Aida Kamišalić Latifić was awarded the prestigious title of Female Engineer of the year 2019 in Slovenia, and her story was covered broadly in both national and international media. The promotion of such success stories encourages female candidates to apply for job positions in ICT and creates opportunities for sharing best practices. Aida Kamišalić Latifić is a founding member of the Ladies in Informatics initiative and a researcher and professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor. Her motto became: “Everything may be taken from you except knowledge”.