{"id":12632,"date":"2026-10-28T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etti.upb.ro\/2026\/10\/28\/ana-maria-dragulinescu-wice-ieee-world-forum-internet-of-things-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:00:00","slug":"ana-maria-dragulinescu-wice-ieee-world-forum-internet-of-things-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etti.upb.ro\/en\/2026\/10\/28\/ana-maria-dragulinescu-wice-ieee-world-forum-internet-of-things-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ana-Maria Dr\u0103gulinescu, panelist in the WICE session at the IEEE World Forum on the Internet of Things 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Ana-Maria Dr\u0103gulinescu, a faculty member at the School of Electronics, Telecommunications, and Information Technology, participated as a panelist in the session Women in Communications Engineering (WICE)<\/strong> of the IEEE Communications Society, held as part of IEEE World Forum on the Internet of Things 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The panel took place at October 28, 2026<\/strong>, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. local time, at the Khalifa Innovation Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The conference took place October 26\u201329, 2026.<\/p>\n

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Participants at the WICE session, October 28, 2026. Photo posted by Maisam Wahbah on LinkedIn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From Engineer to Leader<\/h2>\n

The discussion focused on building a meaningful career, professional visibility, and resilience in communications engineering. Topics included the diversity of career paths, the role of mentoring and support networks, work-life balance, and institutional changes that support career development.<\/p>\n

The session was moderated by Maria de F\u00e1tima Domingues. Along with Ana-Maria Dr\u0103gulinescu, the participants included Francesca Marcello, Rabeb Mizouni, Abigail Copiaco, and Maisam Wahbah. The event included the participation of IEEE EMBS KU and provided a forum for the exchange of experiences among female researchers and faculty members from the international communications community.<\/p>\n

Official Panel Schedule<\/a> \u00b7 The post and photo from the event<\/a> \u00b7 About IEEE WF-IoT 2026<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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