Adji Bousso Dieng

• Year

  2022

• Program

  AI2050

• Institution

  Princeton University

• Location

  USA

Adji Bousso Dieng is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University where she leads Vertaix on research at the intersection of artificial intelligence and the natural sciences. She is affiliated with the High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI). She is also a Research Scientist at Google AI and the founder and President of the nonprofit The Africa I Know. She’s recently been named the Annie T. Randall Innovator of 2022 for her research and advocacy. Dieng received her Ph.D. from Columbia University where she was advised by David Blei and John Paisley. Her doctoral work received many recognitions, including a Google Ph.D. Fellowship in Machine Learning, a rising star in Machine Learning nomination, and the Savage Award. She hails from Kaolack, Senegal.