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Join Me for Coffee: Cryptographer, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Saturday, April 14, 2018 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
This event series is exclusive to MASS AWIS members registered with National AWIS,
with paid Massachusetts chapter dues or a MASS AWIS student chapter member.
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MASS AWIS is offering its members an exclusive opportunity to make professional connections across a variety of career paths. ‘Join Me for Coffee’ gives a chance to meet with a STEM professional for 1 hour at a coffee shop or café. Participants will not only learn about that person’s career but also establish a new professional connection. These events are a great opportunity for participants to practice networking in an intimate setting, a skill that helps open doors to meaningful careers in STEM. Snacks and beverages will be provided.
The upcoming ‘Join Me for Coffee’ event series will feature Laure Kleiman. If you would like to participate in this ‘Join Me for Coffee’ event, first complete the event application form. A committee will then review all applications and select 4-6 participants for each event. Selected applicants will be notified by email at least one week prior to the event. Upon selection notification, you will be required to formally register for the event and pay the registration fee via our secure website. Selected applicants who fail to complete registration on time forfeit the opportunity to participate.
Emily Shen, PhD
Cryptographer, MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Emily Shen is a technical staff member at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory in the Secure Resilient Systems and Technology Group. Her main research interests are in applied cryptography. Since joining Lincoln Laboratory in 2013, she has focused on privacy-preserving technology such as secure multi-party computation and cryptographically protected database storage and search systems. Emily received a B.S. in computer science from Stanford University in 2006 and an S.M. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT in 2008 and 2013, respectively.
Application deadline: April 6, 2018 at 11:55 PM
Application fee (upon acceptance): $5
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