Ayanna Howard named ACM Athena Lecturer
Howard is a leading roboticist, entrepreneur, and educator
"Ayanna Howard is a trailblazer in vital research areas, including topics such as trust and bias in AI, which will continue to be front-and-center in society in the coming years," said ACM President Gabriele Kotsis. "The quality of her research has made her a thought leader in developing accessible human-robot interaction systems. Both as an entrepreneur and mentor, Ayanna Howard has worked to increase the participation of women and underrepresented groups in computing. For all these reasons, she is precisely the kind of leader ACM seeks to recognize with the Athena Lecturer Award." (ACM, 12 May 2021)
Dr. Howard was a speaker in the UMBC ECEP+ASEM Webinar series that explored DE/I in technology design and management contexts. Check out the awesome talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYwWAvAvbEU
Posted: May 13, 2021, 8:06 AM