The objective of this workshop is to bring women attending GECCO together to
share in ways that will generate,
encourage and support academic, professional and social opportunities for women
in evolutionary computation.
The Women@GECCO meeting was inaugurated in 2013 as venue specifically for women in evolutionary computation. All women are invited and no manuscript submission is expected. Scope Women
form an under-represented cohort in evolutionary computation, whether the
cohort is examined in industry, academics or both. This situation is reflective
of a larger scale demographic divide in computer science and more widely in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), recognized by organizations such as ACM and IEEE. ACM are organizing this year the first womENcourage event to bring together students, early career researchers, and practitioners from the computing profession, while IEEE are embarking on an international leadership conference for women in engineering. Our goal at Women@GECCO is to provide a caring & sharing environment where the many pressing questions of women in the evolutionary computation field can be discussed openly. The topics include, but are not limited to:
o
How can we promote evolutionary
computation to women choosing graduate degrees? o
How can we efficiently disseminate evolutionary
computation information to pre-college girls?
o What are the different challenges along a career path? o What strategies will help women navigate career and family responsibilities? o What changes can be adopted by women as a group, by our larger community with respect to our conferences and awards, or by our academic institutions with respect to positions and promotions?
Work-Life Balance Panel Discussion: 18:00 Sunday, July 12, Jr. Ballroom D This panel features panelists at different stages of their career who will share their experience on how to combine a successful research career with a rich private life. Panelists:
Organizers: Anne Auger (Anne.Auger at inria.fr) and Carola Doerr (Carola.Doerr at lip6.fr). Anna Esparcia : aesparcia at s2grupo.es S2 Grupo, Spain Anikó Ekárt: a.ekart at aston.ac.uk Computer Science, Aston University, United KingdomGabriela Ochoa: gabriela.ochoa at cs.stir.ac.uk Computing Science and Mathematics, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, ScotlandCarola Doerr: Carola.Doerr at lip6.fr CNRS permanent researcher at the Computer Science Department of the University Pierre et Marie Curie (LIP6), France Anne Auger: Anne.Auger_at_inria.fr Inria, France
|
2014 GECCO Workshop - Women@GECCO - July 12, 2014
Subpages (1):
Women@GECCO2014-Schedule