TALENT DEVELOPMENT
Former Ericsson Fellow Maryam Havakeshian presented at Carleton University's Breakthrough Breakfast 2025
To celebrate International Women's Day, Carleton University's Faculty of Engineering and Design welcomed WiE&IT Program partners, donors and long time supports to their annual Breakthrough Breakfast event. Attendees heard from two graduate-level women researchers and students from the WiE&IT Program about the value of closing the gender gap and building a strong university to workforce pipeline.
I’m deeply grateful for the Ericsson–Carleton partnership, which has provided invaluable opportunities throughout my PhD journey—from being honored as an Ericsson Fellow, to applying my research on Gen AI and semantic understanding to streamline 5G software testing, sharing these insights with engaged industry audiences, and joining Ericsson as an AI Data Scientist. Each step has shaped my professional path, and I truly appreciate the support and encouragement that have helped me grow, contribute, and turn academic discovery into real-world solutions.
Maryam Havakeshian
Former Ericsson Fellow
Graduate students engaged
Another Year of Success for the WiE&IT Program
Supported by leading engineering and information technology organizations, Carleton's Women in Engineering & IT (WiE&IT) Program is one of the first of its kind in Canada.
The WiE&IT Program runs throughout the academic year (September to April) and provides women students studying in a STEM discipline at Carleton with networking, mentorship and soft-skill development opportunities.
With continued support from dedicated partners like Ericsson, we can continue making a positive impact on women students.
Here are a few notable stats from the 2024-2025 program year.
230 Women students attended the WiE&IT Program Career Fair
1,016 Women students registered for a WiE&IT Program event
102 Women students attended more than one WiE&IT Program event
532 Women students have access to the WiE&IT Program Study Lounge
11 Women students on average attend each study session held in the WiE&IT Program Study Lounge
Hear about the positive impact of the WiE&IT program!
