PROGRESS Workshop

April 07, 2025 (Monday)

The PROGRESS Initiative by the IEEE Signal Processing Society aims to foster diversity and inclusivity within the signal processing domain, especially by encouraging and aiding women and underrepresented minorities in pursuing academic paths in this field. Acknowledging the strides made in diversifying STEM student populations, the Initiative also acknowledges the ongoing deficiency in diversity among professors and academic leaders in these disciplines.

Time

Session Type

Session Description

Speaker(s)

9:30 AM

Doors Open

10:00 AM - 10:10 AM

Opening Remarks

PROGRESS Workshop ICASSP 2025 Organizers

Monika Aggarwal
Centre for Applied Research in Electronics (CARE), IIT Delhi

Mita Paunwala
C. K. Pithawala College of Engineering and Technology

10:10 AM - 11:00 AM

Keynote #1

Expert Talk:
Physical Layer Security for Integrated Sending and Communication Systems

Athina Petropulu

Distinguished Professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department, Rutgers University, Piscataway NJ, USA

11:00 AM - 11:10 AM

Coffee Break

11:10 AM - 12:00 PM

Stress Less, Connect More

Session by professional on Mediation a tool to get work life balance

Dr. Mohini Patil
Art of Living facilitator

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Keynote #2

Expert Talk by
Dr. Geetha Manjunath

Dr. Geetha Manjunath
Founder, CEO and CTO of NIRAMAI Health Analytix, Bangalore, India

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch

2:00 PM - 2:40 PM

Keynote #3

Expert Talk:
Underwater Acoustic Communications: Is Space Division Multiple Access the Next Goal?

Milica Stojanovic
Northeastern University

2:40 PM - 3:55 PM

Panel discussion

Navigating Career Paths:
Academia vs. Industry

Heiga Zen
Google DeepMind, Principal Scientist (Director)

Jakob Hoydis
NVIDIA, Principal Research Scientist

Ana Perez-Neira
Director Space and Resilient Communications and Systems

Prof Jie Li
Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Pedro Moreno Mengibar
Chief Scientist, Saudi National Center for Artificial Intelligence

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tim Fingscheidt
Institute for Communications Technology, Germany

Roxana Saint-Nom
Technology Consultant at Bairex, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Prof. Jayanthi Sivaswamy
IIIT Hyderabad

Prof Björn Ottersten
KTH and University of Luxembourg

3:55 PM - 4:00 PM

Coffee Break

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Closing Remarks

PROGRESS Workshop ICASSP 2025 Organizers

Monika Aggarwal
Centre for Applied Research in Electronics (CARE), IIT Delhi

Mita Paunwala
C. K. Pithawala College of Engineering and Technology

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Showcase

Women of Wonders in Signal Processing: Success Stories

Keynote Speaker

Athina-Petropulu

Athina Petropulu

Distinguished Professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department, Rutgers University, Piscataway NJ, USA

Geetha-Manjunath

Dr. Geetha Manjunath

Founder, CEO and CTO of NIRAMAI Health Analytix

Milica

Milica Stojanovic

Northeastern University