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Allison Koenecke is an Assistant Professor in Information Science at Cornell Tech, part of the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science. Her research focuses on algorithmic fairness, applying computational methods and machine learning to explore causal inference and societal inequities, particularly in domains like online services and public health. Previously, Koenecke was a postdoctoral researcher at Microsoft Research after earning her Ph.D. from Stanford’s Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering. She has received NSF grants and is the recipient of the Cornell CIS DEIB Faculty of the Year Award. Additionally, she was honored as a Sloan Fellow in Computer Science and recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 in Science. Koenecke's expertise on disparities in automated speech-to-text systems has made her a sought-after commentator in major news outlets, including The New York Times, Associated Press, The Atlantic, Forbes, Business Insider, Wired, and Scientific American. Her work has been published in prestigious venues such as Nature, PNAS, and FAccT.
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