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== People ==  
== People ==  
'''Key participant:'''
'''Key participant:'''
*Maria Tsulukidze, is a web developer from Georgia, with 13 years of practis and 10 years of experience in the field of education.
*Nana Dikhaminjia, Grace Hopper Award Winner 2022, Professor of Computer and Electronic Engineering


'''Interviewed by:'''
'''Interviewed by:'''

Revision as of 11:43, 21 June 2022

21 June 2022 | Start 13:55 CEST | SISSA Main Auditorium
BigStage 2022 overview

Session description

Involvement of girls in Stem and the current situation in Georgia.

Interview with Nana Dikhaminjia

Nana Dikhaminjia got a PhD in Applied Mathematics in 2014. She was working in the tech field since 2001 and covered a broad spectrum of areas, such as scientific computing, software development, geoinformation systems, EdTech, IOT, Healthtech, data analysis, etc. She worked 8 years for Geographic as a GIS expert, 4 years for ElectroCompatibiity Lab of Missouri University of Science and Technology as a Research Professor, 5 years at Ilia State University as a Professor of Computer Engineering and head of Computer Engineering programs, 2 years as Vice-Rector for Innovations and Science Popularization. She was teaching engineering subjects in San Diego State University-Georgia for 3 years. Currently, she’s with Alte University as a Director of Digital Transformation Center and California Chapter director for Globalize – an organization that aims to connect tech startups from Georgia with Georgian tech experts and investors living abroad.

She managed two scientific projects and participated in 10 large-scale research projects related to Applied Mathematics and Computer Engineering. Toolsets and algorithms that she helped to develop in EMC Lab and Clear Signal Solutions is used by several tech companies that are part of the EMC Consortium. Besides research, her projects cover developing Information Systems for several organizations in Georgia and assisting in developing Higher Education programs in ICT. She was a project manager, consultant, researcher, software developer or data analyst in more than 20 projects related to ICT and engineering. She presented her work in more than 30 conferences and she’s an author of 26 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals. She has designed and implemented several projects that educated or attracted to STEM more than 3000 Georgian school children and volunteered as a lecturer, mentor or judge in more than 60 hackathons, marathons, robotics, Tech education and entrepreneurship programs, startup contests and accelerators for schools, student parliament, community organizations, student clubs, women organizations, local initiatives, education organizations, teacher development organizations, Impact Hub, Ministry of Education, Georgia Innovation and Technology Agency, Rustaveli National Science Foundation etc. She is a member of several professional organizations, such as IEEE, AMS, Women in Engineering, Internet Society. She manages the Education and Science group of the Georgia Internet Society. For her outreach work she was awarded IEEE STEM Ambassador in 2021.

Format

Remote Interview

Further reading

People

Key participant:

  • Nana Dikhaminjia, Grace Hopper Award Winner 2022, Professor of Computer and Electronic Engineering

Interviewed by:

  • Maia Simonishvili, Department of Science, Culture and Civil Education, National Parliamentary Library of Georgia, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)

Video record

Will be provided here after the event.