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'''Martha Elizabeth Pollack''' (born August 27, 1958) is an American [[computer scientist]] who works as the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the [[University of Michigan]].<ref name="profile"/><ref>{{citation|url=http://www.annarbor.com/news/university-of-michigan-taps-visible-vice-provost-as-schools-new-chief-academic-officer/|title=University of Michigan taps vice provost Martha Pollack as school's new chief academic officer|first=Kellie|last=Woodhouse|newspaper=[[The Ann Arbor News]]|date=January 30, 2013}}; {{citation|url=http://www.annarbor.com/news/new-university-of-michigan-provost-considered-visionary-by-peers/|title=New University of Michigan provost considered 'visionary' by peers|first=Kellie|last=Woodhouse|newspaper=[[The Ann Arbor News]]|date=January 30, 2013}}.</ref> Her research specialty is [[artificial intelligence]], where her contributions include works in [[Automated planning and scheduling|planning]], [[natural language processing]], and [[activity recognition]] for [[CALO|cognitive assistance]].<ref name="profile">[https://www.provost.umich.edu/about/m_pollack/m_pollack.html Martha E. Pollack], Office of the Provost, University of Michigan, and [https://www.provost.umich.edu/about/m_pollack/Pollack%20CV.pdf Curriculum vitae], both retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref>
'''Martha Elizabeth Pollack''' (born August 27, 1958) is an American [[computer scientist]] who is the [[List of presidents of Cornell University|president-elect of Cornell University]]. She is the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the [[University of Michigan]].<ref name="profile"/><ref>{{citation|url=http://www.annarbor.com/news/university-of-michigan-taps-visible-vice-provost-as-schools-new-chief-academic-officer/|title=University of Michigan taps vice provost Martha Pollack as school's new chief academic officer|first=Kellie|last=Woodhouse|newspaper=[[The Ann Arbor News]]|date=January 30, 2013}}; {{citation|url=http://www.annarbor.com/news/new-university-of-michigan-provost-considered-visionary-by-peers/|title=New University of Michigan provost considered 'visionary' by peers|first=Kellie|last=Woodhouse|newspaper=[[The Ann Arbor News]]|date=January 30, 2013}}.</ref> Her research specialty is [[artificial intelligence]], where her contributions include works in [[Automated planning and scheduling|planning]], [[natural language processing]], and [[activity recognition]] for [[CALO|cognitive assistance]].<ref name="profile">[https://www.provost.umich.edu/about/m_pollack/m_pollack.html Martha E. Pollack], Office of the Provost, University of Michigan, and [https://www.provost.umich.edu/about/m_pollack/Pollack%20CV.pdf Curriculum vitae], both retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref>


==Biography==
Pollack did her undergraduate studies in [[linguistics]] at [[Dartmouth College]], graduating in 1979.<ref name="profile"/> She earned master's and doctoral degrees in computer science from the [[University of Pennsylvania]], completing her Ph.D. in 1986 under the joint supervision of Bonnie Weber and [[Barbara J. Grosz]].<ref name="profile"/><ref>{{mathgenealogy|id=98486}}</ref> Before joining the University of Michigan faculty in 2000, she worked at [[SRI International]] from 1985 to 1992, and was on the faculty of the [[University of Pittsburgh]] from 1991 to 2000. She became dean of the School of Information at Michigan in 2007, Vice Provost in 2010, and Provost in 2013.<ref name="profile"/> She has also been program chair of the [[International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence]] in 1997,<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://www.ijcai.org/past/ijcai-97/#OFFICIAL IJCAI-97 Officials], retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref> editor-in-chief of the ''[[Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research]]'' from 2001 to 2005,<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://www.jair.org/history.html JAIR History], retrieved 2015-04-16.</ref> and president of the [[Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence]] from 2009 to 2010.<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://www.aaai.org/Organization/past-officers.php Past AAAI Officials], retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref>
Pollack completed her undergraduate studies in [[linguistics]] at [[Dartmouth College]], graduating in 1979.<ref name="profile"/> She earned master's and doctoral degrees in computer science from the [[University of Pennsylvania]], completing her Ph.D. in 1986 under the joint supervision of Bonnie Weber and [[Barbara J. Grosz]].<ref name="profile"/><ref>{{mathgenealogy|id=98486}}</ref> Before joining the University of Michigan faculty in 2000, she worked at [[SRI International]] from 1985 to 1992, and was on the faculty of the [[University of Pittsburgh]] from 1991 to 2000. She became dean of the School of Information at Michigan in 2007, Vice Provost in 2010, and Provost in 2013.<ref name="profile"/> She has also been program chair of the [[International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence]] in 1997,<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://www.ijcai.org/past/ijcai-97/#OFFICIAL IJCAI-97 Officials], retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref> editor-in-chief of the ''[[Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research]]'' from 2001 to 2005,<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://www.jair.org/history.html JAIR History], retrieved 2015-04-16.</ref> and president of the [[Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence]] from 2009 to 2010.<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://www.aaai.org/Organization/past-officers.php Past AAAI Officials], retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref>


Pollack was the winner of the 1991 [[IJCAI Computers and Thought Award]].<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://ijcai-15.org/index.php/ijcai-15-awards List of past winners from IJCAI-2015], retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref> She has been a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence since 1996, and of the [[Association for Computing Machinery]] and the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] since 2012.<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://www.aaai.org/Awards/fellows-list.php AAAI Fellows], retrieved 2015-04-16.</ref><ref>[http://awards.acm.org/award_winners/pollack_9212507.cfm ACM Fellow award citation], retrieved 2015-04-16.</ref><ref>[http://www.eecs.umich.edu/eecs/about/articles/2011/Pollack-AAAS-ACM.html Martha Pollack Named Fellow of AAAS, ACM], EECS, Univ. of Michigan, retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref><ref>[http://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-members-elected-fellows AAAS Members Elected as Fellows], AAAS, December 6, 2011, retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref>
Pollack was the winner of the 1991 [[IJCAI Computers and Thought Award]].<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://ijcai-15.org/index.php/ijcai-15-awards List of past winners from IJCAI-2015], retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref> She has been a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence since 1996, and of the [[Association for Computing Machinery]] and the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] since 2012.<ref name="profile"/><ref>[http://www.aaai.org/Awards/fellows-list.php AAAI Fellows], retrieved 2015-04-16.</ref><ref>[http://awards.acm.org/award_winners/pollack_9212507.cfm ACM Fellow award citation], retrieved 2015-04-16.</ref><ref>[http://www.eecs.umich.edu/eecs/about/articles/2011/Pollack-AAAS-ACM.html Martha Pollack Named Fellow of AAAS, ACM], EECS, Univ. of Michigan, retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref><ref>[http://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-members-elected-fellows AAAS Members Elected as Fellows], AAAS, December 6, 2011, retrieved 2015-06-14.</ref>
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Revision as of 03:50, 16 November 2016

Martha E. Pollack
President of Cornell University
Elect
Assuming office
April 17, 2017
SucceedingHunter R. Rawlings III
Provost of the University of Michigan
Assumed office
2013
Preceded byPhilip J. Hanlon
Personal details
Born (1958-08-27) August 27, 1958 (age 65)
Stamford, Connecticut[1]
Alma materDartmouth College
University of Pennsylvania

Martha Elizabeth Pollack (born August 27, 1958) is an American computer scientist who is the president-elect of Cornell University. She is the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Michigan.[2][3] Her research specialty is artificial intelligence, where her contributions include works in planning, natural language processing, and activity recognition for cognitive assistance.[2]

Biography

Pollack completed her undergraduate studies in linguistics at Dartmouth College, graduating in 1979.[2] She earned master's and doctoral degrees in computer science from the University of Pennsylvania, completing her Ph.D. in 1986 under the joint supervision of Bonnie Weber and Barbara J. Grosz.[2][4] Before joining the University of Michigan faculty in 2000, she worked at SRI International from 1985 to 1992, and was on the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh from 1991 to 2000. She became dean of the School of Information at Michigan in 2007, Vice Provost in 2010, and Provost in 2013.[2] She has also been program chair of the International Joint Conferences on Artificial Intelligence in 1997,[2][5] editor-in-chief of the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research from 2001 to 2005,[2][6] and president of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence from 2009 to 2010.[2][7]

Pollack was the winner of the 1991 IJCAI Computers and Thought Award.[2][8] She has been a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence since 1996, and of the Association for Computing Machinery and the American Association for the Advancement of Science since 2012.[2][9][10][11][12]

On November 14, 2016, the Cornell University Board of Trustees announced that they had unanimously elected her as Cornell University’s 14th president, with her presidency to begin on April 17, 2017.[13]

References

  1. ^ Martha Pollack named 14th Cornell president By Matt Steecker and Jeff Platsky, The Ithaca Journal 11:01 a.m. EST November 15, 2016
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Martha E. Pollack, Office of the Provost, University of Michigan, and Curriculum vitae, both retrieved 2015-06-14.
  3. ^ Woodhouse, Kellie (January 30, 2013), "University of Michigan taps vice provost Martha Pollack as school's new chief academic officer", The Ann Arbor News; Woodhouse, Kellie (January 30, 2013), "New University of Michigan provost considered 'visionary' by peers", The Ann Arbor News.
  4. ^ Martha E. Pollack at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
  5. ^ IJCAI-97 Officials, retrieved 2015-06-14.
  6. ^ JAIR History, retrieved 2015-04-16.
  7. ^ Past AAAI Officials, retrieved 2015-06-14.
  8. ^ List of past winners from IJCAI-2015, retrieved 2015-06-14.
  9. ^ AAAI Fellows, retrieved 2015-04-16.
  10. ^ ACM Fellow award citation, retrieved 2015-04-16.
  11. ^ Martha Pollack Named Fellow of AAAS, ACM, EECS, Univ. of Michigan, retrieved 2015-06-14.
  12. ^ AAAS Members Elected as Fellows, AAAS, December 6, 2011, retrieved 2015-06-14.
  13. ^ "Martha E. Pollack, provost at Michigan, named 14th president | Cornell Chronicle". www.news.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
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