March 19, 2022
8:30 am – 6:30 pm PDT
Thank you for Attending!
Keynote Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Inez Fung
Professor, Atmospheric Science
UC Berkeley
Topic: Climate Accords and Climate Pacts: Trust but Verify
Inez Fung has been studying climate change, the carbon cycle, and their interactions for over 40 years. She is a Professor of Atmospheric Science in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science and the Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the University of California, Berkeley. Fung received her S.B. in Applied Mathematics (1971) and her Sc.D. in Meteorology (1977) from MIT. Among her numerous honors are membership of the US National Academy of Sciences; the Royal Society, London; and Academia Sinica (Taiwan). She was the US lead for the 2014 joint NAS-Royal Society study “Climate Change: Evidence and Causes” and its 2020 update.
Fung is a subject in a biography series for middle-school-aged readers, “Women’s Adventures in Science”, launched by the National Academy of Sciences. The title of her biography is “Forecast Earth”. She was also featured in a short youtube video sponsored by WIRED magazine: “What could happen in a world that’s 4 degrees warmer?”.
Ruthie D. Lyle, Ph.D.
Principal Technical Patent Architect
NVIDIA
Topic: The Power of Curiosity Combined with an Engineering Mindset
Dr. Ruthie D. Lyle is the first African American woman to earn a doctorate in Electrical Engineering from New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, previously Polytechnic University.
She is a distinguished Innovation Thought Leader with 208 issued patents, more patents than any other black woman in the world. In 2021, she contributed 21 patents or 6.8% of USAA’s total patent brain trust for the year. She is a registered United States Patent and Trademark Office Patent Agent.
Her professional career began at IBM, where she held positions in hardware and software design, intellectual property management and technical project management. After joining USAA she helped found the Strategic Emerging Technology Research Program; focused on developing business points of view and creatively articulating potential new products and services.
Today she is a Principal Technical Patent Architect at NVIDIA, which leverages her engineering, legal and creative capabilities. A committed lifelong learner, she is passionate about NVIDIA, its “One Team” philosophy, unique culture, and the encouragement to learn and grow.
Ruthie is a wife, a mother, and an avid supporter of education and activities that encourage women and underrepresented minorities to pursue careers in STEM fields. She also enjoys recreational running.
Patti Robb
Senior Vice President of Software
Dexcom
Topic: Revolutionize and Improve Healthcare with Sensor Technology
Patti Robb is the Senior Vice President of Software at Dexcom, the global leader in continuous glucose monitoring for people with diabetes. Her organization is responsible for software innovation, system engineering and architecture, software development, validation and delivering on Dexcom’s software product portfolio and roadmap, including Mobile Apps, cloud-based data platforms, web applications, external facing APIs for partners, and custom software development kits.
Patti is a thought leader in disruptive technology with 20 years of experience developing innovative and connected solutions. Prior to joining Dexcom, Patti held various leadership roles at Intel, where she founded and led Intel’s Silicon Valley Innovation Center for Autonomous Vehicles. She also held leadership roles at Motorola where she and global teams introduced 1st-to-market devices, applications, and services.
In addition to being passionate about developing lifesaving technology, Patti is a champion for women in STEM , serving on the Silicon Valley Women in Engineering Board. She is also on the board of How Women Lead and How Women Invest and is part of the Athena Alliance.
Agenda
8:30 – 9:30 am
Welcome and Opening Keynotes
Welcome and Opening Keynotes
Topic: Climate Accords and Climate Pacts: Trust but Verify
Inez Fung
Professor, Atmospheric Science, UC Berkeley
Topic: Revolutionize and Improve Healthcare with Sensor Technology
Patti Robb
Senior Vice President of Software, Dexcom
9:30 – 9:45 am
Break
Break
9:45 – 10:45 am
Emerging Technologies Concurrent Sessions:
● Fire and Water
● AI for Health
● Cybersecurity
● Virtual Reality
Professional Development Concurrent Sessions:
● Job and Internship Search
● Secrets of Professional Networking and Negotiations
Concurrent Session A
Emerging Technologies Concurrent Sessions
A1 ● Fire and Water
Session Chairs:
Ayca Erdogan
Associate Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, San José State University
Hongrui Liu
Assistant Professor, Industrial and Systems Engineering, San José State University
Session Summary:
Climate change is having serious impacts on the environment, peoples’ lives and operations of systems. Among these include impacts of recent wildfires and drought on water supply systems. In this session we have speakers with backgrounds in electrical engineering, civil engineering, geography and environmental studies, who will talk about changing requirements, plans, projects and modeling efforts to guide decision making to manage wildfire risks and water supply. We will also discuss the importance of interdisciplinary teams and the role of engineers to tackle current issues and emerging challenges in this area. |
Planning and Analysis for a Secure Water Supply Future
Taming Fire and Water
Water System Wildfire Risk Mitigation
Preparing for wildfire evacuation and alternatives: Exploring influences on residents’ intended evacuation behaviors and mitigations
Amanda Stasiewicz
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Studies & the Wildfire Interdisciplinary Research Center
SJSU
A2 ● AI for Health
Session Chair:
Feruza Amirkulova
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, San José State University
Session Summary:
| Over the last decade, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have been used extensively in various fields of medical science improving healthcare as well as accelerating drug discovery and development. This special session on “AI for Health” will focus on recent discoveries in these fields and specifically discuss the applications of AI methods in healthcare, medicine, and drug discoveries. Common biomedical datasets, including patient health records, medical images, EKG and other vitals, and much more combine to quickly build a complete understanding of patient health and can be used to build and train predictive data-driven models. This session will discuss and review the applications of these AI techniques in healthcare including optimization of matching organ donors with recipients, early cancer diagnostics, wearable healthcare technology, and enhanced prosthetics. In addition, recent developments in AI/ML and high-performance computing have made it possible to explore the use of these technologies in various stages of the drug discovery cycle to reduce cycle time and to bring novel medicines to the market. Therefore, this special session will also highlight some of the opportunities in the areas of drug discovery where AI/ML can be used including end-to-end drug discovery and drug development in forward and reverse translation. |
AI in Health with MATLAB and Simulink
When Engineering Mindset Meets Curiosity in Biology
AI in Drug Discovery and Development
A3 ● Cybersecurity
Session Chair:
Fatemeh Davoudi
Assistant Professor, Aviation And Technology, San José State University
Session Summary:
One of the main challenges in cyberspace is cybersecurity. Organizations deploy cybersecurity as a means of safeguarding their systems, applications, networks and databases from unauthorized access and potential digital attacks. This technical session will provide information on various aspects of cybersecurity concerns and practices including fraud, risk and trust in eCommerce, social engineering attacks, and recent evolution in the cyber threats landscape.Fraud, Risk, and Trust in eCommerce
Recent Evolutions in the Cyber Threat Landscape
Social Engineering Attacks and Our Actions
A4 ● Virtual Reality
Session Chair:
Wencen Wu
Associate Professor, Computer Engineering, San José State University
Session Summary:
Virtual Reality (VR) has witnessed a significant growth in the past decade. With a VR headset, you’re fully absorbed in computer-generated 3D worlds, creating a major shift in how we experience the digital realm. This technology has the potential to change our lives, the way we socialize, and the way we work. Many industries have already adopted VR solutions to help with their specific needs. For example, in the automobile industry, you can experiment with new automobile designs with VR. In healthcare, doctors can be fully immersed in high-rise pediatric trauma situations to provide second opinions. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, more and more consumers have invested in AR/VR technology as a way of socially distant interaction. In this session, two industry leaders in the area of VR will discuss the recent advancements in the area.What AR is and How it Works
Inertial Sensors: Technology that turns virtual into reality
Journey through the Matrix – Exploring the Future of Identity and Collaboration through Virtual Worlds
Concurrent Session A
Professional Development Concurrent Sessions
A5 ● Job and Internship Search
Session Summary:
Everyone is familiar with the big job boards – Glassdoor, Indeed, LinkedIn. Come learn how to optimize your searches as well as other methods to increase your chances of landing a job or internship that will be the right fit for you.Presenter
A6 ● Secrets of Professional Networking and Negotiations
Session Chairs:
Debra Caires
Career Coach, San José State University
Liat Rosenfeld
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, San José State University
Session Summary:
Listen as our panel of women in STEM share their experiences working their way into current satisfying tech roles and how they navigated the hiring maze. You’ll hear their perspectives and gain insight on overcoming challenges and making use of networking events and platforms. These passionate women in tech will share what they wish they had known early in their career that could have made their career journeys easier, in the hopes that they can make your career journey easier and wildly successful.Panelist
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10:45 – 11:00 am
Break
Break
11:00 – 12:00 pm
Emerging Technologies Concurrent Sessions:
● Climate Resilience
● Wearables and Medical Robotics
● Financial Technologies and Cryptocurrency
● Quantum Computing
Professional Development Concurrent Sessions:
● Employer Tips on Job and Internship Success
● Engineering Your Best Life Workshop
Concurrent Session B
Emerging Technologies Concurrent Sessions
B1 ● Climate Resilience
Session Chair:
Olivia Yip
Assistant Professor, Civil and Engineering, San José State University
Session Summary:
Climate resilience is the ability to anticipate, prepare, and respond to events related to climate. In the Bay Area, many government and private companies are needing to manage tasks such as reducing flood risk due to sea-level rise. This session is made up of 3 women working in the Bay Area whose work is linked to climate resilience. Please join our session to hear from 3 civil engineers who will share about projects such as the Waterfront Resilience Program with the Port of San Francisco, Adapting to Sea Level Rise in Foster City, and Water Efficiency and Restoration Projects at Facebook/Meta!Adapting to Sea Level Rise in Foster City
Developing Resilience to Climate Hazards
Developing Climate Resilient Data Centers
B2 ● Wearables and Medical Robotics
Session Chair:
Lin Jiang
Assistant Professor, Computer Engineering, San José State University
Session Summary:
Intelligent robotic and autonomous systems, as well as smart wearables have the potential to aid and complement healthcare in an effort to spark novel interdisciplinary initiatives between medical, engineering, and science communities. In this session, engineering leaders in industry and research will speak about how state-of-art wearable and robotic technologies combined with machine intelligence and autonomy meet the current need for safer, smarter, and more efficient delivery of care to everyone.Where Wearable Technology is Headed
Technology Trends in Robotic Assisted Surgery
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B3 ● Financial Technologies and Cryptocurrency
Session Chair:
Jorjeta Jetcheva
Assistant Professor, Computer Engineering, San José State University
Session Summary:
Over the last few years, the financial sector has been undergoing a massive tech disruption and has recruited some of the top Artificial Intelligence (AI) scientists in the world. In this session, we will get a glimpse of the transformation that is taking place and a sense for its growing significance in our everyday lives. Our speakers will touch on topics related to management of financial fraud risk with the use of AI , digital payment challenges, and the wildly popular concept of NFTs.Everything That You Need to Know About Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)
Elizabeth Kukka
VP of Operations (Pngme), Co-Founder (Masa), Consultant (CCN)
Pngme, Masa Finance, Compute Coin Network (CCN)
Fintech Innovation through Critical Mass and Scale
Manage Fin-tech Fraud Risk with AI/ML
B4 ● Quantum Computing
Session Chairs:
Hillary Hurst
Assistant Professor, Physics & Astronomy, San José State University
Hiu Yung Wong
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering, San José State University
Session Summary:
Quantum mechanics describes the behavior of matter at the atomic and subatomic scale, which can act in surprising and powerful ways. Quantum computing capitalizes on the laws of quantum mechanics to create new algorithms and computers that can perform tasks beyond the reach of today’s computer technology. Confined to research labs for many decades, quantum computers are now entering the private sector, where ‘quantum engineers’ are working to build new and better quantum hardware. Join this session to learn about the new field of quantum computing and opportunities to get involved. Leaders in research and industry will speak about the promise and challenges of ‘real-world’ quantum computing.What’s the buzz about quantum computing?
Quantum computing: what is it and how to get there?
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Superconducting Quantum Fabrication
Concurrent Session B
Professional Development Concurrent Sessions
B5 ● Employer Tips on Job and Internship Success
Session Chair:
Kelly Masegian
Career Counselor, SJSU Career Center
Session Summary:
Hear from company representatives about how to best approach all aspects of the job search from applying to interviewing to career growth.Panelist
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B6 ● Engineering Your Best Life Workshop
Session Chair:
Nicole Okamoto
Conference Chair and Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies and Student Success, San José State University
Session Summary:
Did you know that the company you choose to work for early in your career matters more than your responsibilities, pay, or job title? Where you work matters, especially if you are someone from an underrepresented background. It took me a while to figure that out. Learn why working in the tech industry can be impactful and how you can increase your odds of joining the right company to set you up for long term financial success and unlock meaningful networks.
The Engineering Your Best Life Workshop is a curated workshop designed to guide and mentor you consider your dream role. The job navigation process can be daunting, slow, and unguided. But I am here to help you manifest your career goals. What You’ll Get:
● Hands-on exercises to design a journey line for telling your story
● Session to help you challenge the perceptions around self-promotion
● Session that helps you think through your risk tolerance and discover your best career trajectory
● Top people you need to have in your network
● My list of highly recommended books
● And if you are curious about corporate governing boards, I’ll share more about how I am spending my time these days!
Workshop Leader
Merline Saintil
Silicon Valley Executive and Board Member
12:00 – 12:30 pm
Lunch
Lunch
12:30 – 1:10 pm
Lunch Keynote
Lunch Keynote
Topic: The Power of Curiosity Combined with an Engineering Mindset
Ruthie D. Lyle, Ph.D.
Principal Technical Patent Architect, NVIDIA
Plenary Speech
Topic: Engineering Your Best Career
Merline Saintil
Silicon Valley Executive and Board Member
1:10 – 1:50 pm
Roundtable Discussions
Roundtable Discussions
1:50 – 2:00 pm
Break
Break
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Emerging Technologies Concurrent Sessions:
● Grid Management and Batteries
● Next Generation Biotech
● AI and Social Networks
● New Space Era
Professional Development Concurrent Sessions:
● Advice from New Engineering Professionals
● Career Stories and Strategies
Concurrent Session C
Emerging Technologies Concurrent Sessions
C1 ● Grid Management and Batteries
Session Chair:
Dahyun Oh
Assistant Professor, Materials Engineering, San José State University
Session Summary:
Global energy consumption is projected to increase by nearly 50% in 30 years. In particular, electricity is the main energy source that supports our daily life. To meet this high demand, electricity storage and distribution has become an important issue that entails multi-dimensional efforts in various sectors. This session focuses on grid-scale energy distribution and energy storage at the atomic level inside battery cells. Speakers from two leading companies will discuss the current state of grid management and batteries, and how these two sectors will pave the way to zero-emission technology.Decarbonizing the Grid
Atomic perspective in materials design for lithium ion batteries
C2 ● Next Generation Biotech
Session Chairs:
Crystal Han
Associate Professor, Computer Engineering, San José State University
Fariah Mahzabeen
Associate Professor, Aviation and Technology, San José State University
Session Summary:
The field of biotechnology has been growing at a revolutionary speed, enabling new ways to predict, monitor, diagnose, and treat diseases. In this session, you will hear about emerging biotechnologies from panelists from both academia and industry. The topics to be discussed include tissue engineering, smart health monitoring, and next generation sequencing (NGS), along with real-world perspectives of career options in biotech. The session will conclude with a Q&A open to the session attendees.3D human liver tissue engineering for human liver disease study and cell replacement therapies
Multi-Cancer Early Detection (MCED), a beginning of new era of cancer screening
Novel Technologies in regulated healthcare industry
C3 ● AI and Social Networks
Session Chair:
Xiao Su
Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Research, San José State University
Session Summary:
Artificial Intelligence technologies are a key component behind social network platforms in many ways, from analyzing social network data at scale, extracting insights from them, offering personalized content to users, to efficiently scaling up the social network operations. In this session, we will first hear from two industry professionals on how machine learning, a subfield of AI, is used in a popular platform, Twitter, and how the social media AI algorithms impact the lives of young people. The second half of the session will be a discussion session for the attendees to interact with the speakers.The Impact of Social Media AI Algorithms on the Live of Young Adults
Machine Learning at Twitter
C4 ● New Space Era
Session Chairs:
Feruza Amirkulova
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering, San José State University
Maria Chierchetti
Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering, San José State University
Session Summary:
This session will cover current transformations in space communication, transportation and exploration. We are assisting a revolution of how we conceive communication, satellite operations and space transportation. This renewed interest in the space industry is accelerating technological advancement, decreasing costs and leading to better services for our communities, making space accessible to all. Speakers from Planet, Momentus, and SpaceLink will showcase how advancements in technology can lead to a smarter, more affordable and more sustainable space industry.
In-space Infrastructure Services
Agile Aerospace: Lessons Learned from Planet Mission Operations
Always in Sight: Next Generation Data Relay for Satellites
Concurrent Session C
Professional Development Concurrent Sessions
C5 ● Advice from New Engineering Professionals
Session Chair:
Mahima Agumbe Suresh
Assistant Professor, Computer Engineering, San José State University
Session Summary:
Humans learn from experiences – both good and back. As Steve Jobs famously said, we connect the dots backward. This session will offer a view of the dots in reverse. Join us to learn from the inspiring journeys of new engineers who were in the same boat as you are just a few years ago.C6 ● Career Stories and Strategies
Session Chair:
Sheryl Ehrman
Don Beall Dean, Charles W. Davidson College of Engineering, San José State University
Session Summary:
This session will provide conference attendees with an opportunity to gain professional and personal insights from women technical leaders who are not only highly accomplished in their respective fields of endeavor, but also passionate in their advocacy of women as leaders and innovators in technology careers. Each of our panelists will share experiences of working in their respective industries to give attendees a real-world perspective on different career options. They will also share personal and professional challenges faced, lessons learned, and successes achieved during their college years and careers. They will highlight what employers are looking for and how to land that first job as a college graduate.Panelist
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Panelist
Bernadette (Bernie) Valencia
Vice President and General Manager – Guam and Micronesia
Matson Navigation
3:00 – 3:15 pm
Break
Break
3:15 – 4:45 pm
Concurrent Career Panels:
● Software and Information Technology
● Semiconductor and Electronics
● Biomedical and Biotech
● Aerospace and Aeronautics
● Building, Infrastructure, and the Environment
Concurrent Career Panels
I. ● Software and Information Technology
Session Chair:
Magdalini Eirinaki
Professor and Associate Chair, Computer Engineering, San José State University
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II. ● Semiconductor and Electronics
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III. ● Biomedical and Biotech
Session Chair:
Katy Kao
Professor, Chemical and Materials Engineering, San José State UniversityPanelist
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Jin Y. Jin, Ph.D
Executive Director and Senior Fellow, Global Head of Modeling and Simulation, Clinical Pharmacology
Genentech
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IV. ● Aerospace and Aeronautics
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Sarah N. D’Souza
Orion European Service Module Associate Program Lead Engineer
NASA Ames Research Center
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V. ● Building, Infrastructure, and the Environment
Session Chairs:
Thalia Anagnos
Vice Provost of Undergraduate Studies, San José State University
Olivia Yip
Assistant Professor, Civil and Engineering, San José State University
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4:45 – 5:00 pm
Break
Break
5:00 – 6:30 pm
WiE Innovation Showcase and WiE Prize Drawing
WiE Innovation Showcase and WiE Prize Drawing
Sponsors
Title Sponsor
Mark and Carolyn Guidry Women in Engineering Program Fund
Carolyn Guidry (1937-2009) was born in Mississippi and spent her childhood in the Deep South. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering at Louisiana State University in 1959. One week after graduation, she married Mark Guidry (1937-2020), a fellow electrical engineering major she met at LSU. Carolyn began her career at Boeing, but soon put her career on hold and devoted 20 years to raising their three children. She returned to school and earned her Master’s degree in Computer Engineering from SJSU in 1979. She joined Hewlett-Packard and was directly responsible for the development of a new flexible interconnect cable and the microcode for a new computer.
In partnership with Mark, Carolyn founded two successful companies in semiconductor design software and semiconductor product development. Both companies were later acquired and became leaders in their respective fields. After the second company was acquired by Integrated Circuit Systems in 1993, she founded the Mark and Carolyn Guidry Foundation and managed all aspects of the organization. She received an Award of Distinction from SJSU Davidson College of Engineering in 2006. Both she and Mark were inducted into the LSU College of Engineering Hall of Distinction in 2001.
Mark was a Louisiana native. After receiving his BSEE from LSU, he took a position at Boeing. He subsequently earned an MSEE from University of Washington and a Ph.D. from Iowa State University. He taught at LSU, where he conducted research in semiconductor technology, laser technology and radio wave propagation. Prior to founding their companies, Mark worked at Fairchild Semiconductor in Palo Alto, a small San Diego company and Texas Instruments in Houston.
All three of Carolyn and Mark’s children graduated with degrees in engineering. The Guidry family strongly believes in the power of education and the importance of developing engineering education in the U.S. for what lies ahead. The Mark and Carolyn Guidry Foundation has been a long-time leader in supporting women in engineering at SJSU. Its commitment and on-going support have made the Silicon Valley Women in Engineering program a model of success for educating new woman innovators regionally and nationally.
Champion Sponsors
Dexcom
What it’s like to drive innovation at Dexcom and how you can join us.
We look forward to meeting you! Our panel will share real-life examples of how they advanced their careers by driving innovation at Dexcom. Our recruiter will provide tips on how you can join us on your journey to revolutionize health care.
For more than 20 years, Dexcom has focused on one thing: empowering people to take control of their diabetes. As a global leader in Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) systems, we believe it’s up to us to vastly simplify diabetes management and improve the lives of millions of people around the world. We are committed to putting our patients and employees first and pushing the boundaries of innovation to do so. In recent years, as the benefits of CGM have become clear, demand for Dexcom’s systems has rapidly increased. To meet this need, Dexcom has grown almost 30% year over year and is now one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Dexcom is a member of the S&P 500. Check out our career opportunities at careers.dexcom.com.
Google Roundtable
Excited to meet with you all throughout the showcase! Fill out this form if you are interested in receiving additional information, resources, and opportunities (goo.gle/2022WiE). Questions? Reach out to hsistudentquestions@google.com.
A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. Bring your insight, imagination and a healthy disregard for the impossible. Bring everything that makes you unique. Together, we can build for everyone. Check out our career opportunities at careers.google.com.
NETGEAR
NETGEAR Walkthrough and Summer Internship Program
Since 1996, NETGEAR® (NASDAQ: NTGR) has been the innovative leader in connecting the world to the internet with advanced networking technologies for homes, businesses, and service providers around the world. As staying connected has become more important than ever, NETGEAR delivers award-winning network solutions for remote work, distance learning, UHD streaming, online game play and more. By enabling people to collaborate and connect to a world of information and entertainment, NETGEAR is dedicated to providing a range of connected solutions from easy-to-use high-performance Orbi Mesh WiFi systems, the Nighthawk portfolio of WiFi routers, cable modems and mobile wireless, cloud-based subscription services for enhanced control and security, to smart networking products and video over Ethernet for Pro AV applications.
TSMC
TSMC Career Talk Sessions
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited engages in the computer aided design, manufacture, packaging, testing, sale, and marketing of integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices. The company is also involved in the research, development, design, manufacture, and sale of solid-state lighting devices and related applications products and systems, and renewable energy and efficiency related technologies and products, as well as manufactures masks. In addition, it provides customer and technical support services; and sells and markets solar related products. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited operates in Taiwan, the United States, Asia, and internationally. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
TSMC North America is the sales and service organization for the world’s largest semiconductor foundry with headquarters based in Taiwan. TSMC NA works with customers in the technology business that manufactures and sells products that run on our chips and cutting-edge technology.
Advocate Sponsors
Agilent
How to Get Hired at Agilent!
We are hiring for interns and upcoming graduates! Stop by our booth to learn more about our opportunities and make sure you speak to our Recruiters at the Innovation Showcase to get the latest updates and ask any questions you may have!
Agilent is a global leader in laboratory technologies for the life sciences, diagnostics, and applied chemical markets, delivering insight and innovation that advance the quality of life. It is the quality of our products and services, our intense focus, and our uncompromising integrity that enable our customers to discover new frontiers and make continuous advancements in areas such as: cancer research and diagnostics, drug development, food safety and their labs’ performance and efficiency . Whatever the challenge, our One Agilent global team is dedicated to delivering trusted answers to our customers’ critical questions in our collective quest to improve the world around us.
Applied Materials
Career & Internship Opportunities at Applied Materials!
Join this session to learn more about career opportunities and Summer 2022 Internships at Applied Materials!
IBM
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Creating AI models for Natural Language Processing (NLP) tasks remains a daunting task for many, requiring significant technical expertise, efforts, and resources. In this demonstration, we provide an overview of Watson Discovery – a low code AI-powered text-analytic platform & showcase its Pattern Induction feature – a human-in-the-loop text extraction system that lowers the barrier of entry to AI by allowing line-of-business users to quickly generate high-performance information extraction models. Through Pattern Induction, line-of-business users can quickly extract entities that follow common semantic or syntactic patterns from business documents without the need to provide pre-labeled data or write code.
Accelerated Discovery – how to speed up material design
It can take over 10 years to design new materials. At IBM Research, we’re looking to accelerate the discovery process using new AI methods, robotics, the hybrid cloud, and quantum computers. Our goal is to unlock new properties and materials to address global challenges in sustainability, health and computing.
Working at IBM – How to look for internships and more
KLA
Augmented Reality Training Demo
The future is ours to create. Whether it’s a driverless car, VR experience, or factory robotics, we help turn theory into possibility. We help create technological devices and ideas that transform our future and shape our current life. KLA is proud to be part of the most significant technological breakthroughs. Virtually no laptop, smartphone, wearable device, voice-controlled gadget, flexible screen, VR device or smart car would have made it into your hands without us. We are a multinational company with over 10,000 employees and offices all around the world. We believe that innovation thrives in a diverse environment built on communication, understanding, global culture, skills and knowledge. We take on complex technical challenges that often take years to solve. We work on the edges of deep science, exploring electron and photon optics, sensors, machine learning and data analytics. The innovative ideas and devices that are transforming our world all begin with research, development and inspiration. Last year we invested 15% of sales back into R&D, exceeding industry standards. That’s a measure of our commitment to solving the most daunting technical challenges. We believe in our people and make it our target to promote from within. Our CEO started as a KLA engineer. That’s pretty good proof that we’re a company of opportunity.
Lockheed Martin
IR Camera on the Webb Space Telescope – Near Infrared Camera (NIRCAM)
During this session we will discuss Lockheed Martin’s role in the development of this science instrument. NIRCam will detect light from: the earliest stars and galaxies in the process of formation, the population of stars in nearby galaxies, as well as young stars in the Milky Way and Kuiper Belt objects.
Do You Have the Right Stuff?
Come learn about Lockheed Martin and how to stand out as a candidate.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace company that employs approximately 114,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. Lockheed Martin’s operating units are organized into broad business areas.
● Aeronautics, with approximately $26.3 billion in 2020 sales which includes tactical aircraft, airlift, sustainment and aeronautical research and development lines of business.
● Missiles and Fire Control, with approximately $11.2 billion in 2020 sales that includes the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System and PAC-3 Missiles as some of its high-profile programs.
● Rotary and Mission Systems, with approximately $16 billion in 2020 sales, which includes Sikorsky helicopters, maritime systems, sensors, radar systems, command and control, combat simulation and training, undersea systems and full-spectrum cyber capabilities.
● Space, with approximately $11.9 billion in 2020 sales which includes development of commercial and government satellites, strategic missiles, mission solutions and the deep space exploration lines of business.
Erica Lockheimer (SJSU BS ‘00, Computer Engineering)
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Marvell
● How to get hired at Marvell!
● Marvell Technology
Be sure to join one of Marvell’s Innovation Showcase sessions and enter a raffle for a chance to win some Marvell swag!
To deliver the data infrastructure technology that connects the world, we’re building solutions on the most powerful foundation: our partnerships with our customers. Trusted by the world’s leading technology companies for 25 years, we move, store, process and secure the world’s data with semiconductor solutions designed for our customers’ current needs and future ambitions. Through a process of deep collaboration and transparency, we’re ultimately changing the way tomorrow’s enterprise, cloud, automotive, and carrier architectures transform—for the better. To learn more, visit:www.marvell.com.
Palo Alto Networks
At Palo Alto Networks everything starts and ends with our mission: Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life. We have the vision of a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. These aren’t easy goals to accomplish – but we’re not here for easy. We’re here for better. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are. Disruption is at the core of our technology and on our way of work to meet the needs of our employees now and in the future through our FLEXWORK approach to how we work. We’re changing the nature of work from benefits to learning, location to leadership, we’ve reimagined and created a new employee experience at Palo Alto Networks focusing on individual choice – employees are empowered to push boundaries and help us all evolve, together! To learn more, visit https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/
Synopsys
● The World’s First AI-Designed Chip Will Land in your Phone Soon!
● Women in Engineering @ Synopsys
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Synopsys technology is at the heart of innovations that are changing the way people work and play; Self-driving cars; Machines that learn; Lightning-fast communication across billions of devices in the datasphere. These breakthroughs are ushering in the era of Smart Everything―where devices are getting smarter and connected, and security is becoming an integral part of the design. Powering this new era of innovation are high-performance silicon chips and exponentially growing amounts of software content. Synopsys is at the forefront of Smart Everything with the world’s most advanced technologies for chip design, verification, IP integration, software security and quality testing. We help our customers innovate from silicon to software so they can bring amazing new products to life.
Using AI in chip design can significantly boost productivity, enhance design performance and energy efficiency, and focus expertise on the most valuable aspects of chip design. Synopsys’ DSO.ai solution is an artificial intelligence and reasoning engine capable of searching for optimization targets in very large solution spaces of chip design, massively scaling the exploration of options in design workflows while automating less consequential decisions. The technology continuously builds on its own training data and applies what it has learned to accelerate tapeouts and achieve power, performance, and area (PPA) targets.
Discover more at Synopsys.com and start your AI innovation journey today. www.synopsys.com