WISH Lunch Event: Prof. Mary O'Kane, laureate of the Erna Hamburger Prize

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Date 25.09.2017
Hour 12:30
Speaker Professor Mary O'Kane
Location
Category Miscellaneous
To EPFL female PhD students and Postdocs
 
The Equal Opportunities Office is very excited to let you know that Professor Mary O'Kane, laureate of the Erna Hamburger Prize will give a presentation of her research and career, during an informal lunch with EPFL PhD students and postdocs
 
A computer engineer and pioneer in the field of automatic speech recognition, a former Dean of the Faculty of Information Sciences and Engineering at the University of Canberra and former vice-chancellor at the University of Adelaide, Mary O’Kane works today as Chief Scientist & Engineer of New South Wales (Australia) and Executive Chairman of O’Kane Associates, a consulting practice specialising in government reviews and research and innovation advice to governments in Europe, Asia and Australasia.
 
The event will consist of a presentation in English followed by informal discussions where you will be able to ask her any kind of questions. Sandwiches, coffee and cakes will be offered. The event will last until around 14:00.
 
Please register by filling in the attached registration form before September 20th, 2017.