Economics

I Philosophy

I Logic

I Social Sciences

I etc.

From a Multi-Agent to a Multi-Robot System

Challenges are few, but opportunitiesare many!

Thank [email protected]

http://cs.allegheny.edu/∼ jjumadinova

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