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Widening Participation in Computing

November 07, 2020 • Dr. Ralph Minaya and Manuel Guerrero • Season 1 • Episode 5

The opinion of Dr. Ramon Caceres is highly valued. He has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and a Distinguished Scientist by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). He is on the board of directors of the Computing Research Association's Committee on Widening Participation (CRA-WP). Specifically, he is a co-chair of the CRA-WP Grad Cohort Workshop for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Leadership Skills (IDEALS) (https://cra.org/cra-wp/grad-cohort-ideals/), in which he has also served as speaker and mentor.

In this episode, we talk about his career and the current situation of minority groups in the Computer Science field. Caceres, Software Engineer at Google, provides informative recommendations for all ambitious youngsters out there pursuing this career and willing to overcome adversity.

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