Innovative Women: Women in Computer Science
WICS is hosting a Speaker Series during the Spring 2002 Quarter. It is scheduled for every Wed, 5-7PM, in Gates 104.
Our guest speakers, women practicing in a broad range of fields but who share a background in CS, will share their experiences with us, such as: how they became interested in CS; how they decided on their areas of interest; their experiences as women in computer science; and how they are applying their CS background today.
It will be a very informal setting with friendly discussion
and food to follow. All are welcome!
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Schedule
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| April 10 | Jennifer Widom - Stanford Professor specializing in databases |
| April 17 | Julie Zelenski - Stanford lecturer (gatekeeper to the CS major) and Apple engineer |
| April 24 | Arati Prabhakar - venture partner at U.S. Venture Partners in Menlo Park, California; former Director of National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| May 1 | Jane Margolis and Allen Fisher, authors of Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computer Science, in conjunction with the Program in Symbolic Systems. Kresge at 4 pm. "Unlocking" tells the story of CS majors (both male and female) at Carnegie Mellon and how they increased enrollment and retention more than four-fold. Their stories and insights will trigger recognition in anyone who has seen CS/Engineering culture, either first hand or through friends. |
| May 8 | Barbara Simons - former president of the ACM, founder and co-chair of ACM's U.S. Public Policy Committee, and co-founder of the U.C. Berkeley Computer Science Department Reentry Program for Women and Minorities |
| May 15 | Mary Baker - Stanford professor, specializing in distributed systems, wireless networking, and mobile computing. |
| May 22 | Ellen Spertus - Professor at Mills College, with interests in Information retrieval, the Internet, social issues, computer architecture, compilers; 2001's "Sexiest Geek Alive" |
| May 29 | Monica Lam - Stanford Professor researching in compilers, programming languages, and computer architecture |
| June 5 | Teri Perl - Co-founder, The Learning Company, Palo Alto, CA |
