Julia Stoyanovich

Julia Stoyanovich is Institute Associate Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Associate Professor of Data Science, Director of the Center for Responsible AI, and a member of the Visualization and Data Analytics Research Center at New York University. She is a recipient of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) and a Senior member of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM). Stoyanovich’s goal is to make “Responsible AI” synonymous with “AI”. She works towards this goal by engaging in academic research, education, and technology policy, and by speaking about the benefits and harms of AI to practitioners and members of the public. Her research interests include AI ethics and legal compliance, data management, and AI systems. Stoyanovich is engaged in technology policy and regulation in the US and internationally, having served on the New York City Automated Decision Systems Task Force, by mayoral appointment, among other roles. She received her MS and PhD degrees in Computer Science from Columbia University, and a B.S. in Computer Science and in Mathematics & Statistics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.