Martha Pollack

Martha Pollack
Pollack in 2017
14th President of Cornell University
In office
April 17, 2017 – June 30, 2024
Preceded byElizabeth Garrett
Succeeded byMichael Kotlikoff (Interim)
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs of the University of Michigan
In office
2013–2017
Preceded byPhilip J. Hanlon
Succeeded byMartin Philbert
Personal details
Born
Martha Elizabeth Pollack

(1958-08-27) August 27, 1958 (age 66)
Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
SpouseKen Gottschlich
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
University of Pennsylvania (MA, PhD)
Academic background
ThesisInferring domain plans in question-answering (1986)
Doctoral advisorBonnie Webber
Academic work
DisciplineArtificial intelligence
Institutions

Martha Elizabeth Pollack (born August 27, 1958)[1] is an American computer scientist who served as the 14th president of Cornell University from April 2017 to June 2024. From 2013 to 2017, she was the 14th provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Michigan.[2][3]

Pollack's research specialty is artificial intelligence, where her contributions include works in planning, natural language processing, and activity recognition for cognitive assistance.[2][4] She also serves on the board of directors of IBM.[5]

  1. ^ Steecker, Matt; Platsky, Jeff (November 15, 2016). "Martha Pollack named 14th Cornell president". The Ithaca Journal.
  2. ^ a b Martha E. Pollack Archived 2017-07-28 at the Wayback Machine, Office of the Provost, University of Michigan, and Curriculum vitae Archived 2017-07-28 at the Wayback Machine, both retrieved 2015-06-14.
  3. ^ University of Michigan Provost and Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs. "Provost and Executive Vice-President for Academic Affairs (University of Michigan) Supplemental Files". University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  4. ^ Martha Pollack publications indexed by Google Scholar Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "IBM Elects Martha E. Pollack to its Board of Directors". IBM News Room. Retrieved 2019-11-13.