Daphne Koller

Daphne Koller is the Rajeev Motwani Professor in the School of Engineering at Stanford University, where she joined the faculty in 1995. Her primary research focus lies in developing and utilizing machine learning and probabilistic methods to model and analyze complex domains, with current projects spanning computational biology, computational medicine, and semantic understanding of the physical world through sensor data. She has authored over 200 refereed publications in various prestigious venues, including Science and numerous AI and Computer Science conferences and journals, and has delivered keynote talks at over 10 major conferences. Koller's contributions have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Arthur Samuel Thesis Award, Sloan Foundation Faculty Fellowship, ONR Young Investigator Award, Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), IJCAI Computers and Thought Award, Cox Medal for excellence in fostering undergraduate research at Stanford, MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, ACM/Infosys award, and election to the National Academy of Engineering in 2011. Furthermore, she founded and leads CURIS, Stanford's summer research experience for undergraduates in computer science, which has trained over 500 students. In 2010, she pioneered the online education model in her Stanford class, leading to the creation of online courses offered by Stanford to the public.