Google India Women in Engineering Award

Amisha Khera - Jaypee Institute of Information Technology – B.Tech – Will graduate in 2010

"Computer science has given me an opportunity to conceive, believe and achieve my ideas, by opening the door to an astounding world of innovations. Technology may have limitations on what it can accomplish but on the contrary, we as budding engineers do not."

Aiswarya Cyriac – Indian Institute of Mathematical Sciences – Integrated Ph.D – Will graduate in 2013

"Research in computer science gives the opportunity to learn the underlying theory behind a lot of technologies – existing and yet to exist – which help millions of people over generations. The best reward is the satisfaction you get when you contribute your bit to extend its frontiers."

Anjali Sardana – Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee – Ph.D – Will graduate in 2009

"Engineering has taught me how to learn. It is an exciting field where ideas can materialize … bringing a radical change in the lives of millions of people. It strives not only to find solutions, but also to identify problems and then solve them to perfection."

Gauri Hiren Joshi – Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology – Ph.D – Will graduate in 2009

"In my view, no branch of engineering and technology is self sufficient to carry out research without the aid of Computer Science. Computing technology has become an integral part of all technical fields. It gives one the strength to realize how things will be carried out under different circumstances and corrective measures can be taken at the time of implementation itself."

Kurchi Subhra Hazra – National Institute of Technology, Durgapur – B.Tech – Will graduate in 2009

"Computer Science embraces technologies that evolve everyday and affect human life in every corner of the world. This is what fascinates me about this field, to which I aspire to contribute creatively."

Sahiti Polishetty – IIIT Hyderabad – B.Tech – Graduating in 2009

"Science can amuse and fascinate us all, but it is engineering that changes the world. The top benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn't think they could learn before, and so, in a sense, it is all about potential."

Sameena Shah – Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi – Ph.D – Will graduate in 2009

"I love research in Computer Science because it satiates my inherent desire to understand the logic behind things. Things which are seemingly random may have an underlying structure. The joy for me lies in discovering patterns, creating algorithms, proposing a theory and making my own little contribution to the world."

Sarika Mohapatra – Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur – B.Tech in Computer Science – Will graduate in 2010

"When you see intelligent computers ‘think’ and ‘decide’; when you experience virtual reality; and when you sit on the mammoth web that connects you to the entire world, you have to agree that Computer Science is like modern alchemy."