{"id":16689,"date":"2021-12-06T17:01:27","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T16:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.swissinformatics.org\/?p=16689"},"modified":"2022-11-23T13:52:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T12:52:15","slug":"it-fire-nevena-lazarevic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.swissinformatics.org\/en\/it-fire-nevena-lazarevic\/","title":{"rendered":"IT Fire – Nevena Lazarevic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Nevena Lazarevic<\/h3>\n

Data Scientist<\/h4>\n

Born: 1987
\n1 child<\/p>\n

\u201eAudaces fortuna iuvat  \u2014 Fortune helps the brave.\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n

Education\/career: Bachelor in Mathematics and Informatics at the University of Belgrade, Serbia; Master in Informatics at University Paris-Est Marne la Vall\u00e9e. France; PhD in Computer Science at University of Bern, Switzerland. Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Mathematics, University of Belgrade; Research Assistant at the Mathematical Institute of Serbian Academy of Science and Art; PostDoc at University of Bern. Currently, career as a Data Scientist.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

How did you get into the IT industry?<\/h3>\n

What was your first encounter with IT?  When, how and why did you catch fire then?<\/em>
\nMy first encounter with IT was when I was 13 years old. We had a facultative class in informatics. The teacher showed us programming in Pascal, and I was intrigued by how you can \u201cinstruct\u201d a computer to do something, a machine which seemed like magic to me until that moment. I then realized the pure logic behind its functioning.<\/p>\n

How old were you at that time?<\/em>
\nSeventh grade of primary school, thirteen years old.<\/p>\n

How old were you when it became serious and you had to decide on an apprenticeship or a field of study, respectively?<\/em>
\nI have decided to study mathematics long before I had my first encounter with computers and informatics. I was ten years old when I decided to study mathematics, during a mathematical contest. I was sure to study theoretical mathematics till I was 15 years old and started grammar school. I had my first serious encounter with programming in high school and I then decided to study informatics, at the Faculty of Mathematics in Belgrade, so that I am close to both fields of study.<\/p>\n

What alternative professions or fields of study were you also interested in at the time?<\/em>
\nBesides mathematics, I was shortly considering to study the French language, but my love towards mathematics has prevailed.<\/p>\n

What information did you have at that time about education and the opportunities afterwards?<\/em>
\nI knew that programming was on the rise and that the need for developers was ever growing. I also knew that almost all of the students from the Faculty of Mathematics were finding jobs within weeks of graduation as they have acquired both theoretical and practical coding knowledge.<\/p>\n

What spoke against it from your point of view at the time?<\/em>
\nNothing.<\/p>\n

Who, which people, which circumstances spoke against a career in IT for you at that time?<\/em>
\nNothing was speaking against a career in IT. Regarding my gender, until my master studies I was not aware of the fact that women are underrepresented in STEM fields. At least the situation in my class was that we were almost 50-50, maybe even more women than men. Only at my master studies I became aware of this issue, as there were much fewer women than men.<\/p>\n

What was ultimately decisive for your decision to go into IT?<\/em>
\nLove towards mathematics and solving mathematical problems through coding.<\/p>\n

Who, which persons, supported you at that time?<\/em>
\nMy parents were my biggest support and they have never questioned my choice.<\/p>\n

What was your path after your apprenticeship or studies?<\/h3>\n

What were your first steps after graduation?<\/em>
\nI started my master studies.<\/p>\n

Where were you in your career five years after the end of your training\/studies?
\n<\/em>\u2022  Professionally<\/em>
\nFive years after my Bachelor, I was doing my PhD.<\/p>\n

\u2022  Private situation<\/em>
\nFive years after my Bachelor studies, I was living in Switzerland and I was engaged.<\/p>\n

Did you have
\na) The same salary as your male colleagues?<\/em>
\nWell, I think I did.<\/p>\n

b) The same career opportunities? If no, why not?<\/em>
\nI think so.<\/p>\n

Looking back, how do you assess the decision for IT?<\/h3>\n

Which of your expectations were met?<\/em>
\nI have gained a wide range of knowledge. Job opportunities were really omnipresent.<\/p>\n

What do you enjoy most about your current professional situation?<\/em>
\nI enjoy working with artificial intelligence, as it is pure mathematics which is employed for solving real world problems through coding.<\/p>\n

Which of your expectations were not met?<\/em>
\nNone that I can think of.<\/p>\n

Would you make the same decision again?<\/em>
\nYes, without any change.<\/p>\n

What do you regret or criticise?<\/em>
\n–<\/p>\n

How had your career been different if you were a man?<\/em>
\nI do not think it would.<\/p>\n

What would you do differently, and how exactly, if you could?<\/em>
\nNothing.<\/p>\n

If you had a magic wand, what would you wish for?<\/em>
\nI am satisfied with my current situation as it is.<\/p>\n

What advice would you give to your daughter?<\/h3>\n

What advice would you give to your 15-year-old daughter if she would like to go into IT?<\/em>
\nGo for it and be always confident in yourself.<\/p>\n

What is important to you in life from a professional point of view?<\/em>
\nEnjoying my work and having a satisfying work-life balance.<\/p>\n

What would a young woman retiring in 2061 have to consider when shaping her career?<\/em>
\nA wide range of opportunities which she would not want to miss.<\/p>\n

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