BCSWomen is a BCS Specialist Group that provides networking opportunities for all BCS professional women working in IT around the world. The Group’s main objective is to provide support for female IT professionals, as well as mentoring and encouraging girls/women to enter IT as a career. Our purpose is to attract, retain and empower people to have a career in tech.
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I've realised I have been a speaker and panellist at over 60 events in the past three years. I actually thought it would be more! I decided to capture some of the details here as a project. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/g7R2xtWQ
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**Please note this event is online only** Join us on 25/06 at 18:30 for a conversation with Wendy Goucher in interview with Jo Stansfield, MBCS, FHCA to learn about ‘Cyber and Social Engineering: From Nettie to Winnie the Pooh’ as part of the Wominspiration series. Wendy is a Cyber Security Consultant at Arcanum Cyber, where she gets to work with some seriously brilliant people, which is great because she loves working in a team. She specialises in risk and assurance which, after some bumpy journeys along her career path, she found to be an ideal area of cyber security for her because it uses her business focused brain to its best. She also specialises in cyber communications which resulted in her authoring some textbooks, including one for the BCS. Wendy is neuro diverse in that she has dyspraxia and ADHD which brings challenges, but also the sort of creative brain that enabled her to create stories for 4-7 year olds the (Nettie in Cyberland series) and also for 8-11 year olds (Eesha and the Mud Monster Mystery) which help young children to talk about cyber safety and gently learn to act more safely online. The skills she uses for that also helps her to write policies - although they generally have fewer pictures. She also writes cyber safety short stories for senior folk (The Canon Doyle Series) and is slowly recording these as audio stories because even people whose eyesight is failing can be empowered to be safer online. #bcs #wominspiration #bcswomen #womenintech #cybersecurity https://lnkd.in/etsZ6sqg?
**Please note this event is online only** Join us on 25/06 at 18:30 for a conversation with Wendy Goucher in interview with Jo Stansfield, MBCS, FHCA to learn about ‘Cyber and Social Engineering: From Nettie to Winnie the Pooh’ as part of the Wominspiration series. Wendy is a Cyber Security Consultant at Arcanum Cyber, where she gets to work with some seriously brilliant people, which is great because she loves working in a team. She specialises in risk and assurance which, after some bumpy journeys along her career path, she found to be an ideal area of cyber security for her because it uses her business focused brain to its best. She also specialises in cyber communications which resulted in her authoring some textbooks, including one for the BCS. Wendy is neuro diverse in that she has dyspraxia and ADHD which brings challenges, but also the sort of creative brain that enabled her to create stories for 4-7 year olds the (Nettie in Cyberland series) and also for 8-11 year olds (Eesha and the Mud Monster Mystery) which help young children to talk about cyber safety and gently learn to act more safely online. The skills she uses for that also helps her to write policies - although they generally have fewer pictures. She also writes cyber safety short stories for senior folk (The Canon Doyle Series) and is slowly recording these as audio stories because even people whose eyesight is failing can be empowered to be safer online. #bcs #wominspiration #bcswomen #womenintech #cybersecurity https://lnkd.in/etsZ6sqg?
MSc Applied Artificial Intelligence candidate at Aston University (School of Engineering & Physical Sciences)| AUC'22
And the journey to greatness continues... Last month, I had the opportunity to present my research abstract at the University of Liverpool for the 2024 BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium, an annual conference for undergraduate and MSc Women in computing 🥳🎉. The uncertainty of job security and the impact of AI on the Future of Work is a topic that deeply intrigues me. My abstract was titled “The Future of Work: Humans or AI?” (If you would like to read my abstract, I have attached it as an image). Lessons learned from this journey: - Self-doubt is a fashion piece that does not look good on you! You can be your greatest supporter and worst enemy. If you believe in yourself, you can get others to believe in you. -Go for it! You might be overthinking that opportunity—just apply. I didn’t win the prize, but I benefited greatly from the experience. Please, go for it! -Take advantage. I’ve reached a point in my career where “everything counts.” I literally take advantage of every opportunity I see because you never know when you'll need it or who you’ll meet. -Involve your friends. I attended the conference with Jessie Ghartey, and she made it worthwhile. Also, shoutout to Eyram Bleboo, Evelyn Amu and my amazing supervisor Abinaya Sowriraghavan for always being available to help. Trust me it doesn’t make you weak to ask for help and support. That being said, see you on my next journey to greatness story😌 P.S. Next time, I would love to read about your journey too! #womenintech #STEM #womeninstem #BCSLL24
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Very happy to obtain 3rd place in the BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium 2024! 👩🏻💻 Jingyu Du, Amy Li and myself made a poster about our tool to extract methods from research papers which we are working on this summer 🎨 Thank you to Suzanne Embury for sharing the opportunity with us and to University of Liverpool for hosting! 💙 #womenincs #biomed #nlp #medtech
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This is very useful, so thank you Anna Chernyshova for sharing. Something useful for those that follow for Early Careers advice for BCSWomen and my recent TechUP Programme talk. Great prep for those interviews! #careersadvice #digitalcareers
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School of Computer Science and Informatics students achieve success at national conference for undergraduate and MSc women and non-binary students in computing ➡ https://lnkd.in/eaMMwBxH Mae myfyrwyr yr Ysgol Cyfrifiadureg a Gwybodeg yn cael llwyddiant mewn cynhadledd genedlaethol ar gyfer menywod a myfyrwyr anneuaidd israddedig ac MSc mewn cyfrifiadura ➡ https://lnkd.in/e2hnQNaS BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT BCSWomen Cardiff University / Prifysgol Caerdydd #computerscience #computing #ai #womenintech
It is almost one month after the BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium and I still cherish every moment I spent at the University of Liverpool. When I saw the call for abstracts, I was a bit held aback because I felt this is only the start of my journey so what do I know well enough to present? but then I decided to do something last minute, and surprisingly my entry for the conference was accepted and I was eventually selected as one of the finalists to present my poster at the colloquium. It was a very remarkable experience seeing all the young women doing amazing stuff in tech. I was particularly inspired by some of the panelist who just like me started off their careers in different non-STEM fields and are now doing amazing as AI and data specialists (which was what I talked about in my poster entry by the way). I got all the reassurance that I needed to remind myself that I did not make a mistake by transitioning into tech and that with focus and determination, the possibilities are endless . A big shout out to the Hannah Dee and the organizers of this fantastic event for their commitment and support throughout the process. This is another step at recognizing that as women, there’s no dream too big for us to achieve. To the beautiful Temitope Adeyelu and osato ogunbor, thank you for making this journey memorable 🫶🏽
I was in Glasgow last week for some external examining and to check out venue options for BCSWomen Lovelace 2025. Always good to visit Scotland and there are some very nice spaces on Glasgow's campus - Matthew Barr and Anna Doyle showed us around several options for socials and event. There's something about a face to face visit that makes it all seem more concrete. Of course, Safia Barikzai and I had a wagamama too. That's becoming quite a tradition.
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🥳 I'm sure colleagues and Colloquium alumni will know just how well deserved this is. 🥳
🎉 Congratulations to Dr Hannah Dee for being awarded an MBE for her Lovelace Colloquium Volunteering! Dr Hannah Dee, the founder of the BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium, has been recognized for her outstanding services to technology and women in the information technology sector 👏👏 With over 20 years of experience in teaching and research, Hannah is a senior lecturer in computer science at Aberystwyth University and holds a PhD in AI from the University of Leeds. She founded the Lovelace Colloquium in 2008 while a researcher at Leeds and has been a driving force behind its success, serving as chair or deputy chair every year since. The BCSWomen Lovelace Colloquium is an inspiring annual one-day conference for women and non-binary students of Computing and related subjects. It provides a supportive platform for students to share their ideas, network, and encourage each other in their academic and professional journeys. Congratulations again to Hannah for her remarkable achievements and contributions 👉https://lnkd.in/ejJqCZqi 🌟 #MBE #InspiringWomen #WomenInTech #WomenInSTEM