Dr. Simone Browne

Biography

Simone Browne is an Associate Professor in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. She serves as the Research Director of the Critical Surveillance Inquiry initiative (CSI) and is involved in the Good Systems research collaborative. Her research focuses on the social and ethical implications of surveillance technologies, specifically examining algorithmic harm and technological equity, while continually addressing questions surrounding the development and impact of artificial intelligence. Browne's book, "Dark Matters: Surveillance of Blackness," received the Lora Romero Book Publication Prize in 2016 from the American Studies Association, along with the Surveillance Studies Book Prize from the Surveillance Studies Network. She is a member of several academic councils and boards, including the AI Institute and HASTAC, and contributes actively to various community advisory boards. Her recent fellowships include the Matakyev Research Fellowship and the Gerald LeBoff Visiting Scholar position at New York University. Browne's teaching covers critical topics intersecting race, gender, and surveillance, and she engages students through courses such as WGS 322J and UGS 302.

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