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Dr. Sreyoshi Bhaduri is an Engineering Educator and People Research Scientist. Sreyoshi's expertise lies at the intersection of workforce development, AI and emerging technology, and engineering education. As a Research Scientist in the tech industry, Sreyoshi leverages AI for mixed-methods research on and for people at work, ensuring that organizations intentionally center the human experience. Sreyoshi has spoken at over 100+ global venues, addressing diverse audiences ranging from academics, NSF PIs, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals to students or high-schoolers starting out with Computer Sciences, helping them strategize and broaden participation, as well as explore, understand, and apply emerging technologies. Sreyoshi is committed to broadening participation among underrepresented minorities in engineering and serves as a Senator at the Society of Women Engineers. She is also part of the Advisory Board at the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech and serves as an Advisor to the leadership at Sisters in STEM. Sreyoshi frequently collaborates on several National Science Foundation projects in the engineering education realm, researching engineering career trajectories, student motivation, and learning. Sreyoshi has been recognized as a Fellow at the Academy for Teaching Excellence at Virginia Tech (VTGrATE) and a Fellow at the Global Perspectives Program (GPP) and was inducted to the Yale Bouchet Honor Society during her time at Virginia Tech. She has also been honored as an Engaged Advocate in 2022 and an Emerging Leader in Technology (New ELiTE) in 2021 by the Society of Women Engineers. Views expressed in this paper are the author's own, and do not necessarily reflect those of organizations she is associated with. Learn more about Sreyoshi's impact - www.ThatStatsGirl.com

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Racheida S. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia in the Engineering Education Transformations Institute (EETI) and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Lewis believes in creating a diverse engineering field and strives to do so through connecting with teaching, and mentoring future engineers. She has devoted her life to this mission through her leadership and lifetime membership in the National Society of Black Engineers. Ultimately, Dr. Lewis aspires to bridge together research and pedagogy within the academy to improve engineering education within the field and across disciplines.

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I am a woman in Computing with over years of 6 years’ experience in the software industry.
I earned my Bachelor’s in computer science and Master's in Computer Application and I am soon going to complete my second Master's, specializing in Computing Systems from Georgia Tech Institute of Technology by end of this year 2023. I am passionate about increasing representation and belonging of women in STEM. I enjoy volunteering at several organizations to inspire, mentor, and help more womxn persist in STEM. When I am not working, I enjoy singing, cooking, and working out to getting physically stronger.

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Dr. Columbia Mishra is a Systems Engineering Manager at Maxar Technologies, Inc. developing the next generation of spacecrafts for a range of missions including proliferated Low Earth Orbit satellites. She holds a Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin, M.S. from Texas Tech and Bachelor’s from Jadavpur University. During 17+ years of industry and research experience in diverse technology sectors, including for Intel Corporation in Oregon, Apple Inc. in California, Stress Engineering Services in Texas, Makino Asia in Singapore, and Tata Motors in India, Dr. Mishra has developed a deep knowledge of thermal fluids systems, consumer electronics and spacecraft engineering. Dr. Mishra’s research has been published in journals such as Nature Materials, Journal of Fluid Mechanics. She holds 5 patents in thermal architecture and innovation in electronic systems. She has served in multiple leadership roles within ASME and is a recipient of numerous awards including the ASME 2020 Lakshmi Singh Early Career Leadership and the Qualcomm Innovation Fellowship. Dr. Mishra is a distinguished speaker and have spoken globally at several forums. In 2022 Dr. Mishra was inducted into the Mechanical Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni at UT Austin for her contributions to the field of Mechanical Engineering.

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Mona Mona currently works as an AI/ML (Artificial Intelligence Machine learning) specialist in Google Public Sector. She was a Sr AI/ML specialist Solutions Architect at AWS before joining Google. She holds 14 Cloud Certifications and has developed several courses for AWS AI/ML Certification Speciality Exam readiness to help future test-takers. She has earned her masters in Computer Information Systems from Georgia State University. She was recently recognized by her university as an inspiring alumni for undergraduates and graduates highlighting her remarkable career journey. She is a published author of the book"Natural Language Processing using AWS AI services" and a reputed speaker. She has authored over 19 blogs on AI/ML and cloud technology and was recently a co-author on a research paper on CORD19 Neural Search which won an award for Best Research Paper at the prestigious AAAI (Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence) conference. Mona is currently working on another book called “Google cloud professional ML Certification” which will help students and professionals build a career in machine learning and cloud computing.

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Sai Naveena Bathula is a highly driven Software Developer who outperforms in every opportunity that comes her way. An avid learner and technologist, Naveena graduated with a Master's in Computer Science in May'21 from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago. She is also an Intel Graduate Scholar of 2020 and was a national conference cover girl for WE'21. Her strong purpose to inspire and bring an impact to the upcoming generations keeps her motivated at all times. She is always a firm believer in the fact that "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit" as said by Aristotle. Naveena consistently steps into the world to make a difference and face any challenging environment with her vision and passion to do better.

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