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Gabrielle Silva
IEEE Member
Q: What inspired you to become an engineer? Were you always interested in technology? If so, why? If not, when did you become interested and why?
A: As a child, I was always interested in games and toys that involved science and technology; I even used to dream of being a scientist.
Later, when I was in high school, I attended a lecture about telecommunications systems and how they worked. I was thrilled by the practical demonstration of how everything worked that I was provided. It was at this moment that I thought to myself: “That’s what I want to do with my life.”
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