From Passion to Progression
Research Orientation and Career Development
A panel conversation on research trajectories, mentorship, and career growth.
- Date and time
- Tuesday, October 27, 2026
17:30–18:30 (Paris local time)
- Chair and moderator
- Prof. Thi-Mai-Trang Nguyen
Full Professor, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, France
About the event
The Networking Networking Women (N2Women) panel discussion brings together researchers in networking and communications to build professional connections and share mentoring experiences. Attendees are invited to exchange ideas and gain insights from the panelists on research trajectories, career development, and networking strategies.
The session includes 30–45 minutes of discussion. Everyone is welcome to join.
Panelists
Prof. Ana García Armada
Full Professor, Universidad Carlos III of Madrid, Spain
Ana García Armada is a Professor at Universidad Carlos III of Madrid, Spain, where she leads the Communications Research Group. She has been a visiting scholar at Stanford University, Bell Labs, and the University of Southampton. She is an IEEE Fellow. She has published more than 300 papers in international journals and conference proceedings and holds seven granted patents. She was awarded third place in the 2014 Bell Labs Prize for shaping the future of information and communications technology. She received the IEEE ComSoc/KICS Exemplary Global Service Award in 2022 and the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Women’s Distinguished Career Award in 2026.
Prof. Katia Jaffrès-Runser
Full Professor, IRIT, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse INP, France
Katia Jaffrès-Runser is a Full Professor of Computer Science at Toulouse INP–ENSEEIHT in France. She is currently a visiting professor at the University of Southern California, after a year at the University of Central Florida. At the IRIT laboratory, she leads the RMESS networking team. Her research focuses on the modeling and optimization of networks, from wireless sensor and real-time avionic networks to complex network science, and more recently quantum computing for networking. She has also served as Vice-President for Education at Toulouse INP. From 2016 to 2024, she co-chaired N2Women.
