Women in Engineering & IT Archives | Faculty of Engineering and Design

October 5, 2022

Carleton and its Partners Celebrate Success of Gendered Design in STEAM Program

Following three years of international collaboration, Carleton University and its partners marked the successful conclusion of the Gendered Design in STEAM (GDS) Program on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022 with a... More

September 23, 2022

Homecoming 2022: Celebrating Our Alumni – Suman Chagarlamudi (BEng/07 – Computer Systems Engineering, BA/22 –...

Homecoming 2022: Celebrating Our Alumni – Suman Chagarlamudi (BEng/07 – Computer Systems Engineering, BA/22 – Law)

Throughout her high-tech career, Suman Chagarlamudi’s philosophy is to only work in roles where she is learning new skills. She always aims to expose herself to new ways of working... More

September 20, 2022

Homecoming 2022: Celebrating Our Alumni – Jackie Ellis (BIT/18 – Interactive Multimedia and Design)

Jackie Ellis went to school not to have all her questions answered, but to find a career of constant learning. In her line of work, software development, she is regularly... More

September 19, 2022

Homecoming 2022: Celebrating Our Alumni – Spojmai Nawabi (BEng/15 – Environmental Engineering)

When she was young, Spojmai Nawabi wanted to be a doctor. She also had parents who, like many Afghan parents, dreamed of their children becoming doctors, engineers or astronauts —... More

August 8, 2022

Paying it Forward: How Mentorship Led Engineering Undergrad to Help Women in STEM

Carleton Mechanical Engineering student Mieke Wilkinson has a lot to be thankful for. The recent winner of a 2022 Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation (CEMF) Undergraduate Women in Engineering Scholarship comes from... More

July 28, 2022

Why Robin Chose Engineering at Carleton

Robin has always been interested in solving problems. When she was in high school, she knew she wanted her university degree to be a hands-on experience. After a brief period of... More

June 28, 2022

Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering Undergrad Samantha Wong Receives Student EDI Research Award

Carleton has awarded six students funding to support summer research projects related to equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI). Established last year, the Student Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Research Award... More

June 27, 2022

Carleton Students Win Top Prize at Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Capstone Competition

A team of Carleton undergraduates recently won first place at the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Capstone Competition for their project, “Wastewater treatment and Pilot Plant Design in Ecuador”. In... More

May 17, 2022

Ericsson Fellow Xinrui Zhang Prioritizing Security in Machine Learning Applications

Ericsson Fellow Xinrui Zhang is researching a pattern-driven approach to make Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) safer and more secure while maintaining reasonable efficiency. Since the effectiveness of ML has been... More

May 6, 2022

Ericsson Fellow Maryam Havakeshian Investigates How to Reduce Cost of Testing 5G Software

Maryam Havakeshian is using artificial intelligence and machine learning to find ways to reduce costs when building software applications for the vast 5G network. “5G is a software-defined network,” says... More

April 22, 2022

Ericsson Fellow Uses Machine Learning to Reduce Delays in 5G Real-Life Scenarios

Taking a break from working in industry to join Carleton as an Ericsson Fellow and pursue a master’s degree was the right move for Vishnu Priya Guddeti to get the... More

March 8, 2022

International Women’s Day: Inspiring Student Leaders Making a Difference in Their Communities

On International Women’s Day, Carleton University honours women throughout the world and encourages everyone to work to #BreaktheBias so that we can all live in a more equitable society. From... More