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Zachary Ives is the Adani President's Distinguished Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Computer and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests encompass data integration and sharing, data provenance, machine learning systems, and the development of data science tools. Professor Ives has received several prestigious awards, including the NSF CAREER Award and the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation Award for Distinguished Teaching. He has co-authored the influential textbook 'Principles of Data Integration' and has been recognized with multiple awards for his papers in the domain of data engineering. He has actively participated in the organization of conferences, serving as Program Co-Chair and General Chair for ACM SIGMOD. His work has a focus on making data science tools more effective, particularly in areas related to collaborative projects and health data management. He engages with interdisciplinary teams, including biologists and clinicians, to leverage data for scientific advancements. Professor Ives teaches courses such as Scalable Cloud Computing and has contributed to developing the curriculum in networked social systems engineering.
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