Miren Illarramendi

Job Title:
Teacher & Researcher
Company - Organization:
Mondragon University
Experience:
23 years
Education:
PhD in Computer Science
Universty - College:
Mondragon University
Nationality:
Spain

Your organization´s key sector and mission:
Faculty of Engineering – Computer Science Department – Embedded Systems, DevOps.

Please tell us briefly about your role in the company/organization:
Teacher and Researcher

Your interest in STEM

I think since I was a child. I liked playing with technology and understanding how gadgets worked.

My mother. She is not a technology person, but she had a strong role in the household and has always encouraged me to do what I want and like to do.

Your studies

Technological abstractions and understanding concepts.

Don’t be afraid and if you like technology and you are creative or you like to design and create things this is your place. It is true that the majority in this field are men (for now) but my experience tells me that in the end we are all people and if we want to be more girls I encourage you to follow this path.

You at work

Being a coordinator in my research field and being a supervisor of a femme PhD student

The same as in your studies. Don’t be afraid and don’t put the brakes on your dreams.

Your point of view

Showing that we are able to design and have the advance of smart ideas and tools

Enjoy your creations. Things are not solve at the first step but your results will be working in different devices and industrial domains (health, machining, space,…)

That there should be a higher percentage of women woriking in the sector

To finish with

Cooperativism, Honesty, Loyalty, Team Work, Freedom

To coordinate new European Research Projects and obtain accreditation of six-year research period

Working at the university as a Teacher/Researcher