Rediet Abebe, S.M. ’16 (applied math) will become the first black woman to earn a computer science Ph.D. from Cornell University when she graduates on Dec. 21.
Abebe’s research focuses on AI for social good. She designs and deploys algorithmic, discrete optimization, network-based, and computational techniques to improve access to opportunity for historically disadvantaged communities. She is also a Junior Fellow in the Harvard Society of Fellows.
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