“The women professors are involved in interesting research, passing their invaluable knowledge to students through their teaching, helping students by spending time with them outside of classes, and guiding students in their academic careers through constant advising. They all have had distinguished careers throughout their lives and they continue to inspire me and many others.”
~ Nazma Panjwani, winner of the 2nd Computer Science Photo Contest

Through this picture, Nazma would like to convey that women are making important contributions in the field of Computer Science. A recent article published by Clayman Institute for Gender Research, talks about how the field of Computer Science consists predominantly of males. The article sheds light on how the first programmers of the ENIAC project were women. 

Even today, the programming workforce continues to be male-dominated. UVic Computer Science has one of the largest proportions of female faculty members out of any Computer Science Department in Canada – 12 out of 35 regular faculty are women!

Nazma would like to thank Dr. Daniela Damian, Dr. Ulrike Stege, Dr. Wendy Myrvold, Dr. Yvonne Coady, and Dr. Micaela Serra for being part of her picture. Special thanks also to Dr. Daniel German for suggesting the idea of a photo collage and Jose Barrios for using Photoshop to create the collage. Click here to download a high res copy of Nazma's photo.

How to submit a photo to for the next contest ending January 31, 2012:

• Your photo must feature a UVic person, place or thing. We are looking for a variety of landscapes, student shots, people, and objects and for something that distinctly represents UVic Computer Science.
• You must submit one paragraph explaining your memory along with the photo.
• UVic Computer Science will judge any type of photo. When using a digital camera, please make sure you take pictures at a high quality level. We are seeking a variety of photos, including: landscapes, people, objects, etc.
• A gift will be presented to the winner and the winning photo will be posted on the CSC website and ECS digital displays.
• Photos can be submitted by email.  It is also possible to submit it on disk.  If the photo is taken with a digital camera, it must be of high quality in order for any enlargement to be of good quality. The winner should leave the negative with staff if a digital camera is not used.
• Submission of photos and clips authorizes UVic Computer Science and the University of Victoria to use them for marketing purposes.

Good luck, and have fun!