Staff / Russian
Santa Maria Tonantzentla, Puebla, March 8th. “Science is part of my life. I love my job and I never tire of working.” This was stated by Dr. Gordana Jovanovic Dolcic, a prominent scientist at the National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE) whom we met briefly on the occasion of International Women’s Day.
Dr. Gordana Jovanovic Dolcic holds a PhD in Science from the Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Sarajevo. Since 1995 she has been working as a Researcher in Coordination of Electronics at INAOE. In various years she has worked as a visiting researcher at the University of California Santa Barbara, San Diego State University and University of California Los Angeles. She is the author and co-author of more than 60 articles in indexed scientific journals and 350 articles in international conferences. His book Random Signals and Processes Primer with MATLAB (Springer, 2013) earned Springer recognition as one of the most downloaded eBooks.
He received the Puebla State Prize for Science and Technology in 2012 and a recognition from Elsevier for his article published in AEUE.
He has given classes and seminars around the world, the United States, China, Malaysia, Australia, Uruguay, Egypt, Jordan and many countries in Europe.
He is a member of the CASDSP and RCM Committee of the ISCAS Conference. She has worked as an associate editor for IEEE TCAS II and is currently associate editor for I EEE TCAS I and II journal, IEEE CAS journal and IET signal processing. She is the only international researcher to serve as the co-editor of the three major journals of the IEEE Circuits and System Society: IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers (Q1), IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II: Express Brief (Q2), and IEEE Circuits and Journal. Systems (Q1).
When asked why she studied electronics, she commented, “When I started studying, this was a very new and popular profession, and all that was required was a good background in mathematics and physics. I was good at mathematics and physics and I registered without knowing exactly what it was about, because At this time there was no internet or computers, but my intuition told me that it was a profession for me. When I was in the race, in my generation of 150 people, there were only five women, at that time women went to law, philosophy and medicine. ”
What motivated her to devote herself to science was her great passion for mathematics: “I’ve always liked mathematics so much. I participated in competitions and I liked it.”
He instilled a love for mathematics in him at home, “My father was an engineer and he was very good at mathematics, and he gave me problems to solve. Sometimes during the summer I was solving math problems because I really liked it.”
When asked about the main challenges I faced in science, she emphasized: “The main challenge is being a woman. I see that men do not like it when a woman has something more than she does, they do not accept it.”
She comments that women face a lack of recognition of their achievements, a lack of support and, in many cases, excessive workloads. “Sometimes, a woman can achieve things more easily if she has a man to protect her, a husband, or a friend, but if you are alone, it is very difficult,” she asserts.
Dr. Jordana Jovanovic Dolcic believes that in order to promote scientific advocacy among girls and adolescent girls, it is necessary to start with scientific stimulation early in the family and in the community.
“This is very important and I can say this from my experience: We worked with our daughter when she was young in developing her math skills and she was also good and competing in mathematics and now she is a renowned researcher and professor at UCLA in the United States. History is repeating itself, and now she does the same with her.” Her children, and my six-year-old grandson competes in mathematics. In other countries like the United States, a lot of attention is paid to early spotting talents in math and other disciplines. There is a lot to do here, we have to organize these math competitions from elementary school. From elementary school. It is very important to encourage people because mathematics is fundamental, it is one of the rules of science and it helps form the logical thinking that is important for decision-making in science and I think that can be improved. “
In conclusion, he tells us: “Science is part of my life. I love my job and never tire of working. I can devote myself to science as long as I want. I am very happy with my position of being able to work with my students and discover new talents. I really enjoy my work every day.”
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