NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY
PROF KANJO NAMED IN TOP 50 WOMEN IN ENGINEERING
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Prof Kanjo has been selected in the Top 50 Women in Engineering by the
Women ’ s Engineering Society ( WES ).
Kanjo , Prof of Pervasive Sensing and Head of the Smart Sensing Lab in NTU ’ s School of Science and Technology , researches topics including mobile sensing , edge computing , data science and technology for wellbeing .
She says : “ My hope is that engineers and technologists , female and male , play a more prominent role in shaping the world ' s future ,” says Kanjo . “ We design and develop systems that respond to local communities ’ needs and we work hand in hand with end users ’ organisations to understand what we can do .”
When it comes to encouraging more women and girls to take up a career in STEM , Kanjo is something of a role model .
“ I always loved technology , and computer science , engineering , and I love working with hardware ,” she says . “ I think the work that we do is very important to show young girls that women can lead these kinds of developments , especially in engineering and technology . So being a role model is very important . And when they see that other women are doing it , they might think that they can do it , too .”
30 November 2022