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IEEE WOMEN IN ENGINEERING NEWSLETTER | DECEMBER 2013

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The mission of WIE is to facilitate the
recruitment and retention of women
in technical disciplines globally.

IEEE WIE envisions a vibrant community of IEEE women and men collectively using their diverse talents to innovate for the benefit of humanity.

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Women Professionals in
Science and Technology
Special Interest Group (SIG).
The Women Professionals in
Science and Technology Special
Interest Group (SIG) will be hosting
a meeting at SLAS2014

(www.SLAS2014) in January 2014
at the San Diego Convention
Center. This SIG meeting is
scheduled to take place at
SLAS2014 on January 22, 2014
from 8:00 am -9:15 am at the San
Diego Convention Center, San
Diego, California USA. An abstract
for this event is included at the
direct link: http://bit.ly/HfXOzB.

WIE GROUP OF THE
MONTH HIGHLIGHTS
Brain Quiz Competition held
by held by CIIT-Lahore in
Lahore, Pakistan.

Call for Nominations: IEEE
Technical Field Awards.
Nominations are due 31 January
annually for the IEEE Technical
Field Awards (TFA). IEEE TFAs
are awarded for contributions or
leadership in a specific field of
interest of the IEEE and are among
the highest awards presented on
behalf of the IEEE Board of
Directors. All IEEE members are
encouraged to submit a nomination
for a worthy candidate within their
technical fields. Nomination forms
and award-specific criteria can be
downloaded from:
http://www.ieee.org/about/awards/tf
as/index_tfas.html.
Since 1917, the IEEE Awards
Program has paid tribute to

The full detailed article covering
the IEEE and WIE CIIT- Lahore
Student Branches organizing a
technical quiz competition entitled
“Brain Storm Quiz Competition” in
October 2013 is included in this
month’s newsletter. The event
was held on the eve of IEEE day,
October 2, 2013, and was
celebrated at Comsats Institute of
Information Technology, Lahore
campus, in Lahore, Pakistan.
Please see page 8 of this
newsletter for the full article.

Please visit our website at http://www.ieee.org/women, or email us at wie-newsletter@ieee.org.

The 2014 IEEE Medal of Honor
recipient is Bantval Jayant Baliga
(LFIEEE)—Distinguished University
Professor, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, North Carolina,
USA, “For the invention,
implementation, and
commercialization of power
semiconductor devices with
widespread benefits to society.”

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technical
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and
outstanding contributions have made a
lasting impact on technology, society,
the engineering profession, and
humanity.
By this means, the image and prestige
of the organization, its members, and
the profession are all enhanced. For
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information,
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2014
IEEE
Medal
and
Recognition
recipient
announcement. The IEEE Awards
Board is pleased to announce the
2014 IEEE Medal and Recognition
recipients, as approved by the IEEE
Board of Directors. We are pleased to
recognize two women - Andrea Urban
is a co-recipient of the IEEE Nishizawa
Medal, and Shirley Tilghman is
receiving Honorary Membership.

The complete list of recipients and
citations is available online:
http://www.ieee.org/about/awards/new
s/medal_recog_recipients_citationslist.
pdf The 2014 IEEE Honors Ceremony
will be 23 August in Amsterdam,
Netherlands, in conjunction with
Sections Congress. Nominations are
due 1 July 2014 for the 2015 IEEE
Medal and Recognition recipients. For
more information about IEEE Awards,
visit www.ieee.org/awards.

Call for Nominations: IEEE
Eric Herz Outstanding Staff
Member Award. Have you worked
with a dedicated member of the IEEE
professional staff that has shown
outstanding service and leadership in
IEEE? Nominate him or her for the
IEEE Eric Herz Outstanding Staff
Member Award. The award is named
for Mr. Eric Herz, a longtime dedicated
volunteer and staff member at IEEE. It
is
presented
annually
for
demonstrated contributions over a
long period by a present or past full
time staff member who has served at
least ten years on the professional
team.
Nominations are due 31 January
annually. Nomination forms and
award-specific
criteria
can
be
downloaded
from
http://www.ieee.org/about/awards/reco
gnitions/recognitions_herz.html.
For
info, email herzaward@ieee.org.

Smarter Planet Challenge
Student Competition. IBM and
IEEE are in search of creative team
based student projects that can help
students at any level learn about
applying engineering, science and
other disciplines to solve real world
problems. It's a great opportunity to
put your engineering skills to use…and

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earn
cash
prizes
too!
The
competition
is
open
to
college/university students from all
geographic locations. Student teams
should have three to five members in
any year of university study. At least
one team member must be an IEEE
member. To find out more about this
exciting
opportunity,
please
visit: www.ieee.org/go/smarter_planet_
challenge or
email
smartplanetchallenge@ieee.org.

IEEE Women in Engineering
Frances B. Hugle Scholarship
Award
Program.
To
th

commemorate
its
25
year
anniversary, TechSearch International
has partnered with IEEE Women in
Engineering (IEEE WIE) to form the
IEEE Frances B. Hugle Engineering
Scholarship Award. This scholarship is
in honor of the memory of pioneering
legend Frances B. Hugle, an American
serial inventor, scientist and engineer.

TechSearch and its founder, E. Jan
Vardaman, seeded the scholarship
with a $5,000 donation this year. The
objective is to raise $100,000 over the
next few years to fully fund the
scholarship award program.
This scholarship is established to
encourage young women to follow in
Hugle’s footsteps and pursue their
interest in Engineering. The IEEE WIE
Committee
will
administer
the
program, and will select one scholar
annually to receive a $2,500
scholarship grant beginning as early
as 2013. The scholarship will be
presented to one female student in her
third year of undergraduate study in an
Engineering
curriculum
at
an


accredited university or college in the United States of
America. Student membership in the IEEE is required.
Financial endorsements of the scholarship are being sought
from organizations and persons to join in to support young
women entering the field of Engineering by making a
donation to this program. The IEEE Foundation, a taxexempt 501(c)(3) organization in the US, is accepting and
managing
the
donations
as
indicated
below:
1. Online at www.ieee.org/donate by selecting the Frances
B. Hugle Memorial Fund.
2. By check, payable to the IEEE Foundation - Frances B.
Hugle Memorial Fund. The mailing address for check
payments is: IEEE Foundation, 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway,
New
Jersey
USA
08854.
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WIE would love to Profile You. WIE will highlight
IEEE Women Technical Professionals in the IEEE WIE
newsletter! In an effort to recognize IEEE women’s
achievements in STEM, the profiles will aim to increase
the public’s perception of women in STEM fields. This
spotlight of women technical professionals:
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Aims to enhance the understanding of STEM
careers.
Describes how the work of engineers benefits
humanity and makes a difference.
Introduce IEEE women, hear their stories of why they
were inspired to become technical professionals,
learn about their work environments, and find out
their advice to girls interested in technical fields.

The profiles submitted will need to contain the following
information:
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Brief biography
Why did you become a technical professional?
What information or advice would you like to pass on
to young girls interested in STEM?
How does your work as a technical professional
benefit humanity?

If you are interested in being highlighted in the
newsletter,
please
submit
your
profile
to
keyana.tennant@ieee.org.

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Love Engineering, Too? Do Tell….
Do you go to work every day and do what you
love? Do you love what you do? Do tell. WIE want
to hear about it! WIE are excited about
Engineering and the many women that are a part
of WIE! Women, who go to work every day and do
what they love, and love what they do.
You are the essence of the WIE, the heart and
soul of what makes the purpose and mission of
the WIE a reality. WIE delight in your success and
your zest and passion for Engineering. And, we
want to hear your personal stories so that they
might be a means to guide, mentor, and
encourage other women in engineering. In today’s
world, communication is at its peak, and so are
technological advancements. But, behind all of
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WIE know that we have members out there who
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Anna Koch Receives Prestigious Power
Award.

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working with a company that has an environmental focus
because that’s an important part of engineering in today’s
world,” Koch says.
The IEEE Power and Energy Society selected 228 highachieving students from across the U.S. and Canada this
year for the scholarship. The award will help Koch pay for
her last few terms of tuition which was a welcome relief
since she is from New Mexico and pays out-of-state tuition.
“I was very excited to get the award. IEEE is the gold
standard, and to be recognized by professionals in the field
is really encouraging,” she says. Koch is a PES Scholar as
well as an IEEE Eta Kappa Nu member.

Anna Koch working on what she describes as
"awesome" power systems models at Brown and
Caldwell in Seattle, Washington USA.

WIE is pleased to introduce Samah ElTantawy.

When Anna Koch started college she was determined that
she would not be an electrical engineer. Four years later,
she has received the prestigious Institute of Electrical
Engineering (IEEE) scholarship in power and energy
engineering — the first Oregon State University student to
do so.
Koch wanted to forge her own path, rather than follow in the
footsteps of her father (an electrical engineer). But once she
started taking classes she was drawn in by the
mathematical challenges of electrical engineering, and
particularly power systems.
“I like looking at the broader picture — how electricity is
flowing into Corvallis, for example, instead of on the electron
scale,” Koch says.
Eduardo Cotilla-Sanchez, assistant professor of electrical
and computer engineering, noticed Koch’s math aptitude in
his class, and invited her to be part of a research project to
bring a smart grid to Oregon State’s campus. She worked
on the preliminary phase of the project, assessing the
current state of the grid and presenting her findings to the
Oregon Department of Energy, Oregon State faculty and
industry representatives.
“She has a great ability to connect the math behind power
systems with big picture energy problems that we face in
Oregon, the U.S. and internationally,” Cotilla-Sanchez says.
Koch says power systems are definitely in her future. She
has been doing her internship with Brown and Caldwell, an
engineering consulting firm focused on water and
environment sectors. As part of the electrical power systems
group she has been working on water and wastewater
treatment facilities.
“It’s been very cool because I’ve been able to do design
work and apply what I’ve learned in my classes. I like

Samah El-Tantawy is a co-founder and director of a yet-tobe-named start-up company in the adaptive traffic signal
control industry. Samah completed her PhD in 2012 in the
field of Intelligent Transportation Systems at the University
of Toronto. In 2004, she completed her Bachelor’s degree
in Electrical and Communication Engineering, Cairo
University, and her M.Sc. degree in Engineering
Mathematics, Cairo University, in 2007. Right after finishing
her M.Sc., Samah was awarded the PhD Connaught
Scholarship from University of Toronto. For her PhD
research, Samah developed a coordinated traffic signal
control system using artificial intelligence approaches and
game theory concepts (MARLIN-ATSC).
Samah won two international awards in 2013 for her PhD
dissertation: Namely, IEEE-Intelligent Transportation
Systems Society (ITSS) Best PhD Dissertation Award
(First Place) and Institute of Operations Research and
Management Science (INFORMS) George B. Dantzig
Dissertation Award (Second Place). Samah’s research work
and award news were featured in the international media
such as UofT news, Yahoo.ca news, CityTV news, Daily
Telegraph news, News.com.au. She has several published
journal papers and ten conference papers.
She also has filed a US provincial patent and a PCT
international patent. Throughout her PhD, Samah won four
industrial scholarships (ITS Canada, TAC, CTRF, and CITE)
and three provincial scholarships (two Ontario Graduate
Scholarships (OGS) and OGS in Science and Technology


(OGSST)). Samah's developed technology, MARLIN-ATSC,
has won the MaRS Innovation Proof of Principle (PoP)
funding for 2012 for conducting system integration for
MARLIN into a real controller and
field implementation system requirements. Samah was
president of the Egyptian Student Association at UofT (ESAUofT) for 2011, the vice president of the Institute of
Transportation Engineers (ITE) student chapter at UofT for
2010 and 2011, an IEEE member, a member in the Women
in ITS group (WITS) and IEEE Women in Engineering
(WIE), and a friend of the Traffic Signal Systems TRB
Committee.
Why did you become a technical professional? I was in
love with mathematics since I was in grade one which grow
with me with all the support and encouragement from my
family. I always wish that I can benefit humanity from the
science I learn so I decided to study Electrical and
Communications Engineering because it was the field that
fits my interests at that time. Since I also like teaching, I
accepted a teaching and research assistance offer from the
Department of Engineering Mathematics after my graduation
where I did my Master’s degree.
By the time I was finishing my Master’s, I learned about the
intelligent transportation systems (ITS) field of research.
Although ITS falls under Civil Engineering Department, it is
multidisciplinary field of research that needs diverse
engineering backgrounds especially in electrical,
communication, and computer engineering because it relies
on the information and communication technologies to
improve the efficiency of the transportation networks. In
addition to my background in the electrical and
communication engineering, the experience of debilitating
traffic jams in Egypt was pivotal motivation for me to pursue
my PhD in the ITS at University of Toronto under
supervision of Prof. Baher Abudulhai. I finished my PhD in
2012 and I am still receiving global recognitions to my thesis
work. I am working currently to get this technology
implemented so that I can achieve my dream of benefiting
humanity from the science I learn. I will also continue
working on other ITS applications that help alleviating traffic
congestion.
What information or advice would you like to pass on to
young girls interested in STEM? I believe that everyone
can achieve their goal through passion, hard work,
persistence, and serving others. Find out your strength and
figure out what is your passion that contributes to your
strength, believe in yourself and your capabilities, seize the
ordinary incidents and make them great opportunities, and
remember that no worthwhile dreams will be easy to
achieve. I am also a wife and a mother of two children, and I
discovered that the more time I took with my family, the
more productive I become in work because it really depends
on the quality of time spent in either one, small things really
matter when they are at the right places.
How does your work as a technical professional benefit
humanity? The technology that I have developed in my
PhD is called Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning for

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Integrated Network of Adaptive Traffic Signal Controllers
(MARLIN-ATSC). The long name means, in short, traffic
lights that learn based on an artificial intelligence approach
and game theory concepts. MARLIN works as a brain for the
traffic light that makes traffic lights smarter to self-learn how
to adjust its timings in real time responding to fluctuations in
traffic flow to minimize the drivers' delay and also learn to
collaborate with adjacent intersections to make sure that the
entire network is controlled appropriately.
Benefits for Travelers (End Users). The system was
tested on a virtual replica (micro-simulation) of lower
downtown Toronto, a network of approximately 60
intersections. In the Toronto simulation test above,
intersection delay was reduced by 40% on average. In
addition to reduced delay at each intersection, MARLIN was
found to be intelligent enough to automatically protect critical
intersections by "holding back" or "metering" approaching
traffic at upstream intersections to prevent progressive
network gridlock. MARLIN provides the following benefits to
travelers and the community in general: 1) delay reduction,
2) travel time savings, 3) savings in vehicle operating
cost and fuel consumption, 4) reduction in emissions, and
5) enhanced mobility. And, of course, the savings in stress
of waiting for unnecessary time at intersections is priceless.
Benefits for Urban Traffic Control Management
Departments (Customers)
1. Lower Capital Cost: MARLIN requirements can be
satisfied using inexpensive
communications networks, such as wireless networks
between intersections, which significantly reduce the
capital cost of MARLIN system, compared to other
adaptive traffic signal systems that use centralized
systems which are expensive to run and pose a single
point of failure.
2. Lower Operation Cost: MARLIN has three features
that help reduce the operating cost:
a. Scalability: due to the decentralization feature,
MARLIN is scalable and can be easily
expanded by inserting new controllers into the
system;
b. Robustness: Robustness is guaranteed in a
decentralized control system because if one or
more controller fails, the remaining controllers can
take over some of their tasks;
c. Reduced Human Intervention: Self-learning concept
reduces the complexity of the system, and as a
result the traffic operators will focus more on highlevel monitoring and
supervisory roles instead of low-level management
of traffic systems operations.
You can find more information in the following links:
http://www.news.utoronto.ca/smarter-traffic-lights-winglobal-recognition-u-t-grad


http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/geekquinox/smart-trafficlights-game-theory-play-down-traffic-155547118.html;
http://www.news.com.au/technology/toronto-universityresearcher-creates-intelligent-traffic-lights-to-cut-jams/storye6frfrnr-1226756965949;

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WIE is pleased to introduce Dr. Seema Shah,
Principal, Vidyalankar Institute of Technology,
Mumbai, India.

http://www.slate.fr/life/79957/feux-signalisation-intelligentstrafic.

Dr. Seema Shah is the Principal (acting) at Vidyalankar
Institute of Technology. She is also the Dean, Student
Affairs and an Assistant Professor in the Department of
Information Technology at the institute. During an illustrious
career spanning over 26 years, she has held senior teaching
positions and has industrial experience as Senior Faculty at
Patni Computer Systems. She has guided many projects at
the postgraduate and undergraduate levels at a number of
reputed institutes such as VJTI, Don Bosco Institute of
Technology and SNDT. Her subject expertise lies in Grid
Computing, Advanced Operating Systems, Computer
Organization, ERP, SAP, Data Warehousing, Distributed
Computing, and Software Testing among others.
Additionally, Dr. Shah has conducted sessions on Teaching
Methodology, Microteaching, Professional Excellence and
Interpersonal Skills.
Dr. Shah was awarded a PhD in Computer Engineering for
her thesis entitled ‘Software Distributed Shared Memory on
a Grid of Clustered Computers’. She holds a Master’s
degree in Computer Engineering and a Bachelor’s degree in
Electrical Engineering. She has been felicitated with the
Best Teacher Award for Outstanding Contribution to
Teaching and Research in Engineering by HEF and
Microtechnologies, and also with the Best Polytechnic
Teacher Award, Maharashtra State, by ISTE. Her research
paper titled, ‘Implementing a Communication Framework for
Disseminating SMIG Model to Potential Users’ was
adjudged the Best Paper at the International Conference on
Emerging Trends in Technology conducted by TCET.
Dr. Shah has coauthored a book on Distributed Computing,
published by Oxford University Press, the international
edition of which has undergone a fifth reprint. She has
authored around 12 other books on Computer Engineering
topics. She has published and presented more than 90
research papers in International and National Journals,
Conferences and STTPs. She is an active member of IEEE,
ACM, ISTE, IWSA, HEF, SAI and CSI and has chaired,
organized and participated in many conferences and
workshops.
Why did you become a technical professional? Science
and technology have always fascinated me ever since my

high school days. An unquenchable thirst for knowledge
always made it imperative for me to ask ‘WHY’ and ‘HOW’
to every scientific problem that came my way. This very
spirit of inquiry that my parents had instilled in me has led
me on the path of research and ultimately to the successful
completion of my Doctoral Thesis in Computer Engineering.
The depth of thought, the various perspectives to an issue
and the multifaceted personality that an engineer can
cultivate inspired me to pursue my BE and ME, and
subsequently my PhD. The contribution that a technical
professional can make to the progress of the society, nation
and the world has always been a motivating factor
What information or advice would you like to pass on to
young girls interested in STEM? Follow your passion in
science irrespective of the gender disparity you see around
you. You may be outnumbered by boys when you walk on
the path of science, but you will soon find out that there isn’t
any branch of science in which women have not contributed.
You may be pushed to take up ‘traditional’ courses by
people around you, but remember to listen to the small voice
in your heart and create your own destiny. I truly believe that
every aspect of science is enriched, and made complete
with yin-yang - by balancing the male and female
perspectives.

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many sessions on MBTI for teachers and learners:
Inclusiveness
and
Andragogy,
Maximizing
Team
Performance, Goal Setting, Time Management, Decision
Making, Leadership Skills, Interpersonal Skills, Professional
Ethics and Professional Excellence, to mention a few.
As the Principal and Dean, Student Affairs, I have liaised
with the parents of students to improve student
performance, gave career guidance talks related to science,
engineering and technological advancements, counseled,
motivated and mentored students and teachers to
continually push the envelope and to aim high. In my
opinion, better teaching methodologies will generate better
learning abilities in students. When they use their skills in
the real world, it will benefit not just their individual careers,
but will also contribute to forming a more developed
society.

How does your work as a technical professional benefit
humanity? It is said that engineers build nations. Using
one’s knowledge and expertise to make the society around
us a better place to live in is in itself one of the philanthropic
goals of being a technical professional. Along with imparting
technical knowledge as a senior faculty, I have conducted

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Brain Storm Quiz
Competition by
IEEE & WIE CIIT
Lahore in Lahore,
Pakistan

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The competition started with the permission of worthy chief
guest Dr. Irfan. The whole event was judged by the EE
department faculty: Mam Tabussum Nawaz, Sir Farukh,
and Sir Hamza.

IEEE and WIE CIIT Lahore Student Branch organized a
technical quiz competition entitled, “Brain Storm Quiz
Competition” held on the eve of IEEE day, October 2, 2013.
The event was celebrated at Comsats Institute of
Information Technology (CIIT), Lahore campus, in Lahore,
Pakistan. The competition was interdepartmental level.

The event began with the gracious hosts, Syeda Kanwal
Hussnain and Zarak Khan, bringing knowledge of the
history and importance of IEEE and WIE to the audience,
as well information of their activities at the student branch
campus.

There were eight teams in total. The competition was
comprised of two rounds, the Preliminary Round and Final
Round. In the preliminary round, there were 9 questions
asked of each team. Each correct answer carried 10 marks
and each wrong answer deducted 5 marks. The time given
for each question was 30 seconds.
After the well-known awareness was made amongst the
audience, the teams for the competition were called.
Quiz rules were provided to the team members. Teams
were prepared for three basic electrical and software
related subjects: Introduction to Computer Programming,
Electric Circuit Analysis, and Electronics.

In the second round i.e., final round, it was a quick fire
round; time given for each question was 15 seconds. There
were also 9 questions asked of each team, the questions
were shuffled and no pattern was followed. Each correct
answer carried 10 marks and each wrong answer deducted
5 marks.



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Two teams played at once. The two teams with the highest
scores qualified for the final round. In the final round, the
competition between teams was very sensational and
excitement reached its peak; there were three tie breakers
but destiny favors only one. Let the best win; Students of
telecom engineering beat the computer engineering
students. The winning team members were: M. Adil,
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Faizan Hayat and Awais Ahmed, 6 semester. And, the
runners up were Sanan Ahmed, Ali Ahmed and Maida
Farooq; 5th semester of BCE (computer engineering).

WINNING TEAM:


RUNNERS UP:

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There was a photo session of the participants with the IEEE
and WIE members along with the judge courtesy to Mahum
Khalid (photographer).
Members of IEEE & WIE

In the end, certificates were distributed among the
participants and the winning team was awarded a cash
prize by the chief guest. An arrangement of refreshments
for the audience, participants and guests was made. The
whole event was guided by the branch counselor, Dr. Sobia
Baig, Mr. Baber Ali and Mr. Haad Akmal.

On the whole, IEEE and WIE CIIT Lahore branch members
insure the quality of the society and managed a very well
organized healthy competition among the students that was
praised very well by the chief guest.
Participants Group Photo

Please see below for a full photo collage of the Brain Quiz
Competition event:




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-- Submitted by Rija Fatima, chairperson, IEEE-WIE CIIT
Lahore Student Branch, Comsats Institute of
Information Technology, Lahore campus



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Informative Publications History
Women in Engineering Statistics
Women in Science/Engineering Societies & Groups
Mentoring & Educational Resources
National Engineers Week/EWeek Activities
More Interesting Links
Electronics & Electrical Engineering Laboratory (NIST)
Science and Technology Resources
Engineer Your Life
Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering
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MGA - Region Meetings Calendar
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ndar.html

IEEE WIE Committee. The IEEE Women in Engineering
Committee (WIEC) consists of 10 voting members
appointed by the Board of Directors. The WIEC is
responsible for facilitating the development of programs
and activities that promote the entry into and the retention
of women in engineering programs, enhance the career
advancement of women in the profession, and promote
IEEE membership and retention of IEEE women members.
WIE Committee Members - 2013

WIE Staff

Nita Patel, Chair

Keyana Tennant, Program Manager – WIE

Ramalatha Marimuthu, Past Chair (2011-2012)

Paola Bringas, Administrative Assistant – WIE

Parveen Wahid (2012-2013)
Bernadette Bouchon-Meunier (2012-2014)

WIE Project Champions – 2013

Deepa Shenoy

Dr. Karen Panetta, Editor, WIE Magazine

Nury Ramirez

Keyana Tennant, Associate Editor, WIE Magazine, WIE
Newsletter

Takako Hashimoto
Noel Schulz (TAB) (2012-2013)
Shalini Santhosh, Student Member (07/01/13- 06/30/14)

Paulette January, Editor, WIE Newsletter
Stephanie White, Awards


2013 WIEC Liaisons
EAB – TBD
IEEE-USA - TBD
Carmen S. Menoni (PSPB)
Pamela Kumar – Standards Association
Noel Schulz (TAB) (2012-2013)

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ENGINEERING IN MEDICAL AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY,
Lisa Lazareck
GEOSCIENCE SOCIETY, Gail S. Jackson
INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS SOCIETY, Leila Parsa
INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS SOCIETY, Janet Flores
INFORMATION THEORY SOCIETY, TBD
INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT SOCIETY,
Ferdinanda Ponci

2013 WIE Regional Coordinators
Darlene Rivera (Region 1)

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
SOCIETY, Emily Sopensky

Katherine Duncan (Region 2)

MAGNETICS SOCIETY, TBD

Anastasia Davis (Region 3)

MICROWAVE THEORY AND TECHNIQUES SOCIETY,
Rashaunda Henderson

F; Ayhan Sakarya (Region 4)
Maura Schreier-Fleming (Region 5)
Shirin Tabatabai (Region 6)
Zahara Ahmadian (Region 7)

NANOTECHNOLOGY COUNCIL, Carmen Lilley
NUCLEAR AND PLASMA SCINCES SOCIETY, Allan
Johnston

Joyce Mwangama (Region 8)

OCEANIC ENGINEERING SOCIETY (OE), Marinna
Martini

Nury Ramirez (Region 9)

PHOTONICS SOCIETY, Hatice Altug, Ph. D.

Takako Hashimoto (Region 10)

POWER ELECTRONICS SOCIETY, Maryam Saeedifard
POWER & ENGINEERING SOCIETY, Shay Bahramirad

2013 Society Coordinators

PRODUCT SAFETY ENGINEERING SOCIETY, TBD

AEROSPACE & ELECTRONICS SYSTEM SOCIETY,
TBD

RELIABILITY SOCIETY, Marsha Abramo

ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION SOCIETY, Parveen
Wahid

ROBOTICS AND AUTOMATION SOCIETY, Xiaorui Zhu
(2012-2014)
SENSORS COUNCIL, TBD

BIOMETRICS COUNCIL, TBD

SIGNAL PROCESSING SOCIETY, TBD

BROADCAST TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY, TBD
CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS SOCIETY, Pamela Abshire

SOCIAL on IMPLICATIONS of TECHNOLOGY (SSIT),
TBD

COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY, Marie-Jose Montpetit

SOLID STATES CIRCUIT SOCIETY, Wanda Gass

COMPONENTS, PACKAGAING, AND
MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY, TBD

SYSTEMS COUNCIL, Stephanie White

COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SOCIETY, Jennie
Si
COMPUTER SOCIETY, Jane Prey
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SOCIETY, TBD
CONTROL SYSTEMS SOCIETY, Linda Bushnell
COUNCIL ON ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION,
Ayse Coskun

SYSTEMS, MAN AND CYBERNETICS SOCIETY
(SMCS), Maria Pia Fanti
TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL, Jennifer
Trelewicz
ULTRASONICS, FERROELECTRICS, AND
FREQUENCY CONTROL SOCIETY (UFFC), Lori Bridal
VEHICULAR
Cozzo

TECHNOLOGY

SOCIETY,

COUNCIL ON SUPERCONDUCTIVITY, Cathy Foley
DIELECTRICS AND ELECTRICAL INSULATION
SOCIETY, Azam Nekahi
EDUCATION SOCIETY, Lynne Slivovsky
ELECTRON DEVICES SOCIETY, Thuy Dao

Carmella


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Awards, Scholarships, Resources and Competitions
IEEE offers a variety of awards, competitions, contests, scholarships and fellowships. Many are offered to IEEE student members, such as
the Regional Student Paper Contests and the Student Enterprise Award. You will find contact information for each award listed when you
click on the link. Two Student Branch awards to get you more involved include the Darrel Chong Student Activity Award and the
IEEEXtreme 24 hour Programming Challenge.

TryEngineering.org
The IEEE and IBM have created a new Web site that combines information on engineering careers with
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Career and Employment Resources
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