Why did you join the Women in AI & Robotics group?

Queby: I took part in an event called the Artificially correct hackathon, which was held in partnership with Women in AI & Robotics. So I got to know them and joined the group. A few months later, I was part of the core team. Previously in this field, it was difficult for me to meet other women my age. When I joined the group, I met many female experts in the field.

Mouna: First of all, I want to be a member of an egalitarian organisation. In fact, having social goals and principles and defending them is important to me. In this organization, great women from all over the world come together. They share their experiences and offer help based on their expertise. I have also noticed that in many countries and regions, many women are not paid the same as men for the same jobs and tasks. So I believe that women’s organizations that work to encourage and promote women’s participation in technology can help reduce such problems.

Thank you so much for taking the time to talk to us! We look forward to seeing you at the SICK Solution Hackathon!

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Women in AI & Robotics is a Munich-based global non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the advancement of women in artificial intelligence and robotics. The organization, an action coalition partner of UN Women, aims to close the gender gap in AI and robotics by increasing women’s representation and participation through mentoring, education, hackathons and startup accelerator programs. It enables women to connect with scientists, researchers, industry leaders and role models around the world. Women in AI & Robotics is growing rapidly and already has chapters in Stuttgart, Berlin, Munich, Bremen, Toronto, Ottawa and Waterloo, with more than 800 members.

Nathanya Queby Satriani, 21, is studying artificial intelligence at Johannes Kepler University Linz in Linz, Austria. Queby is originally from Jakarta, Indonesia. Her family moved to Austria a few years ago. As part of Women in AI & Robotics, she is part of a newly formed youth group dedicated to promoting AI and robotics among teenagers and young working people – for example, by coordinating hackathons or holding technical workshops.

Mouna Albaccouch, 30, earned a degree in computer engineering from the Tunisian National Institute of Computer Science (ENSI) in 2015. After accumulating more than five years of experience as an embedded software and software development engineer, Mouna Albaccouch returned to the university to complete a master’s degree in “Mobile and Autonomous Robotic Systems” at the Grenoble Institute of Technology – ENSE3.