Is Technology Gendered in Africa? A View from Namibia
Heike Winschiers–Theophilus
Monday, 30 Sep 2013 at 6:30 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Heike Winschiers-Theophilus is a professor in the Department of Software Engineering at the Polytechnic of Namibia. Her work has focused on designing visualization systems and technology interfaces for use by indigenous people. She is interested in how indigenous culture and knowledge is captured and managed, and how indigenous peoples are represented. She earned her PhD from the University of Hamburg and has undergraduate and Master's degrees in computer science. She was formerly dean of Polytechnic's School of Information Technology. Part of the Women in STEM Series.Cosponsored By:
- Iowa State Women’s and Diversity Grant
- Human-Computer Interaction Program
- Supply Chain & Information Systems
- Women in STEM Series
- Women in Science & Engineering
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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