On the Occasion of WIE Day 2024 ,IEEE Women in Engineering, in association with the IEEE St. Joseph’s College of Engineering student chapter, Organized a webinar Breaking Barriers on the topic of “Women leading the way in AI and Machine Learning” on June 25, 2024 from 7:00 pm – 8:00pm. The session was presented by DR .Elakkiya ,AI RESEARCHER, YOUNG SCIENTIST -SRG (SERG) & DST (SYST), Dubai. Students from the Final , pre-final year and second Year from Department of EEE Were participated . In this session Students gain awareness about the significant contributions of women in AI and Machine Learning (ML), breaking stereotypes about gender roles in technology . She shares her Insights about the unique challenges and biases faced by women in the tech industry, including issues of representation, pay gaps, and workplace culture. We hope that this will create new Understanding of the historical and ongoing contributions of women in AI/ML, recognizing pioneers and contemporary leaders and motivates young minds to engage themselves in AI/ML projects that improve technical skills. Approximately 20 students took part in this event via google meeting. Participants were rewarded with e-certificates as a token of appreciation, and e-Memento was awarded to the speaker at the end of the session as a gesture of gratitude.
