2010 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarships Honoring the Legacy <strong>of</strong> Anita Borg (1949-2003) uNITED STATES Sheri Williamson Masters, George Mason University, US Aditi Goyal Masters, Stanford University, US Karthika Periyathambi Masters, Stanford University, US Erika DeBenedictis Bachelors, California Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology, US Anna Molosky Bachelors, Carnegie Mellon University, US Victoria Nneji Bachelors, Columbia University, US Natasha Nesiba Bachelors, New Mexico State University, US Valeria Fedyk Bachelors, Stanford University, US Carrine Johnson Bachelors, Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology, US Lauren Stephens Bachelors, Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology, US Madeline Smith Masters, Cornell University, US Boya Xie Masters, East Carolina University, US Therese Avitabile Bachelors, Brown University, US Samantha Ainsley Bachelors, Columbia University, US Shilpa Nadimpalli Bachelors, Tufts University, US Angela Oguna Bachelors, University <strong>of</strong> Kansas Main Campus, US Fan Zhang Bachelors, Massachusetts Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology, US Carla Villoria Bachelors, Texas A & M University, US Micol Marchetti-Bowick Masters, Stanford University, US Moira Burke PhD, Carnegie Mellon University, US Nalini Vasudevan PhD, Columbia University in the City <strong>of</strong> New York, US Adrienne Felt PhD, University <strong>of</strong> California-Berkeley, US Floraine Grabler PhD, University <strong>of</strong> California-Berkeley, US Jill Woelfer PhD, University <strong>of</strong> Washington, US Lydia Chilton PhD, University <strong>of</strong> Washington, US Kyle Rector PhD, University <strong>of</strong> Washington, US Daniela Rosner PhD, University <strong>of</strong> California-Berkeley, US Maithilee Kunda PhD, Georgia Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology, US Svitlana Volkova PhD, Johns Hopkins University, US Bonnie Kirkpatrick PhD, University <strong>of</strong> California-Berkeley, US Sneha Popley PhD, University <strong>of</strong> Chicago, US Kristi Morton PhD, University <strong>of</strong> Washington, US Dana Jansens PhD, Carleton University, Canada Michelle Annett PhD, University Of Alberta, Canada CANADA Barbara Macdonald Bachelors, University Of Waterloo, Canada Ioana Burcea PhD, University Of Toronto, Canada Allaa Hilal PhD, University Of Waterloo, Canada MIDDLE EAST Hind Saddiki Masters, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco Estrella Eisenberg PhD, Bar-Ilan University, Israel Pinar Yanardag Masters, Bogazici University, Turkey Samreen Anjum Bachelors, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Qatar EuROPE Sus Lundgren PhD, Chalmers University <strong>of</strong> Technology, Sweden Katayoun Farrahi PhD, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland Ruzica Piskac PhD, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland Oana Tifrea Masters, Free University <strong>of</strong> Bozen, Italy Birgit Schmidt Masters, Graz University <strong>of</strong> Technology, Austria Monika Schubert PhD, Graz University <strong>of</strong> Technologym, Austria Elena Tretyak Masters, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia Tatiana Starikovskaya PhD, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia Irina Makhalova Masters, Moscow Institute <strong>of</strong> Electronic Technology, Russia Nina Kargapolova Masters, Novosibirsk State University, Russia Lavinia Basaraba Masters, Politehnica University <strong>of</strong> Timisoara, Romania Nuzhah Gooda Sahib PhD, Queen Mary, University <strong>of</strong> London, United Kingdom Sinini Ncube Masters, Rhodes University, South Africa Andrea Francke PhD, Swiss Federal Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology Zurich, Switzerland Christina Pöpper PhD, Swiss Federal Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology Zurich, Switzerland Limor Leibovich Masters, Technion - Israel Institute <strong>of</strong> Technology, Israel Christine Zarges PhD, Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany Yael Amsterdamer Bachelors, Tel Aviv University, Israel Adi Shklarsh PhD, Tel Aviv University, Israel Maria Francesca O’ Connor Bachelors, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Alexandra Jimborean PhD, Université Louis Pasteur Strasbourg, France Ntombikayise Banda Masters, University <strong>of</strong> Cambridge, United Kingdom Ekaterina Shutova PhD, University <strong>of</strong> Cambridge, United Kingdom Silvian Gitau PhD, University <strong>of</strong> Cape Town, South Africa Melanie Ganz PhD, University <strong>of</strong> Copenhagen, Denmark Susanne Pfeifer PhD, University <strong>of</strong> Oxford, United Kingdom Maria-Camilla Fiazza Masters, University <strong>of</strong> Verona, Italy Arlette van Wissen PhD, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands Hilary Finucane Masters, Weizmann Institute <strong>of</strong> Science, Israel NEW ZEALAND Susanne Tak PhD, University <strong>of</strong> Canterbury, New Zealand AuSTRALIA Nickly Ringland Masters, University <strong>of</strong> Sydney, Australia Salma Maatouk Bachelors, University <strong>of</strong> Technology Sydney, Australia ASIA Yuan Du Bachelors, Tsinghua University, China Xuezhi Wang Bachelors, Tsinghua University, China Pei Xiong Bachelors, Tsinghua University, China Dan Fan PhD, Tsinghua University, China Huan He Masters, Tsinghua University, China Juan Liu Masters, Tsinghua University, China Chang Wan Bachelors, Sun Yat-Sen University, China Jiao Cui Bachelors, Sun Yat-Sen University, China Yaqiong Li Bachelors, Sun Yat-Sen University, China Xiaomin Hu PhD, Sun Yat-Sen University, China Ying Lin PhD, Sun Yat-Sen University, China Yingzhi Wu Masters, Sun Yat-Sen University, China Yizheng Chen Bachelors, Fudan University, China Jinglu Wang Bachelors, Fudan University, China Jingjing Wang Bachelors, Fudan University, China Yi Lv Masters, Fudan University, China Lu Gan Masters, Fudan University, China Yihui Wang PhD, Fudan University, China Jiao Zhang Bachelors, Peking University, China Qinqing Shi Bachelors, Peking University, China Wei Hu Bachelors, Peking University, China Hongmei Xiao Masters, Peking University, China Li Zhao Masters, Peking University, China Xinxin Jin Masters, Peking University, China Yan Gui PhD, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Jing Zhang Masters, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Kairen Deng Masters, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Yuqi Zhang Bachelors, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Yujiao Zhou Bachelors, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Nanxi Kang Bachelors, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China Yi Huang Bachelors, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Yu-Han Chen Bachelors, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Yi-Ling Chen Masters, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Aoi Yoshida PhD, Tsuda College, Japan Jiwon Hur Bachelors, Seoul National University, Korea Nellie Margaret Sy Chua Bachelors, De La Salle University, Philippines 94 Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology | <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Hopper</strong> <strong>Celebration</strong> <strong>of</strong> Women in Computing
[ ] Supporting Organizations The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology wishes to acknowledge and thank these supporting organizations that help us make the <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Hopper</strong> <strong>Celebration</strong> <strong>of</strong> Women in Computing conference a success. Thank you! National Science Foundation (NSF) The National Science Foundation promotes progress in all fields <strong>of</strong> science, math, and engineering research and education in the United States, and coordinates all U.S. scientific research done in Antarctica. NSF funds the people, the ideas, and the tools to boost U.S. leadership through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to 2000 colleges, universities, and other institutions. Computing Research Association (CRA) & CRA-W Computing Research Association (CRA) & CRA-W is an association <strong>of</strong> more than 180 North American academic departments <strong>of</strong> computer science and computer engineering (CS&CE); laboratories and centers in industry, government, and academia engaging in basic computing research; and affiliated pr<strong>of</strong>essional societies. CRA’s mission is to strengthen research and education in the computing fields, expand opportunities for women and minorities, and improve public and policymaker understanding <strong>of</strong> the importance <strong>of</strong> computing and computing research in our society. The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) is the world’s oldest and largest organization in educational and scientific computing. Since its inception, ACM has provided a vital forum for the exchange <strong>of</strong> information, ideas, and discoveries. Today, it serves a membership <strong>of</strong> more than 80,000 computing pr<strong>of</strong>essionals in more than 100 countries in all areas <strong>of</strong> industry, academia, and government. ACM’s members, students, and the public turn to ACM for authoritative publications, pioneering conferences, and visionary leadership for the new millennium. ACM’s Committee on Women in Computing (ACM-W) engages in activities and projects aimed improving the working and learning environments for women in computing. Computer Science Teachers Association The Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) is a membership organization that supports and promotes the teaching <strong>of</strong> computer science and the other computing disciplines by providing opportunities for K-12 teachers and students to better understand the computing disciplines and to more successfully prepare themselves to teach and to learn. csta.acm.org. CSTA provides its over 7500 members with resources, research, and pr<strong>of</strong>essional development opportunities. CSTA was founded by ACM in 2005. Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology | <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Hopper</strong> <strong>Celebration</strong> <strong>of</strong> Women in Computing 95