Congratulations to Ilke Ercan and Shirley de Wit - 2024 DEWIS Award winners!
We are thrilled to announce that EEMCS EDIT member Shirley De Wit and EEMCS W+iE Ilke Ercan were awarded the DEWIS Awards!
Ilke, a transformative leader at TU Delft's Microelectronics Department, champions equity, diversity and inclusion. As Chair of Electrical Engineering Education, she co-founded the IEEE Women in Engineering Affinity Group and established the Johanna Manders Makerspace, the first space at EWI named after a woman. She is committed to empowering women, non-binary and underrepresented students in STEM. Ilke's mentorship ensures student inclusion in impactful research and opportunities, fostering belonging and innovation. She exemplifies leadership by creating inclusive spaces and supporting accessibility initiatives, inspiring excellence in STEM education.
Shirley's research focuses on gender diversity in Computer Science, exploring stereotypes, programming preferences in the Hedy language, and gender-inclusive educational materials. Shirley actively promotes gender diversity and inclusion (D&I) by coordinating the EEMCS Gender Diversity Working Group and organising well-attended lectures. She leads the Faculty's 'Towards Inclusive STEM Education' project and disseminates her work at conferences and workshops to promote inclusive STEM education.
Read more about the DEWIS nomination and award here!
The EDIT team
Cynthia Liem Receives Women in AI Netherlands Diversity Leader Award
Cynthia Liem, associate professor of the Intelligent Systems department, has received the 2024 Women in AI Netherlands Diversity Leader Award. This highlights her contributions to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusivity within the artificial intelligence (AI) sector.
The award acknowledges those who have worked towards making AI more inclusive, particularly for minority, underrepresented, and marginalised groups. Cynthia has been actively bridging the gap between AI and these communities, expanding her role beyond academia to engage with public and policy-making spheres.
Cynthia was not the only woman from EEMCS present at the gala. In fact, Odette Scharenborg, also an associate professor in the department, was shortlisted for the AI Researcher award. This underscores the faculty's involvement in pioneering research and advocacy for diversity in technology.
EEMCS congratulates Cynthia Liem on her award and looks forward to her future contributions to making AI a more inclusive field.
Read more about the award here!
The EDIT team
Open Education Ambassador Awards for TU Delft lecturers
We are thrilled to announce that EEMCS EDIT member Tina Nene was awarded the Open Education Ambassador Award for 2024!
We would like to congratulate these amazing advocates for Open Education. Through their teaching and learning practices, they have shown their commitment to openly sharing knowledge and resources with the world to make a positive impact on society. They have also actively advanced openness in education by promoting open and inclusive collaboration and creating spaces for sharing expertise and resources.
The prizes were handed over to the nominees by Willem van Valkenburg, Executive Director of TU Delft Extension School, during an open ceremony on Tuesday, 5 March.
Read more about the award here!
The EDIT team
Congratulations to Pravesha for winning the Bèta Techniek Award
We are thrilled to announce that Master’s student of Computer Science, EDIT member and former student council member Pravesha Ramsundersingh was awarded the Bèta Techniek Award.
Pravesha convinced the jury with her balance in creating impact in both the short and long terms. By introducing a code of conduct and making training on diversity & inclusion mandatory for teaching assistants, she took clear steps in bringing about structural changes in improving inclusion in academic institutions. In a time when societal polarization and injustice are prevalent, Pravesha exemplifies how inclusiveness and collaboration can foster positive change.
Read more about Pravesha's work here!
The EDIT team
Support for Syria and Turkiye
Dear EEMCS faculty community,
We would like raise awareness and make a call for support to address the two recent heavy earthquakes (with magnitudes of 7.8 and 7.6 sequentially) in Turkiye and Syria. These earthquakes made collapse approximately 6.000 apartments, there are more than 17.000 fatalities in Turkiye, more than 3,000 fatalities in Syria, and millions of people and children in need of humanitarian aid (food, water, and shelter). Unfortunately, these numbers are still increasing.
It is the coldest time of the year in that part of the countries, and it is currently snowing and raining. People who got rescued now face the danger of hunger, hypothermia, and the absence of shelter.
If you would like to help these people, you can donate to AHBAP, a trustworthy NGO in Turkiye that is currently helping victims in the area, or Giro555 in the Netherlands.
Small or big, any donations will contribute a lot.
On behalf of those in need, we express our heartfelt gratitude for your generosity in donating towards humanitarian aid. Your generosity serves as a beacon of hope and a reminder that united, we can bring comfort and relief to those in need.
The EDIT team, in collaboration with İlker Polat & Sadık İlik
