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 Pedro Moreno Mengibar Chief Scientist, Saudi National Center for Artificial Intelligence Roxana Saint-Nom Technology Consultant at Bairex, Buenos Aires, Argentina Prof. Jayanthi Sivaswamy IIIT Hyderabad Prof Björn Ottersten KTH and University of Luxembourg Deepak Mathur 2024 VP MGA and Chair, 2025 IEEE MGA Strategic Planning Committee
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