Rising Stars in EECS is an intensive workshop for graduate students and postdocs of historically marginalized or underrepresented genders who are interested in pursuing academic careers in electrical engineering and computer science. Launched at MIT in 2012, the annual event now rotates between MIT and other universities.
Current year
The 2024 Rising Stars workshop will be hosted by MIT on October 24-25, 2024. The application deadline is June 14, 2024. Visit the Rising Stars site to learn more.
Past year’s workshops
2012 Rising Stars Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2013 Rising Stars, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2014 Rising Stars, UC Berkeley
2015 Rising Stars, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2016 Rising Stars, Carnegie Mellon University
2017 Rising Stars, Stanford University
2018 Rising Stars, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2019 Rising Stars, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2020 Rising Stars, UC Berkeley
2021 Rising Stars, Massachusetts Institute of Technology