Speaker Series
The LIL Speaker Series is an open-to-public event that takes place several times a year. Its objective is to open windows for students to dive into more sophisticated and niche topics within the field of entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership.
Leadership & Innovation Lab Speaker Series
Installment #6 Speaker: Aisha Dad
- PhD in Comparative Literature from Harvard University
- Lecturer in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of North Carolina Greensboro
- Faculty Fellow for the Lloyd International Honors College
- Director of the Classics Gaming Collaborative (CGC)
- Research Affiliate with the Carolina Asia Center
- Scholar of Classical Antiquity and Asia
Leadership & Innovation Lab Speaker Series
Installment #5 Speaker: Carlo Nicolau
- Professional experience: Orchestra, Music rock Band, Original Music Production Company/Recording Studio for Film & Television Production
- Awards (EMMY, CLIO, TELLY, NY FILM FESTIVAL and more)
how to become a faang software engineer?
Installment #4 Speaker: Madeline Zhang
- Computer Science and Engineering from MIT
- Researched on Bayesian modeling Machine Learning methods in MIT D-Lab
- Software engineer at Google.
- Previously worked at Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, and Morgan Stanley
- Extensive research, teaching, and consulting experience, and can mentor software engineering, web development, and game development.
a day in the life of a firmware engineer
Installment 3 speaker, Mingqi (James) Zhang holds both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Computer Engineering from UCSD. During his 6 years at UCSD, he also worked as a Teaching Assistant for graduate courses. James currently serves as a Firmware Engineer at Schneider Electric, where he has been for three years. He specializes in developing firmware for the Triconex system, a critical safety and control solution used in high-hazard industries.