PECTEA 2025

WOMEN IN ENGINEERING EVENT CELEBRATING IEEE PELS DAY

Panel discussion to highlight/discuss the following aspects

  1. To highlight IEEE PELS activities/initiatives for support and promote Diversity
  2. To analyze the current trends in women’s enrollment and participation in engineering education and the workforce.
  3. To identify the major barriers to career advancement for women engineers in India.
  4. To review existing studies and research on gender disparities in engineering.
  5. To propose actionable strategies for improving the participation and advancement of women in engineering.

Chairs

Monalisa Pattnaik

NIT Rourkela, India
Monalisa Pattnaik received the B.Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering from the College of Engineering and Technology, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, India, in 1999. She received her M.Tech. and Ph.D. degree from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India, in 2006 and 2013 respectively. Dr. Pattnaik is a recipient of the POSOCO Power System Award, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., India, in 2013. From June 2002 to July 2008, she was with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Institute of Technical Education and Research, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Rourkela, India. Her prime areas of teaching and research include Wind and Solar Energy System, Hybrid Electric Vehicle, Efficient Power Management of Hybrid Energy Systems, Grid Integration issues of RES, Machine Drives and Power Electronics.

Celia Shahnaz

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh

Celia Shahnaz, SMIEEE, Fellow IEB, received Ph.D. degree from Concordia University, Canada and is currently a professor at, Department of EEE, BUET, Bangladesh since 2015. She was the winner of Canadian Common Scholarship for pursuing her Ph.D study in Canada and recipient of Bangladesh Academy of Science Gold Medal for her contributions in science and technology. The World Academy of Science (TWAS) members have elected her as a Fellow of TWAS for the advancement of science in developing countries, effective 1 January 2023. Recently, her nomination has been approved and she has been inducted into IEEE-Eta Kappa Nu as a Professional Member into the Eta Chapter of the Board of Governors. She has been elected as 2022 IEEE WIE Committee Chair-Elect and she is serving as the 2023-2024 IEEE WIE Committee Chair. She has been appointed as 2024, Division V Representative, IEEE TAB Award and Recognition Committee , 2024 Member, IEEE Fourier Award for Signal Processing Committee , 2024 IEEE Computer society Awards Chair, 2024 Member, IEEE CS Election Committee, 2024 Member, IEEE Fourier Award for Signal Processing Committee, 2022-23 Member, IEEE New Initiative Committee, 2021-24 Member, IEEE History Committee, Liaison between IEEE History Committee and IEEE WIE, 2023 Corresponding member, IEEE BOD Ad-Hoc: Coordinating IEEE’s Response to Multimedia-Based Digital Reality Technologies, 2023 Member, the future of the IEEE WIE ILC Adhoc. She has served as 2021-22 Chair, IEEE SPS Women in Signal Processing, 2021-22 Liaison between IEEE SPS and IEEE WIE, 2021-22 Member, IEEE Educational Activities Board Faculty Resource Committee, 2022 Member, IEEE WIE Strategic planning Committee, 2021 Chair, IEEE WIE History Subcommittee, 2020-21 Member, IEEE WIE Senior Member Elevation Drive and 2019-2022 Member, IEEE WIE WePower Subcommittee. She has served as an Editorial board member, IET Signal Processing From 2018 to date. She is the immediate past Chair, IEEE Bangladesh Section, Co-founder & Chair, IEEE EMBS, IAS, RAS, SSIT Bangladesh Chapters, Co-founder & Vice-Chair, IEEE SPS Bangladesh Chapter, Founder and Advisor, WIE AG, and founder and Chair of SIGHT group FLASH, IEEE Bangladesh Section. She is the recipient of the 2021 IEEE MGA Achievement Award, 2021 Inspiring Women in Academia Award from Bangladesh brand forum, 2019 R10 Humanitarian Activities Outstanding Volunteer Award, 2016 MGA Leadership Award 2015 WIE Inspiring Member Award, 2013 R10 WIE Professional Volunteer Award. She has more than 24 years of experience (24 years as an IEEE volunteer) in leading impactful Technical, Professional, Educational, Industrial, Women Empowerment, Humanitarian Technology, Power and Energy-related Projects at national/international levels.

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