Office of Research Computing

VA-WHPC event, October 8th at 1pm: Women in Cybersecurity and Related Roles


Topic: Women in Cybersecurity and Related Roles

What

Join us for our October meeting to hear from female leaders in roles in and related to Cybersecurity.  Three speakers will discuss their aspects of their career and experiences in computing and security issues and will have time for questions about their roles.  Please join us for an interesting series of presentations.

When

Tuesday, October 8th 2024

1:00pm – 2:00pm 

Register Here 

Speakers:

  • Sarvani Chadalapaka  – Director, Cyberinfrastructure and Research Computing (CIRT), Office of Information Technology – UC Merced 

Sarvani Chadalapaka is the Director of Cyberinfrastructure and Research Technologies at the University of California, Merced, where she leads the strategy and development of research computing infrastructure to support diverse research initiatives. She is a speaker and committee member at conferences such as SuperComputing (SC), PEARC, Internet2 TechEx, Educause, and the Women in HPC (WHPC) Summit. Sarvani has held leadership roles, including Director of the WHPC Mentoring Program and an elected member of the Campus Champion Leadership Team. She has also served on the Internet2 Inclusivity (I2I) Steering Committee, UC Women in Tech (WIT), and currently serves on the Educause Research Computing and Data (RCD) Steering Committee. Her work in diversity and inclusion has been recognized with the Internet2 Inclusivity (I2I) award and the UC Tech DEI Leadership Silver Award.   

  • Iria Giuffrida – Assistant Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs and Professor of the Practice of Law – W&M 

Iria Giuffrida is a Professor of the Practice of Law at William & Mary Law School and serves as the Assistant Dean for Academic & Faculty Affairs. Professor Giuffrida’s research focuses on the legal issues arising from the increasing use of artificial intelligence, the rapid growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), and related emerging technologies.  She is involved in grant-funded experiential projects aimed at creating a diverse talent pipeline for the cybersecurity industry and participates in other grant-funded projects such as those funded by the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative. 

  • Wendy Wilde – Information Security Officer & GLBA Program Officer – CNU 

Wendy L. Wilde is the Information Security Officer at Christopher Newport University.  She holds a Master of Science degree in Information Technology and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), ISC² and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) from ISACA.  She has over twenty years experience in the field of Cybersecurity ranging from DOD operations to Higher Education. 

Moderator – Eric Walter – Director of Research Computing – William & Mary

This virtual event is jointly hosted by Virginia Commonwealth University, George Mason University, Virginia Tech, William & Mary, University of Richmond, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Old Dominion University, and the University of Virginia.