Martha E. Pollack
Martha Elizabeth Pollack (born August 27, 1958) is an American computer scientist who has served as the 14th president of Cornell University since April 2017. Previously, she served as the 14th provost and executive vice president for academic affairs of the University of Michigan from 2013 to 2017.
Martha Pollack | |
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Pollack in 2017 | |
| 14th President of Cornell University | |
| Assumed office April 17, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Garrett |
| 14th Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs of the University of Michigan | |
| In office 2013–2017 | |
| Preceded by | Philip J. Hanlon |
| Succeeded by | Martin Philbert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martha Elizabeth Pollack August 27, 1958 Stamford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Spouse | Ken Gottschlich |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MA, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer science Artificial intelligence |
| Institutions | SRI International University of Pittsburgh University of Michigan |
| Thesis | Inferring Domain Plans in Question-Answering (1986) |
| Doctoral advisors | Bonnie Webber Barbara J. Grosz |
Pollack's research specialty is artificial intelligence, where her contributions include works in planning, natural language processing, and activity recognition for cognitive assistance. She also serves on the board of directors of IBM.
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