The Fall 2021 Virtual Physics Careers Seminar Series Starts Sept. 9 With Dr. Michelle Victora

The Fall 2021 Virtual Physics Careers Seminar series starts on Thursday, Sept. 9 with a talk by alumna Dr. Michelle Victora, who will talk about "From Quantum Info to Robotics (Software) Engineering" at 12:00 noon. Details of Dr. Victora's seminar are given below.

Time: 12:00 noon on Thursday, September 9, 2021

Location: Virtual Event. The Zoom link was forwarded to the Illinois Physics Grad Student email list. For a copy of the link, please contact Lance Cooper (slcooper@illinois.edu).

Title: From Quantum Info to Robotics (Software) Engineering

Speaker: Dr. Michelle Victora, Software Engineer, RightHand Robotics, Inc.

Abstract: In this talk, I'll discuss my personal journey from an experimental physicist in quantum info to a software engineer in robotic piece-picking solutions. I'll emphasize why I chose this career, how grad school prepared me well for the startup life, and what "extracurricular" work I did on the side to improve my chances at success (for both my job search and my job performance). Finally, I'll discuss a bit what "robotic piece-picking solutions" means and what a day in the life is for me.

Bio: Michelle Victora is a Software Engineer at RightHand Robotics, Inc. where she works on customizing robotic solutions for individual customers. Before RightHand Robotics, Inc., Michelle Victora was a quantum info experimental student at University of Illinois and worked with Professor Paul G. Kwiat.

You can see the rest of the Fall 2021 Virtual Physics Careers Seminar series here: https://physics.illinois.edu/calendar/careers-seminar