Women in Tech: Applying Machine Learning to Stop Abuse

Computer Science is a remarkable field that allows people to build incredible tools – but at the end of the day, those tools we build are still just tools. Personally, I'm not interested in building mechanisms unless they are used to reduce human suffering. As a PhD student in Computer Science, I have the flexibility to set up my own projects and work on efforts that I find both intellectually stimulating and personally meaningful. My research focuses on cyber-security, machine learning and natural language processing – all fields that have produced amazing tools and insights. My goal and desire is to both add to these fields, and use their instruments to analyze and root out the dark corners where traffickers and child abusers spend their time on the Internet.