Ruzena Bajcsy earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Slovak Technical University on June 9, 1967.
On June 9, 1967, Ruzena Bajcsy became the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Slovak Technical University in Bratislava. Her dissertation contributed to the understanding of electrical engineering fundamentals, paving the way for her future pursuits in computer science. This significant achievement marked a historic moment for women in engineering, breaking gender barriers in academia and heralding her subsequent global influence in the field.