ABOUT
Jeewika Ranaweera is a principal engineer working on high-speed microprocessors at Oracle. She received her Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Engineering from ISPJAE in Havana, Cuba and her Master’s and PhD degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada. She is an IEEE Senior Member, a steering committee member for IEEE Future Directions and Digital Reality Committees, and the 2022 Chair for IEEE WIE SCV. Jeewika authored an eBook about her engineering journey for IEEE Women in Engineering to inspire others to follow STEM careers and illustrated the 1st children’s book published by IEEE. She is passionate about delivering talks on women empowerment, diversity and inclusion, as well as on emerging technologies like R/VR/ML/AI and Quantum Computing with emphasis on having a diverse environment to eliminate “Bias in AI” that discriminates minority. She also shared her unique insight via a podcast on areas where immersive technologies benefit humanity. In addition, she has been a speaker at the Drive World Conference, ChipChat, IEEE VTS, IEEE CCNC, AWE, IEEE TTM, Grace Hopper Conference, IEEE WIC Summit, and FB Developer Circle. She delivered the Keynote on “Successful Leadership development in STEAM Careers,” at the IEEE LAEDC 2020 in Costa Rica and participated in a panel discussion on “The role of women in STEAM fields,” at the IEEE LAEDC 2022 in Purbla, Mexico. As a Program Evaluator for ABET, she helps guide the content, quality and delivery of ECE degree programs around the world. She volunteers as a female technologist through the Oracle Education Foundation and organizes International Day of the Girl events to ensure a world free of discrimination. In 2020, she received the "Outstanding member who promoted women in engineering" award from IEEE WIE SCV. She has authored and co-authored many papers published in technical journals, or presented at international conferences. Jeewika holds five US Patents.