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Mission
Women in Computer Architecture (WICARCH) is designed to create a community for women studying and working in the field of computer architecture. Our goal is to promote women in computer architecture and increase visibility for their research and development contributions. We welcome participation from all women including students, post docs, industry researchers and developers and faculty members. To be listed in our directory, please click here.
Profiles of WICArch
The mission of this section is to profile women in computer architecture across many walks of our field, from [junior, senior] x [industry, academia].
If you would like to be profiled, would like to nominate someone to be profiled, or would like to write a profile, please let us know by wicarch-chair@acm.org
Mengjia Yan
Dr. Mengjia Yan is undoubtedly one of the most delightful people you will ever meet – smart, positive, exceedingly wise beyond her years, and the kind of person who can turn a frown upside down. She was paired with me as a mentee at ISCA 2018, but I genuinely think that it is I who have benefited from the relationship. These days, she is a new assistant professor at MIT, having recently completed her PhD at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2019.
WICArch Directory
We actively maintain a list of women working in the field of computer architecture. The goal of this list is many-fold. First, the list services as a resource for program chairs and conference organizers to identify women to serve in key technical roles such as keynote, panels and program committees. Second, the list is designed to foster community and help women connect with other women in computer architecture. This list can be used by current and potential graduate students to find advisors and mentors. Four profiles, selected randomly, are shown below. We encourage you to browse the full directory.
Sanaz
Lecturer
Penn State Behrend
Personal URL
I am a faculty at Penn State Behrend where I teach Computer Architecture and Programming with C++/MATLAB. I am interested in optimizing current architecture for emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and deep learning.
Accelerator-Based, Application-Specific and Reconfigurable Architecture, Architecture For Emerging Technologies and Applications, Iot, Mobile and Embedded Architecture, Processor, Memory, and Storage Systems Architecture
Samira Khan
Assistent Professor
University of Virginia
Personal URL
Samira Khan is an assistant professor at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on Computer Architecture and Computer systems, especially building new systems by rethinking the traditional abstractions and redesigning system layers to adopt new technologies and enable future applications. Her group, Shiftlab thrives for "Paradigm Shift", and named after Thomas Kuhn's famous book "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions".
Architecture For Emerging Technologies and Applications, Processor, Memory, and Storage Systems Architecture
Cristina Silvano
Professor
Politecnico di Milano
Personal URL
My research focuses on Computer Architectures and Electronic Design Automation, with emphasis on power-aware design for embedded systems, design space exploration of energy-efficient computer architectures and application autotuning for manycore architectures and High-Performance Computing. In 2017, I have been elevated to the grade of IEEE Fellow “for contributions to energy-efficient computer architectures”. Recently I was European Project Coordinator of the H2020-FET-HPC project ANTAREX-671623 (2015-2018) on "Autotuning and adaptivity approach for energy efficient exascale HPC systems”. I was Project Coordinator of two other European projects: FP7-2PARMA-248716 (2010-2013) and FP7-MULTICUBE-216693 (2008-2010). I am an active member of the scientific community and I regularly serve in several international program committees. I annually teach basic and advanced courses on computer architectures and operating systems.
Accelerator-Based, Application-Specific and Reconfigurable Architecture, Architecture For Emerging Technologies and Applications, Multiprocessor Systems
Dr. Swapnita Srivastava
Assistant Professor
G L Bajaj Institute of Technology and Managenent
Personal URL
Dr. Swapnita Srivastava is a highly accomplished researcher and educator in the field of computer science and engineering. With a Ph.D. in Cache Memory from Madan Mohan Malaviya University of Technology, Gorakhpur, she has made significant contributions to optimizing cache replacement policies using machine learning techniques. Her expertise extends to teaching and she has served as an Assistant Professor at prestigious institutions such as G L Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management and Galgotias University. Her research prowess is evidenced by her extensive publication record, including articles in renowned journals and presentations at international conferences. She is also a patent holder and has actively participated in faculty development programs and workshops. With a strong foundation in technical skills and a passion for research, she continues to make valuable contributions to the field of computer science.
Architectural Support For Programming Languages Or Software Development, Multiprocessor Systems, Processor, Memory, and Storage Systems ArchitectureInitiatives
We organize various initiatives to better connect women in computer architecture.
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Join Our Slack Channel
We offer an informal mentoring program through our slack channel (wicarch.slack.com). Women at all career stages are encouraged to join. The mentoring program provides an easy way to connect with other women and receive advice on a wide range of career and personal issues.
If you need assistance in joining our mailing list or slack channel, please send email to wicarch-chair@acm.org.
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