The 33rd annual Susan George Pulimood Memorial Oration of Visakha Vidyalaya was held on July 23rd, featuring Prof. Shanika Karunasekara as this year's orator. Prof. Karunasekara highlighted the challenges faced by women in engineering and the under-representation of females in the field. She shared her experiences of being a minority in engineering and the stereotypes she encountered.
Prof. Karunasekara emphasized the importance of advocating for increased female participation in engineering and shared her journey across four continents in the field. She discussed her work integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) in transportation to optimize drive times and enhance road safety, including the development of a traffic simulator and AI-based solutions. She also addressed the need for digitization in countries like Sri Lanka to harness the capabilities of AI.
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