S3 E3: Progressive Technology: Women in Artificial Intelligence with Huma Abidi
Overview:
Growing up in a small town in India, Huma was encouraged to pursue medicine by taking pre-med and chemistry. But she felt her call to medicine dwindle as she discovered computers and the possibilities one could do with the then-emerging technology.
With a supportive mother backing her up and supporting her, she was able to take up her Masters degree at the University of Massachusetts which eventually landed her in Intel. After a few years of working in this male-dominated industry, and earning her keep, she finally rose ranks where she was able to make her own demands and set her boundaries for working as a Senior Director of AI.
Come listen to us as we discuss her life and her mission now to encourage young girls to pursue the science field and challenge the norms of this day and age.
Episode Highlights:
- Huma’s work and what she does
- Her childhood and how she grew up in India
- Encouraging young women to look at science for their majors
- How Huma handles her work-life balance with children
- Huma’s demands and boundaries she had to set for working in a male-dominated field
- Why mentorship is important
About the Guest:
Huma Abidi is a Senior Director of AI Software Products & Engineering at Intel, where she leads a globally diverse team of engineers and technologists responsible for delivering world class products that enable customers to create AI solutions.
She led the AI Deep Learning Software team that helped bring Intel Xeon Artificial Intelligence (AI) experiences to market, by improving SW performance by 2 orders of magnitude resulting in AI revenue over $1 billion and has continued to grow significantly. Twice she has received the Intel Achievement Award (IAA) - Intel's highest honor and thrice awarded with the Intel Software Quality award, for delivering quality SW.
She is passionate about women’s education, supporting several organizations around the world for this cause, she was nominated for VentureBeat 2020 and 2019 (finalist) Women in AI award in Mentorship, She was listed as one of the 4 women shaping Intel’s AI business by the Silicon Valley Business Journal Category.
Connect with Huma:
- Huma Abidi | LinkedIn
- Huma Abidi | Twitter
- Email: huma.abidi@intel.com
- Intel’s Senior Director in AI and Deep Learning’s Email: liz.wu@intel.com
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