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Jennifer Chayes
Associate Provost and Dean at UC Berkeley
Jennifer Tour Chayes is a prominent figure in the fields of computer science, data science, and mathematics. She currently serves as the Associate Provost and Dean of the College of Computing, Data Science, and Society at the University of California, Berkeley, a position she has held since January 2020.2
Career Highlights
Microsoft Research:: Prior to her role at UC Berkeley, Chayes had an illustrious 23-year career at Microsoft, where she rose to the position of Technical Fellow and Managing Director of Microsoft Research.2 During her time there, she co-founded and managed three interdisciplinary labs: Microsoft Research New England, New York City, and Montreal.1
Academic Background:: Chayes has a strong academic foundation. She earned her BA in Biology and Physics from Wesleyan University and her PhD in Mathematical Physics from Princeton University.2 Before joining Microsoft, she was a Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles for 12 years.2
Achievements and Recognition
Chayes has made significant contributions to her field:
- She is a Fellow of several prestigious organizations, including the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the American Mathematical Society.1
- Her research spans various areas, including phase transitions in computing, network properties, graph theory, and computational biology.1
- Chayes has authored about 150 academic papers and is an inventor on over 30 patents.1
Recent Work and Focus
In recent years, Chayes has focused on machine learning applications in areas such as biomedicine, climate change, and algorithmic fairness.1 She is also known for her advocacy for racial and gender diversity in STEM fields.3
Jennifer Chayes continues to be an influential figure in the tech and academic worlds, leading initiatives to advance computing and data science education at UC Berkeley.
