Doing the math

As a computer scientist, Barbara Grosz has witnessed progress beyond her wildest dreams: computers have gone from simple counting devices to sophisticated machines that run massive global networks.

As a woman in academia, she has also seen progress—though it has been slower and harder fought.

Last month, Grosz became interim dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, a Harvard institute that runs one of the nation’s elite fellowship programs. Grosz, a leading figure in artificial-intelligence studies, has been instrumental in bringing more scientists as fellows to Radcliffe since launching its science program in 2001.

Read the full article in Nature Network