Program | PROGRESS Forum at ICASSP 2023
Sunday, 4 June 2023. Schedule is in Greece (UTC+3) local time.
PROGRESS Forum at IEEE ICASSP 2023 – Part 1 of 2
PROGRESS Forum at IEEE ICASSP 2023 – Part 2 of 2
08:00 - 08:15
Welcome Remarks & Introduction to PROGRESS
Dr. Theodora Chaspari, IEEE PROGRESS Local Organizing Committee, Texas A&M University
08:15 - 09:00
Keynote: Talk on Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering, Dr. Vasileia Filidou, Athena RC
09:00 - 10:00
Efforts in Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Signal Processing and Engineering
Panelists
- Dr. Anthony Kuh, National Science Foundation
- Dr. Nikos Sidiropoulos, University of Virginia
- Dr. Vassilia Fillidou, Athena RC
- Dr. Maria Flouri, National Technical Univ. of Athens
Panel Moderator: Dr. Nikos Sidiropoulos, University of Virginia
10:00 - 10:45
Break
10:45 - 11:45
Successful Pathways to Academia
Panelists
- Mrs. Stella Kasdagli, Women on Top
- Mrs. Persefoni Kerentzi, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Dr. Xiaoli Ma, GeorgiaTech
- Dr. Urbashi Mitra, University of Southern California
- Dr. Ana Perez, Centre Technologic de Telecommunicacions de Catalunya
12:00 - 13:30
Lunch with the Leaders, La Terrasse Restaurant
- Dr. Min Wu, IEEE SPS President Elect, University of Maryland
- Dr. Rabab Ward, University of British Columbia
- Dr. Namrata Vaswani, Iowa State University
- Dr. Yuejie Chi, Carnegie Mellon University
- Dr. Xiaoli Ma, GeorgiaTech
- Dr. Urbashi Mitra, University of Southern California
- Dr. Ana Perez, Centre Technologic de Telecommunicacions de Catalunya
Panel Moderator: Dr. Theodora Chaspari, Texas A&M University
13:30 - 14:15
Navigating Interpersonal and Societal Challenges with Confidence: Experiences from the SP Field
Panelists
- Dr. Namrata Vaswani, Iowa State University
- Dr. Zhi Tian, George Mason University
- Mrs. Stella Kasdagli, Women on Top
Panel Moderator: Dr. Zhi Tian, George Mason University
15:15 - 15:45
Break.
15:45 - 16:30
Keynote: Dr. Yonina Eldar, Weizmann Institute of Technology
16:30 - 18:00
Successful Interview Practices and Communication (virtual)
Speaker
Dr. Philipp Gramlich, NaturalScience.Careers
18:00 - 18:15
Attendee survey.
18:15 - 18:30
Closing Remarks
Dr. Athina Petropulu, IEEE SPS President, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rutgers University
Dr. Farokh Atashzar, IEEE PROGRESS Organizing Committee Chair, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering/Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at New York University (NYU)