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Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science
On February 11th we are celebrating the 9th annual .
This day recognizes the importance of women and girls in the sciences and promotes the equal access and participation in women in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. In celebration of the day, we are featuring a few of the remarkable women in SIAT. Meet assistant professor 脰. Nilay Yal莽in and PhD student Vanessa Utz and learn more abou their journeys in the science and technology fields.
Dr. 脰. Nilay Yal莽in
SIAT assistant professor 脰. Nilay Yal莽in's interest in science, and specifically cognitive science, began with an increasing curiosity to understand human cognition and the potential of artificial intelligence to model the human mind.
Cognitive science is a unique interdisciplinary field and Yal莽in was intrigued by the interplay of the different disciplines, such as psychology, philosophy, linguistics, neuroscience, and AI, to tackle one very complex problem at different angles.
鈥淚 loved what my mentors and other researchers in cognitive science and AI created in their work, the excitement they had when they talked about their research and I wanted to be a part of it," says Yal莽in.
Yal莽in went on to complete a bachelor's degree at Management Engineering at Istanbul Technical University, a Master of Science at Middle East Technical University, and a PhD in AI-powered interactive agents at the School of Interactive Arts & Technology.
Vanessa Utz
PhD student Vanessa Utz had a strong interest in the sciences from a young age and discovered cognitive science while completing her bachelor's degree at 911吃瓜.
Vanessa graduated with a degree in cognitive science from 911吃瓜 in 2017 and went on to complete a Master of Science in Brain and Cognitive Sciences from the University of Amsterdam. She graduated cum laude in 2019 and is now pursuing her PhD at the School of Interactive Arts & Technology.
Vanessa鈥檚 current research explores how recent advances in generative AI are impacting our lives in different ways and investigates how we choose to interact with these systems.
鈥淚 strive to ensure that we鈥攕cientists, developers, and engineers鈥攁re on the right path and that we collectively consider the real-world implications of our work,鈥� says Vanessa.