EVENT    MERL Hosts its Annual Women In Science Luncheon

Date:

Friday, July 26, 2024

Location:

MERL Offices

Description:

On July 26th, MERL hosted its annual Women in Science luncheon. This event brings together MERL's female interns and employees to hear about the experiences and careers of women working in research and engineering fields. This year, we were honored to have Dr. Na Li as our guest speaker. Dr. Li, who joined MERL as a visiting faculty this summer, is a Winokur Family Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics at Harvard University. Dr. Li's talk highlighted her personal journey from rural China to Harvard Professor. Her insights and experiences provided invaluable inspiration to everyone in attendance. We appreciate both Dr. Li and all who participated in making this event a success. MERL remains committed to fostering an inclusive environment that supports the growth and development of women in STEM.

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Speaker:

Dr. Na Li
Harvard University

Na Li is a visiting research scientist at MERL from July 2024. She is a Winokur Family Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Mathematics at Harvard University. She received her Ph.D. degree in Control and Dynamical systems from California Institute of Technology in 2013 and was a postdoctoral associate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2013-2014. Her research lies in the control, learning, and optimization of networked systems, including theory development, algorithm design, and applications to real-world cyber-physical societal system. She has been an associate editor for IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, Systems & Control Letters, IEEE Control Systems Letters, and served on the organizing committee for a few conferences.

MERL Contact:

Elizabeth Phillips