Women In Engineering

Women in Engineering 2026 – WiCAS Event
June 22, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Chair: Marie-Isabelle Farinas, ing, Ph.D

We are pleased to invite you to the IEEE NEWCAS Women in Engineering Event, which is scheduled Monday, June 22 5:30PM at the Hotel Le Montagnais in Chicoutimi. This year’s event will feature a panel discussion with our Chain and three guests, followed by a Cocktail (and some delicacies).

The panel will discuss many topics around key questions « What is it like to be female in a male dominated environment ? How to navigate these environments ? and How to thrive in it ? »

We believe the diversity of our panelists will bring interesting views about these topics to which we hope will be interesting.

Marie-Isabelle Farinas, ing, Ph.D (Chair)

Marie-Isabelle Farinas is Dean of Research, Creation and Innovation at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) and Interim scientific Director of the Anti-icing Materials International Laboratory (AMIL).

Duygu Kocaefe, ing, Ph.D (Panelist)

Duygu Kocaefe is tenored professor at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) in the Department of Applied Sciences, Director of Graduate Studies in Engineering, Holder of the Industrial Materials Research Chair (CHIMI) and Lead of the production at the REGAL Aluminium Research Center.

Major Marie-Pierre Dion (Panelist)

Major Marie-Pierre Dion from the 2 Wing from the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Laurie-Ann Boily, CPI (Panelist)

Laurie‑Ann Boily is a recent graduate in Electrical Engineering from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC). She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in engineering as well as working in the engineering department of RP Ops – CFB Bagotville.