Dr. Menna El-Assady Wins
the Society for Informatics Dissertation Award
The Society for Informatics (Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., GI) has awarded Dr. Menna El-Assady the 2023 Dissertation Prize. The €2,500 prize honors her outstanding dissertation, which she completed at the Chair of Data Analysis and Visualization at the University of Konstanz under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Daniel A. Keim. Dr. El-Assady is now a professor at ETH Zurich.
Dr. El-Assady’s dissertation lies at the intersection of data analysis and explainable artificial intelligence (XAI). Her work introduces innovative approaches that enable the clear presentation of complex data and the integration of machine learning methods.
By developing explainable AI models, she makes a significant contribution to making the often opaque decisions of artificial intelligence understandable to humans.
Each year, the Society for Informatics honors young researchers who have demonstrated outstanding scientific achievements in the field of computer science with the Dissertation Prize.
About the Awardee:
Dr. Menna El-Assady earned her PhD at the University of Konstanz at the Chair of Data Analysis and Visualization and is currently a professor at ETH Zurich. Her research focuses on the intersection of data analysis, visualization, computational linguistics, and explainable artificial intelligence. She is regarded as a leading expert in her field, setting new standards in interdisciplinary research with her work.
About the Society for Informatics:
The Society for Informatics (GI) is the largest professional society for computer science in the German-speaking world. It is committed to promoting computer science in academia, industry, and society, and supports young researchers through various awards and funding programs.
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For more details, you can read this article.
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Security Innovation Award 2022