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Leilani Battle is an Associate Professor at the University of Washington's Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering, where she serves as co-director of the UW Interactive Data Lab. Her research interests are centered around the development of interactive data-intensive systems that assist analysts in conducting complex data exploration and analysis. Her current research is anchored in the field of databases and utilizes methodologies and techniques from Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and visualization to integrate data processing with interactive interfaces. Professor Battle's contributions to the field have been recognized with multiple early career awards, including the 2022 TCDE Rising Star Award for databases and the 2023 IEEE VGTC Significant New Researcher Award for visualization. She was named one of the 35 Innovators Under 35 by MIT Technology Review in 2020 and was selected as a Sloan Fellow in 2023. Her research has been supported by organizations such as Adobe, VMWare, Google, the ORAU, and the National Science Foundation. She completed her postdoctoral research in the UW Interactive Data Lab in 2017 and holds an MS and PhD in Computer Science from MIT, as well as a BS in Computer Engineering from the University of Washington.
University of Washington • Seattle, WA
Leilani Battle is the co-director of the UW Interactive Data Lab.
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