Alessandra Sala is an Italian computer scientist specializing in distributed algorithms for graph theory, social network analysis, and data privacy. She works for Shutterstock in Ireland, as the director of AI and Data Science.[1][2] Formerly, she worked for Bell Labs in Ireland, as head of Analytics Research.[2][3] She is the global president of Women in AI, a non-profit organization working for gender inclusivity in artificial intelligence, and ambassador or Women in AI Ireland.[4][5] She is a member of the advisory boards of Ireland's National Centre for Applied Data Analytics and Machine Intelligence (CeADAR)[2][6] and of the World Ethical Data Forum.[7]
Alessandra Sala | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Italian |
| Alma mater | University of Salerno |
| Occupation | Computer scientist |
| Employer(s) | Shutterstock Bell Labs |
She is the 2021 winner of the XV International Prize "Le Tecnovisionarie" in the AI - Industrial Research category.[8] "Le Tecnovisionarie" are women who in their professional activities have demonstrated technological vision and foresight, with an emphasis towards social impact and ethical and transparent behaviors.[9]
Sala is originally from Amalfi.[10] She earned a laurea in computer science from the University of Salerno in 2004, and completed a doctorate there under the supervision of Alberto Negro and Vittorio Scarano.[3] After postdoctoral research at the University of California, Santa Barbara, she joined Bell Labs in 2012.[10][3]
References
edit- ^ "Alessandra Sala - IRDG Leading Business Innovation 2020". IRDG Annual Conference 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ a b c "Alessandra Sala | World Ethical Data Forum". worldethicaldataforum.org. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ a b c Allesandra Sala, Dublin, Ireland, Head of the Analytics Research, Bell Labs, retrieved 2020-03-04
- ^ "Management Team". Women in AI (WAI). Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ McCall, Barry. "Moving the AI diversity dial: course aims to boost womens' [sic] participation". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ Burke, Elaine (9 March 2020), "20 women doing fascinating work in AI, machine learning and data science", Silicon Republic; Burke, Elaine (1 May 2020), "Alessandra Sala: Making connections and moving the needle for women in AI", Silicon Republic
- ^ "Our Team | World Ethical Data Foundation". worldethicaldata.org. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ hk3m5tk8. "Alessandra Sala". Tecnovisionarie (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-09-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ hk3m5tk8. "Home". Tecnovisionarie (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-09-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Featured Researchers: Alessandra Sala, Bell Labs, retrieved 2020-03-04
External links
edit- Alessandra Sala publications indexed by Google Scholar
- Interview with Alessandra Sala from ML Labs