Dr. Fernanda Viégas

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Biography

Fernanda Viégas is a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard and the Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science. Additionally, she serves as the Sally Starling Seaver Professor at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. As a Principal Scientist at Google, she co-founded the People + AI Research (PAIR) initiative, focusing on enhancing the transparency and interpretability of machine learning systems. Her research revolves around the vital intersection of human and artificial intelligence, aiming to improve interactions between the two. Viégas has made significant contributions to social and collaborative visualization, creating systems that are used daily by millions. She is also recognized for her collaborative visualization-based artwork with Martin Wattenberg, which has been exhibited worldwide and is part of the permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. She holds a PhD from the MIT Media Lab.

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Requirements for Harvard University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a technical or quantitative field
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Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).