Speaker Biographies

October 2–3, 2019 Cornell University Statler Ballroom, Ithaca NY

Kavita Bala

Kavita Bala

Chair, Computer Science, Cornell University

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Sumanta Basu

Sumanta Basu

Assistant Professor, Statistics and Data Science, Cornell University

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Austin Benson

Austin Benson

Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Cornell University

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Florentina Bunea

Florentina Bunea

Professor, Statistics and Data Science, Cornell University

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Claire Cardie

Claire Cardie

Professor, Computer Science and Information Science, Cornell University

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Ranveer Chandra, PhD'05

Ranveer Chandra, PhD'05

Chief Scientist, Microsoft Azure Global

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Eshan Chattopadhyay

Eshan Chattopadhyay

Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Cornell University

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Tanzeem Choudhury

Tanzeem Choudhury

Professor, Information Science, Cornell University

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Cristian Danescu-Niculescu-Mizil

Cristian Danescu-Niculescu-Mizil

Assistant Professor, Information Science, Cornell University

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Anil Damle

Anil Damle

Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Cornell University

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Chris De Sa

Chris De Sa

Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Cornell University

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Deborah Estrin

Deborah Estrin

Computer Science Professor and Associate Dean, Cornell Tech

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Nate Foster

Nate Foster

Associate Professor, Cornell Computer Science

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Paul Ginsparg, PhD'81

Paul Ginsparg, PhD'81

Professor, Physics and Information Science, Cornell University

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Carla Gomes

Carla Gomes

Professor of Computer Science, Cornell University

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W. Eric L. Grimson

W. Eric L. Grimson

Chancellor for Academic Advancement at MIT, Professor of Computer Science, Bernard M. Gordon Professor of Medical Engineering

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Barbara J. Grosz '69

Barbara J. Grosz '69

Higgins Research Professor of Natural Sciences, Harvard University

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Joe Guinness

Joe Guinness

Assistant Professor, Statistics and Data Science, Cornell University

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Nika Haghtalab

Nika Haghtalab

Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Cornell University

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Bharath Hariharan

Bharath Hariharan

Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Cornell University

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Daniel Huttenlocher

Daniel Huttenlocher

Dean, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing

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Steve Jackson

Steve Jackson

Associate Professor of Information Science, Cornell University

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Farnam Jahanian

Farnam Jahanian

President, Carnegie Mellon University

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Wendy Ju

Wendy Ju

Assistant Professor, Information Science, Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech

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Jofish Kaye, PhD'08

Jofish Kaye, PhD'08

Principle Research Scientist, Mozilla

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Rene Kizilcec

Rene Kizilcec

Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Cornell University

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Jon Kleinberg

Jon Kleinberg

CIS Interim Dean, Professor of Computer Science, Cornell University

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Lillian Lee

Lillian Lee

Professor, Computer Science, Cornell University

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Karen Levy

Karen Levy

Assistant Professor, Information Science, Cornell University

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Farhad Manjoo '00

Farhad Manjoo '00

Opinion Columnist, The New York Times

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Greg Morrisett

Greg Morrisett

Cornell Tech Dean and Vice Provost, Professor of Computer Science, Cornell University

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Radha Narayan '05

Radha Narayan '05

Product Manager, Google Inc.

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Yang Ning

Yang Ning

Assistant Professor, Statistics and Data Science, Cornell University

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Martha E. Pollack

Martha E. Pollack

President, Cornell University

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Hunter R. Rawlings III

Hunter R. Rawlings III

President Emeritus, Cornell University

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Christopher Ré '02

Christopher Ré '02

Associate Professor, Computer Science, Stanford University

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Tim Roughgarden, PhD '02

Tim Roughgarden, PhD '02

Professor of Computer Science, Columbia University

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Jeff Rzeszotarski

Jeff Rzeszotarski

Assistant Professor, Information Science, Cornell University

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Adrian Sampson

Adrian Sampson

Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Cornell University

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Fred Schneider

Fred Schneider

Professor of Computer Science, Cornell University

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Elaine Shi

Elaine Shi

Associate Professor of Computer Science, Cornell University

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Ross Tate

Ross Tate

Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Cornell University

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Ross Tate

Ross Tate

Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Cornell University

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Eva Tardos

Eva Tardos

Professor of Computer Science, Cornell University

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Immanuel Trummer

Immanuel Trummer

Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Cornell University

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Hakim Weatherspoon

Hakim Weatherspoon

Associate Professor, Computer Science, Cornell University

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Cheng Zhang

Cheng Zhang

Assistant Professor, Information Science, Cornell University

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