School of Computing and Information Technology - Women in Information Technology

The School of Computing and Information Systems at Athabasca University sees the need for and encourages women to enroll in the field of Computer Sciences. One way SCIS supports this initiative is by sponsoring and having volunteers help during the Women in IT Conference. This program is aimed at informing teenage girls about careers in the IT field.

For more information regarding the Women in IT Program, please use this link.

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Student/graduate/professor profiles

Assistant Professor

Dr. Stella George

Stella George, BSc.(hons), Ph.D. is an assistant professor in the School of Computing and Information Systems at Athabasca University. She joined the School of Computing and Information Science at Athabasca University in 2019. Dr George’s research focusses on the impact of AI on society and education and, the use of digital technologies in education. Dr George gained her PhD from the University of Exeter, UK in 1995 and worked in the application of AI to banks, credit card organizations and stock exchanges world wide. Her other interests include public education about AI, cross-disciplinary education and project management.

Assistant professor

Dr. Sabine Graf

Dr. Sabine Graf is Assistant Professor in SCIS. She received her MSc degree in Information Systems from University of Vienna, Austria, in 2003 and her PhD degree in Information Systems from Vienna University of Technology, Austria, in 2007. Sabine's research interests include technology enhanced learning, adaptivity and personalization, user/student modelling, mobile and pervasive computing, software engineering, collaborative learning, and artificial intelligence. Read more

Updated February 14, 2023 by Digital & Web Operations (web_services@athabascau.ca)