Diversifying the Computing Pipeline with Extraordinary Women Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D. Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor & Chair Computer & Information Science & Engineering Department University of Florida http://www.cise.ufl.edu juan@ufl.edu Twitter: @DrJuanGilbert http://www.JuanGilbert.com/ http://www.HXRLab.org/ Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Who am I, my story Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
CS DATA Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
CS Degree Production Data taken from CRA 2014 Taulbee Survey Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
CS Degree Production Data taken from CRA 2014 Taulbee Survey Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
CS PhD Enrollment Data taken from CRA 2014 Taulbee Survey Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
CS PhD Enrollment Data taken from CRA 2014 Taulbee Survey Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
CS Faculty Data taken from CRA 2014 Taulbee Survey Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Barriers to STEM Disciplines and the Ph.D. Why Women and Minorities don’t persists in STEM? Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Barriers to STEM Discipline Ph.D. 1. Stereotypes 2. Role Models 3. Helping Professions 4. Financial Concerns 5. Inadequate Advisement 6. Lack of Knowledge of Ph.D. 7. Employment Opportunities Lewis, N. & Frierson, H., (2005). How Pervasive Are the Barriers To Science PhD Programs? Comparing Perceptions of Underrepresented Minorities. Presented at AERA 2005, Montreal, Canada. 10 Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Mentoring • If we breakdown the barriers, will this: a) Increase participation? b) Increase persistence? c) Change the view of a scientist? • How do you do this? Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
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Auburn University Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Clemson University Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Clemson University Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Human-Centered Computing • What is HCC? • Human-Centered Computing (HCC) is focused on understanding how to design, build and evaluate computational technologies as they relate to the human condition and how these technologies affect society. • We build innovative solutions to real world problems by integrating people, technology, culture, policy, etc. • Let’s take a look at some of the work we do! Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Research, Software, COTS, Usability, Security, Accessibility, Open, Prototype Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Voter - Multimodal • Multimodal Interactions • Voters can speak and touch interchangeably Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
New Hampshire Setup Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Brain-Computer Interfaces Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Brain-Computer Interface Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
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LabDaze.com Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Research: What We Do • Voting • Gun Violence • Educating Diverse Populations • Affirmative Action • Texting While Driving • And more… • Innovative Solutions to Real World Problems! Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Mentoring • Our students receive holistic training • Research, Teaching, Outreach • Media relations, fund raising, peer-mentoring • We provide them with opportunities to explore their passion while developing their technical and social skills • They are never isolated! • We recruit in at least pairs Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
http://www.iaamcs.org Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
iAAMCS Objectives 1. Increase the number of African-Americans receiving Ph.D. degrees in computing sciences 1. Promote and engage students in teaching and training opportunities 1. Add more diverse researchers into the advanced technology workforce Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
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Tapia 2015, Boston, MA Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Distinguished Fellowship Writing Workshop • Students learn how to write fellowship applications • NSF GRF, Ford, GEM Fellowship, … Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
ARTSI Robotics Competition • Teams compete at Tapia • 4 member teams with an advisor • 4 hour competition Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
K-12 Pipeline Education and Training • Summer and One Day Camps • Brings students and teachers to campus to learn computational thinking skills Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
CRA-W/CDC DLS • Distinguished Lecture Series • Brings prominent faculty and industry researchers to campuses to encourage women and minorities to attend graduate school. Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
CRA-W/CDC DREU • Distributed Research Experience for Undergraduates • Matches mentors and mentees for 10 week summer research experience Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Academic Year Research Grants • Academic Year Research Grants (HBCU) • Students work with faculty during the academic year on research projects Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Extraordinary Women Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Meet our Ladies Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
France Jackson - Intel Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Meet our Ladies Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Meet our Ladies Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Alison Nolan, Boston Marathon • She was was the 39th female out of about 13,751 female entrants. • 23rd American female to finish. • Ursinus College, Clemson • Tesla, Harris Corporation Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Summary • Breakdown the 7 barriers • Isolation, stereotypes, role models, helping professions • Empower them to work on things important to them • Societal impacts, people, find their passion, etc. • Mentoring in all aspects of the PhD, academia, etc. • You can have a life and be a researcher too • Role models, provide examples, footprints in the sand • Embrace differences, we are not all alike Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
Thank You Juan E. Gilbert, Ph.D. Andrew Banks Family Preeminence Endowed Professor & Chair Computer & Information Science & Engineering Department University of Florida http://www.cise.ufl.edu juan@ufl.edu Twitter: @DrJuanGilbert http://www.JuanGilbert.com/ http://www.HXRLab.org/ Human Experience Research Lab (HXRL)
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