The Journey to a PhD with Anna-Katharina Wickert

Anna-Katharina Wickert is currently pursuing her PhD in computer science with a focus on security and organizer for the Golang User meetup in Frankfurt, Germany. From programming at the age of 13 to deciding to pursue a PhD, she provides valuable insight into her journey through years of education.
00:00 Introduction
04:53 First Memory Using a Computer
09:53 Interests and College Decisions
25:09 Takeaways from the degree
27:06 Why Decide to Stay In School
32:31 Mastering in Security
37:33 After The Masters degree
39:23 How Did You Discover Go?
40:53 Deciding to do a PhD
43:55 What's Involved with getting a PhD
50:34 What's your Dream Job?
54:41 Native Fuzzing in Go
1:00:49 GopherCon EU 2022
1:02:57 Contact info
Connect with Anna:
LinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/in/anna-katharina-wickert-60597a142/en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/akwickert
Mentioned in today’s episode:
GopherCon EU: https://gophercon.eu
GopherCon Talk 2022: https://youtu.be/yTvK8lzhENo
Frankfurt Rhein-Main Gophers Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/gophers-frm/
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