Our Inspirational Tech Heroes

Ava's Tech Hero: Kande Sill

Kande Sill, a 16 year old British girl, has innovated within the medical field through the invention of her medical drone that includes an insulated, theft-resistant container, which is overall meant to transfer sensitive items, such as blood and vaccines, while minimizing theft. Not only has she invented this at such a young age, she is also an author, who has already written three novels under the name Kande S. Summers. Some aspects of her books showcase gender empowerment for other women like her who want to be successful, and additionally, she has called out the lack of diversity within children's publishing. Lastly, due to her drone accomplishment, she has been awarded the prestigious Arkwright Engineering Scholarship.

Additional Resources to Learn More About Kande Sill:

• Afrotech Article
• People of Color in Tech Article
• Newsweek Article

Nureen's Tech Hero: Bobbie Manne

After attending events at UW last week where Bobbie Manne is the speaker, Nureen has been inspired by her career journey even more. Bobbie Manne is a Senior Fellow at AMD (a world leading semiconductor) who focuses in efficient and sustainable computer architecture. She has been in both industrial research labs and product teams at companies such as AMD, Microsoft, and Intel for decades. Not only that, she has around 30 publications and around 40 patents pending. As a woman of color in male-dominated field and a mother, she proves that she is indeed capable of leading a team and brings tons of values to the team. She is also very good at presenting, and gets her point across the room.

Additional Resources to Learn More About Bobbie Manne:

• Article about Manne's Research on the Carbon Footprint of Devices
• Short Bio
• Bobbie Manne's Keynote About Sustainability

Akshana's Tech Hero: Corey Jackson

Corey’s research bridges human-centered computing, computer-supported cooperative work, and design epistemologies from fields such as organization studies, psychology, and education. His work employs qualitative and quantitative methodologies and is informed by a socio-technical perspective and theories. His research contributes to the design of open collaboration platforms and is directed by two complementary approaches: (1) documenting human experiences online and (2) implementing and evaluating system affordances.

Additional Resources to Learn More About Corey Jackson:

• Corey Jackson's Personal Website
• Jackson's Research Article About How Personal Values Influence Behaviors in Digital Citizen Science