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CRA-W Co-Chairs:

  • Carla Brodley - Co-Chair

    Department of Computer Science, Tufts University

  • Kathleen Fisher - Co-Chair, Industry Programs, CAPP-L

    AT&T Labs Research

CRA-W Members and Projects:

  • Nancy Amato - Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU), Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS)

    Department of Computer Science, Texas A&M University

  • Cecilia R. Aragon - Communications
    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Carla Brodley - Co-Chair

    Department of Computer Science, Tufts University

  • Tracy Camp - Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU)
    Colorado School of Mines

  • Sheila Castañeda - Career Mentoring Workshops, Multidisciplinary Research Opportunities for Women (MRO-W)

    Computer Science Department, Clarke College

  • Lori Clarke - Grad Cohort Program
    University of Massachusetts

  • Joanne Cohoon - Evaluation
    University of Virginia

  • Andrea Danyluk - Collaborative Research Experience for Undergraduates (CREU)

    Williams College

  • Dilma Da Silva - Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS)
    IBM Research

  • Carla Ellis - Steering Committee, Fundraising Committee, NCWIT hub co-director, Grace Hopper liaison

    Computer Science Department, Duke University

  • Kathleen Fisher - Co-Chair, Industry Programs, CAPP-L

    AT&T Labs Research

  • Joan Francioni - Advanced Career Mentoring Workshop (CAPP)
    Department of Computer Science, Winona State University

  • Maria Gini - Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU)
    Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota

  • Susanne E. Hambrusch - Career Mentoring Workshops (CMW-R), Advanced Career Mentoring Workshop (CAPP)

    Purdue University

  • Mary Jean Harrold - Steering Committee, Communications Committee (Newsletter editor)

    School of Computer Science, College of Computing
    Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs in the College of Computing

  • Julia Hirschberg
    Computer Science, Columbia University

  • Mary Jane Irwin - Steering Committee member, Awards and Nominations, Governments Affairs member

    Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Penn State University

  • Susan Landau - ResearcHers, Booklist, Advanced Career Mentoring Workshop (CAPP)

    Distinguished Engineer, Sun Microsystems Laboratories

  • Tessa Lau
    Staff member at IBM's Almaden Research Center

  • Margaret Martonosi - Co-Chair, Discipline-Specific Workshops

    Department of Electrical Engineering, Princeton University

  • Renée J. Miller - Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS)

    Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto

  • Joann Ordille

    Avaya Labs

  • Lori Pollock - Grad Cohort Program

    Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Delaware

  • Mary Lou Soffa - Affilites DMP Program, Grad Cohort Program, Cohort of Associate Professors Project (CAPP)

    Department of Computer Science, University of Virginia

  • Manuela Veloso
    Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University

  • Telle Whitney - Liaison with the Institute for Women in Technology

    Institute for Women in Technology

CRA-W Emerita Members:

Emerita status is bestowed upon retired members who made major contributions to CRA-W during their membership.

CRA-W Staff:



Renée J. Miller: Distinguished Lecture Program
Department of Computer Science
University of Toronto

Renee J. Miller is an professor of computer science at the University of Toronto. She received the 1997 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on outstanding scientists and engineers beginning their careers. She is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the Premier's Research Excellence Award, and an IBM Faculty Award. Her research interests are in the efficient, effective use of large volumes of complex, heterogeneous data. This interest spans heterogeneous databases, data mining, and data warehousing. She received her PhD in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and bachelor's degrees in Mathematics and Cognitive Science from MIT.