Karen Panetta

Karen Panetta, IEEE Fellow and Dean of Graduate Education at Tufts University, is a leading computer engineer, inventor and educator who focuses primarily on developing signal and imaging processing algorithms, simulation tools and embedded systems for applications for robot vision and biomedical imaging applications. Throughout her career, Panetta has won a number of awards for social impact, teaching and mentoring, ethics and engineering education, including the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Math, and Engineering Mentoring, which was awarded to her by President Barack Obama in 2011.

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Engaging Young Women and Girls in STEM to Bridge the Cybersecurity Job Gap

Karen Panetta

March 8, 2020

To more effectively bridge the cybersecurity job gap, we should look towards a particularly underrepresented group in STEM – young women and girls.

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Engaging Young Women and Girls in STEM to Bridge the Cybersecurity Job Gap

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