Katie Bouman
Birth: May 9, 1989
Death: N/A
Academic Events:
- Studied computer science and electrical engineering at the University of Michigan and MIT
- Got her PhD in computer vision at the computer science and AI intelligence lab at MIT in 2017
- Got her B.S.E. in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan in 2011
- Got her S.M. degree in electrical engineering and computer science from MIT in 2013
- Received a multitude of awards including the following: NSF Career Award, the Electronic Imaging Scientists of the Year Award, the Royal Photographic Society Progress Medal, an Okawa Research Grant, and the Breakthrough Prize as co-recipient
Main Contribution to Computer Science:
- Worked with others to develop algorithms that took incomplete data and wove it into the first complete image of a black hole, captured with the help of coding
Other Contributions to Computer Science:
- Works with others combining ideas from different fields to find and uncover hidden signals for scientific discovery and technological innovation
- Researches computational imagery designing systems that combine algorithm and sensor design
- Became a symbol for women in the computer science field; inspiring a new generation of young girls in a male dominated field
Fun Fact:
- When she began her work with the Event Horizon Telescope group, she hardly even knew what a black hole was
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