An unconventional journey into the world of computing and academia By Fawzia Kara-Isitt Some journeys into computing follow a clear and structured path. Others emerge through curiosity, circumstance, and a willingness to seize opportunities as they arise — then applying one’s core strengths and passions to shape the path forward. Sometimes, the most powerful journeys […]

By Fawzia Zehra Kara-Isitt Sometimes a story finds you before you go looking for it. When ACM-W Communications Chair Çiğdem Şengül first encountered Chinenye Anikwenze’s writing, it wasn’t through a polished tech profile or a conference keynote. It was through an opinion piece on an online news channel called ‘The Cable’ that popped up on […]

By Fawzia Kara-Isitt The guest of this month’s U-RISE is Professor Luigina Ciolfi, who integrates compassion into the equation of creating technology functionality. For Professor Ciolfi, computing has never been about technology in isolation. It has always been about people and their practices, their relationships, their cultures, and the often-invisible ways technological tools shape everyday […]

By Fuzzy Kara-Isitt Professor Sue Black OBE transformed a night-school maths class into a computer-science career that reshaped the landscape of women’s inclusion in technology. Today, she stands among the UK’s most influential technologists as a social entrepreneur, academic, and advocate for women in tech. From rebuilding her life to rebuilding Bletchley Park, her story […]