Anamaria (Ana) Crisan joined the Cheriton School of Computer Science as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in August 2024.
Previously, she was a lead research scientist at Tableau Research in Seattle, where she designed and developed new tools for humans and AI systems to cooperatively collaborate in data analysis and decision-making.
Professor Crisan conducts interdisciplinary research that integrates techniques and methods from machine learning, human-computer interaction, and data visualization. Her research explores how we can inject human-centered design principles into the development of AI systems by giving people greater agency and oversight. She is especially interested in how we can leverage visual and interactive interfaces to be a medium of knowledge sharing and information exchange between people and AI systems.
Visit the Computer Science website to read an interview with Professor Crisan.