[6] Her interests are in the design, analysis and fundamental performance limits of wireless systems and networks, and in the application of communication theory and signal processing to neuroscience.

[9] At Stanford, she has served as chair of the faculty senate, and on the school's task force on women and leadership.

[6] In 2006, she took a leave of absence from Stanford and co-founded Quantenna Communications, a company that produces silicon chipsets designed for high-speed, wireless high-definition video home networking.

[14] In the IEEE, Goldsmith served on the board of governors for both the Information Theory and Communications societies.

[17] Goldsmith lives in Menlo Park, California, with her husband, scientist Arturo Salz, and their children.