07-11, 12:15–13:00 (US/Pacific), Ballroom
Join us for the Diversity Keynote Luncheon. Lunch will be provided in the foyer of the ballroom.
In the dynamic world of Open-Source Software (OSS), mentoring is crucial for community growth and individual development. In my keynote I will discuss the various mentoring types, their benefits, and the challenges mentors and mentees face, such as time constraints and expectation mismatches. I will discuss practical strategies to support mentor and mentees. One of the strategies that I will focus on will be implicit mentoring through code reviews, which provides contextual, topical feedback for skill enhancement. Join us to discover how strategic mentoring can transform OSS contributions and foster a resilient open-source ecosystem.
Dr. Anita Sarma is a Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California, Irvine and was a postdoctoral fellow at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research aims to understand the cognitive processes of humans and build inclusive technology to help diverse users. Together with her collaborators and students she has co-authored more than 100 conference and journal articles and has received numerous awards. She received the OSU Breaking Barriers Research award (2021) and the Google Inclusion award for her work in creating inclusive software. She co-leads the GenderMag project and the SocioeconomicMag project.