<div dir="auto">Hi all, events in 10 min. See you soon! </div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">———<br>This email (including any attachments) is for the use of the intended recipient only and may contain confidential information and/or copyright material. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email and all copies from your system. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, reproduction, copying, distribution, or other form of unauthorized dissemination of the contents is expressly prohibited.</div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 11:10 Columbia EE Events <<a href="mailto:ee-events@ee.columbia.edu">ee-events@ee.columbia.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p style="text-align:left"><font color="#0b5394"> <img src="cid:ii_m73qp5hx1" alt="Left-aligned blue cuee logo.png" style="width:844px;max-width:100%"></font></p><p><font color="#0b5394">🎤 <strong>Fireside Chat: >From Signal Processing to Patent Law — The Journey of Dr. Xanadu Halkias </strong><b>(EE PhD '09)</b><br>
📅 <i>Wednesday,</i> <em>4/2</em> | 🕒 <em>4pm-5pm</em> | 📍 <em>EE Student Lounge, MUDD 1301</em></font></p>
<p><font color="#0b5394">Join us for a captivating fireside chat with <strong>Dr. <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.linkedin.com_in_xanaduhalkias_&d=DwMFaQ&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=SD-9ztpHDQVkXLFc0zdc9RZWqGhdQ2vAJZ0O73eMlt0&m=e1rFCYlymdc18ke7cFdDBecGE-VLwHW0T_06fysHJA0gg46KTmPNS7V28rntkJtP&s=7tLx-pTvQQAQdnzEOcxo3VJnI5oacOae4d26wG81FbI&e=" target="_blank">Xanadu Halkias</a> (EE PhD '09)</strong> — a Columbia Electrical Engineering alumna whose career spans cutting-edge research in dolphin vocalization detection to her current role as an <strong>IP Corporate Associate at Clifford Chance</strong>.</font></p>
<p><font color="#0b5394">With a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and a J.D., Dr. Halkias blends deep technical expertise with legal acumen to help shape the future of innovation. Her journey includes:</font></p>
<p><font color="#0b5394">🔹 Research on underwater acoustic signals, biomedical signal processing, and digital media semantics<br>
🔹 Patent agent work at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, handling prosecution and inter partes reviews<br>
🔹 A unique path from academia to the intersection of tech, law, and public interest</font></p>
<p><font color="#0b5394">Moderated by <b>EE's Director of Career Placement, Jennnifer Lee</b>, this conversation will explore:</font></p><p>
<font color="#0b5394">✨ Navigating career transitions across disciplines<br>
✨ The value of an engineering background in the legal field<br>
✨ How to leverage technical research in real-world applications</font></p>
<p><font color="#0b5394">Whether you're curious about patent law, interdisciplinary careers, or the future of tech and IP — this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.</font></p>
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