Leilani Battle
Leilani Battle | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Washington |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | University of Washington Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering University of Maryland, College Park |
| Thesis | Behavior-Driven Optimization Techniques for Scalable Data Exploration (2017) |
| Doctoral advisor | Michael Stonebraker |
Leilani Marie Battle is an American Computer Science Assistant Professor at University of Washington's Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering. Leilani Battle is also a co-director in UW's interactive Data Lab program. She is known for her research into the visualization and analysis of complex database systems.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Battle grew up with a love for video games. Because of this she originally chose computer science to become a game designer or a developer.[2] Battle then went to University of Washington and earned her B.S. in Computer Engineering in 2011.[1] However, when she started doing research internships, instead of pursuing a career in video games, the experience changed her interest in doing research as she enjoyed it.[2]
She then went to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where she earned her Computer Science M.S. in 2013 and Ph.D. in 2017. She also finished a postdoc at the University of Washington's Interactive Data lab in 2017.[1] During her time with MIT and her Ph.D. work, she also helped create ForeCache, a general-purpose program to create time-efficient tools for visualizing large data-sets that interact with Database Management Systems.[3] In 2020, MIT Technology Review lists ForeCache as one of her major contributions when awarding her Innovators Under 35.[3]
Career[edit]
Battle was an assistant professor at University of Maryland, College Park where she led the Battle Data Lab.[2] She is now an assistant professor in University of Washington's Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering where she teaches and mentors students, and conducts research into databases, where she focuses with Human–computer interaction to integrate databases and HCI interfaces to create visualizations for larger databases.[1][2][4]
Awards[edit]
In 2020, MIT Technology Review named Battle one of Innovators Under 35.[5] She won an Adobe Data Science Research Award in 2019 and a VMware Early Career Faculty Grant in 2021.[6][7]
She also received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award[6] and a Sloan Research Fellowship.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Leilani Battle - Bio". homes.cs.washington.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ a b c d Roller, Joshua (2021-08-30). "Diversity in STEM with Leilani Battle". IEEE Computer Society. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- ^ a b "Leilani Battle | Innovators Under 35". www.innovatorsunder35.com. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ Daily, Anjali Singh The (2023-03-10). "Two UW faculty members named Sloan Fellows". The Daily of the University of Washington. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
- ^ "2020". MIT Technology Review. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ a b "Leilani Battle - Experience". homes.cs.washington.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "Faculty Programs". VMWare.com. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "Leilani Battle awarded 2023 Sloan Research Fellowship". Allen School News. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
External links[edit]
- Personal webpage
- Leilani Battle publications indexed by Google Scholar