Women In Engineering /Young Professional SESSION
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN INDUSTRY AND HIGHER EDUCATION
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Join us at the Women In Engineering and Young Professional Session, where we will delve into the power and influence of women in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM). This session provides an exceptional opportunity to celebrate the remarkable achievements of women in these areas and foster active participation among young professionals.
- Date: October 8, 2025
- Time: 18:00
- Location: Hilton Guadalajara Midtown, Guadalajara, Mexico
This special session is an integral part of the LAEDC 2025 conference. To access detailed information about the event, including the topics to be discussed and the speakers.
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PLENARY SPEAKERS
Aurea Edna Moreno-Mojica, Ph.D
ITESO – Synopsys.
BIOGRAPHY
Aurea Edna Moreno-Mojica holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences from the Department of Electronics, Systems, and Informatics at ITESO – The Jesuit University of Guadalajara, Mexico. Her research focuses on computer-aided modeling, design, and optimization of high-speed signal and power integrity designs. She also holds a Master’s degree in Electronic Design and a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, both from ITESO.
Aurea has extensive professional experience as a Signal Integrity Engineer in high-tech companies. Currently, she serves as a Solutions Engineer at Synopsys, providing support to customers engaged in high-speed design, and she is also an Adjunct Professor at ITESO.
In addition, Aurea is currently serving as Chair of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) Guadalajara Chapter. She actively participates in representing Latin America in IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) and Women in Microwaves (WIM), fostering inclusion and visibility in engineering fields.
Julia Urbina Pineda, Ph.D
IEEE ComSoc GDL Chair, CyberIIoT
BIOGRAPHY
Julia began her career in Information Security with her thesis “Intrusion Detection Systems,” completed to obtain her degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from UDLAP in 2004. She continued her education at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey campus, where she was honored as a member of IEEE Eta Kappa Nu in 2013 (USA).
She holds a specialization in 5G and Edge Computer Security from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and Qualcomm (2022).
Since 2017, Julia has been a co-founder of CyberIIoT, a company specializing in Industrial Cybersecurity (ICS/SCADA). Additionally, she has been a member of the 5G Security Working Group of IEEE Future Networks since 2018.
In 2020, she was recognized as a Cybersecurity Policy Expert by the Global Foundation for Cybersecurity Studies and Research (USA). She also serves as the Executive Director for 5G and Industry 4.0 in Mexico and LATAM at the IoT Security Institute (Australia).
In 2021, she was selected as Vice President Liaison for the IEEE Standard Association P2994™️ – Standard for Security Assessment Framework for IoT and as Planning Section Chief Volunteer for ICS4ICS (Incident Command System for Industrial Control Systems), an initiative of the ISA-GCA (International Society of Automation & Global Cybersecurity Alliance) and FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency).
Since 2022, she has been the Leader of the 5G Cybersecurity Risk Group within Working Group 5 for the national deployment of 5G in Mexico, coordinated by the Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT). Additionally, she serves as a representative for Women in ICT at ANUIES.
In 2023, she was selected as a Distinguished Lecturer for IEEE FNTC. She is also a professor of Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence in the Strategic Cybersecurity Diploma at INAP and Cybersecurity Risks in the Cybersecurity Diploma at ICAT-UNAM.
In 2024, she was elected President of the Communications Society of IEEE Guadalajara Section.
In 2025, she was selected for the third generation of the Women CISO Program, an initiative by ITAM and Google.
Alejandra Castro-Carranza, Ph.D
ENES Morelia, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
BIOGRAPHY
Alejandra Castro-Carranza received her B.Sc. in Electronics Engineering, Power Electronics, from the Morelia Institute of Technology, Mexico, and pursued her Master’s and Ph.D. degrees at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain, specializing in the design, fabrication, characterization, and compact modeling of organic electronic devices, particularly organic thin-film transistors (OTFTs).
In 2013, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher in Tarragona, focusing on the compact modeling of oxide TFTs in collaboration with simulation companies in the UK, such as SILVACO; and previously in France, such as Dolphin Integration and the MINATEC Microtechnology Center at the Grenoble Institute of Technology.
At the end of 2013, she was selected by the European Commission as a Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellow within the framework of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions program, through which she worked in the Semiconductor Optics group at the University of Bremen, Germany. There, she was one of the women selected to represent female professionals and scientists in the RIGHT HERE photography exhibition, showcasing the challenges of pursuing a STEM career while balancing motherhood. She continued working as an academic at the University of Bremen until January 2019.
In February 2019, Dr. Carranza joined the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) Campus Morelia as a Full-Time Associate Professor, where she is currently the founder and head of the International Laboratory for Environmental Electronic Devices (LAIDEA UNAM) at ENES Morelia. She is also a pioneer of the Bremen-Mexican Network for Sustainable Technology for Environmental Applications (BreMex-STEAPS.net), which she leads in Mexico as part of her appointment as Research Ambassador of the University of Bremen for Mexico since 2015.
She is an adjunct researcher at the University of Bremen and a participant in European projects alongside Germany and Spain, working on the development of sustainable sensors based on organic transistors. Through her projects in Mexico, she fosters academic mobility to drive the development of sustainable materials and low-cost technologies with immediate societal impact, particularly in the fields of health, energy, sustainable living, and collaboration between academia and industry.
Since September 2022, she has served as Chair of the Electron Device Society (EDS) Professional Chapter for the Centro Occidente Section, IEEE. Additionally, in January 2024, she was appointed Vice Chair of the EDS Subcommittee for Regions and Chapters for Latin America, responsible for Mexico.
Glécia Virgolino da Silva Luz, Ph.D.
Professional Joint Chapter IEEE EDS&EMBS&MTT-S Centro-Norte Brazil Section
University of Brasilia-UnB, Brazil
BIOGRAPHY
Graduated in Chemistry from the University of Brasília/UnB (2006) and master in Mechanical Sciences from the UnB (2009). She obtained a doctorate degree in Mechanical Science from UnB with a general theme: Additives for Biodiesel (2012). Held PhD Sandwiches (PDSE-CAPES) in 2012 in “Istituto Motori” / Naples-Italy. From 2013 to 2014 she conducted postdoctoral studies at USP with general theme “Synthesis and characterization of semiconductor nanomaterials for photo- and electroactive devices.” She is currently(2014-actual moment) a Collaborator Professor of the Post-Graduate Program Biomedical Engineering (PPGEB) at UnB/FGA (Medical Physics and Bioengineering area), and finished Post-doctoral research in the same program in 2018, still in the nanotechnology area. She has experience in Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering, and Chemical areas, mainly in the following areas: Medical Physics, nanotechnology, photo- and electroactive devices, biofuels, engine tests, sustainable development, simulation of reservoir water quality; plus experience in projects with an emphasis on sustainability, family farming, agribusiness, food and nutrition security. From July/2020 to July/2022, she was Visiting Professor at Faculdade Gama-FGA at UnB, assigned to the Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering – PPGEB. Since 2022 she is Accredited as a supervisor at PPGEB-FGA / UnB. At the moment, he is working on projects such as: nanosensors for diabetes, RAPHA Project (diabetic foot treatment kit), VESTA Project (development of protective equipment against COVID-19) and the “Sustainable and Intelligent Surgical Mask” Project by Catalisa-ICT. She also works at the Laboratory of Bioactive Compounds and Nanobiotechnology (LCBNano) – UnB, is part of the Health Technologies Assessment Center (NATS-UnB), and is also part of the team of the Professional Joint Chapter IEEE EMBS/EDS/ MTT-S Centro-Norte Brasil (chair) . Currently, she is a FIOTEC technical consultant at the Ministry of Health, in the General Coordination of Mechanical, Electronic and Material Bases (CGMEC/DECEIIS/SECTICS/MS).