Victoria Dean
she/her
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Active
education
- Ph.D. Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University, 2023
- B.S. Computer Science and Engineering, MIT, 2017
select courses taught
- Artificial Intelligence and Society, Software Design
awards
- 2022 Best Paper Award, NeurIPS Broadening Collaborations in Machine Learning Workshop
- 2022 Siebel Scholar
- 2020 NSF Graduate Research Fellow
research
- Robotics
- Machine Learning
website
http://vdean.github.ioDr. Victoria Dean works at the intersection of machine learning and robotics, investigating generalization, benchmarking, and democratization.
Before joining Olin, she completed her PhD in Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University. At Carnegie Mellon, she taught a course on Ethics and Robotics, which contextualizes robotics, AI, and machine learning within cultural conversation, ethics, and power relationships in society. She is passionate about teaching and mentoring undergraduate students, with an emphasis on improving diversity, equity, and inclusion. Outside of computer science and robotics, she enjoys experimental baking, swing dancing, and knitting.
