Adora is extremely passionate about the developer community and is trying to drive inclusion for women in technology. She co-organizes community events, contributes to open source and speaks at technology conferences and meetups worldwide.

She will be present at DevCon Live 2021, Data, AI & Machine Learning Con, on the 4th of November, talking about Accessibility in the context of Mixed Reality.

We had the chance to talk to Adora Nwodo and to reflect on her personal experience:

• Can you please describe yourself in a few words?

Adora: I am a Software Engineer, Published author and Tech Content Creator currently building Mixed Reality on the Cloud.

I run a blog and a YouTube channel called AdoraHack where I share content on Software Engineering, Productivity and Career Growth.

• How would you complete the sentence? A superpower I’d love to have is …

Adora: Teleportation would be nice. I like to travel but I hate long flights. I love to visit people/places but I hate traffic.

• What are your hobbies?

Adora: Mixing music, hosting games nights, singing.

• If you were to continue this sentence how would you do it? One day I will change the world by …

Adora: Helping children get access to basic education.

Bio:

Nenne Adaora Nwodo (who fondly likes to be called Adora), is a Software Engineer based in Lagos, Nigeria. She currently works at Microsoft where she builds cloud services and high-value experiences related to Artificial Intelligence and Mixed Reality.

• What do you love most about your work?

Adora: I love the amount of impact I make at my job.

• What is the biggest challenge in the industry at the moment?

Adora: I don’t know if it’s the biggest challenge, but Information Security is a very important problem.

• What about your work-life balance in the past year?

Adora: I’ve found a way to balance both work and life. I’ve also been very intentional about it. I set work hours and I work from a room different from my bedroom.

• What future technology excites you the most and what are the tools you use?

Adora: I find Quantum Computing and The Cloud very exciting. I wouldn’t call them future tech because they are here. I write a lot of C# and Typescript and I use Azure for everything.

• A short overview of what you will talk about at DevCon Live 2021

Adora: My talk is titled “Accessibility in the Context of Mixed Reality” and it will cover the concept of mixed reality and why it’s important to build experiences that can be enjoyed by different types of people.

• What is your message for the Romania IT community?

Adora: I’m excited about speaking to all of you about an area of tech I find exciting and I’m also excited about seeing the interesting things you build!

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