Rediet Abebe is a prominent female African American computer scientist specializing in algorithms and artificial intelligence. She is currently an assistant professor of computer science at the University of California, Berkeley. She was born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. She moved to the United States to attend Harvard University, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in mathematics and a Master of Science degree in applied mathematics. Next, Abebe attended the University of Cambridge, and earned another Master of Advanced Studies in pure mathematics. Then she went to Cornell University, where she completed her doctoral degree in computer science. Her dissertation earned the 2020 ACM SIGKDD Dissertation Award. She is notably the first Black woman to complete a Ph.D. in computer science at Cornell. Abebe’s research focuses on developing mathematical and computational frameworks to address issues related to inequality and distributive justice. She has co-founded several interdisciplinary research initiatives, including Mechanism Design for Social Good (MD4SG) and Black in AI. MD4SG uses algorithms and mechanism design to tackle inequality, and Black in AI is a network of 1,500 researchers working on AI, providing networking and collaborative opportunities. She has been recognized through numerous awards. In 2019, she was inducted into the Harvard Society of Fellows, making her the second Junior Fellow with a computer science Ph.D., the first female computer scientist, and the first Black computer scientist in the Society's history. She joined UCLA, Berkeley, as an assistant professor in the department of electrical engineering and computer sciences, becoming the first Black female professor in the department's history and the second in the college of engineering. Abebe’s work has had a profound impact on the intersection of AI and social justice by using technology to advocate for equity and access in the field of computer science. #BlackScientist #InnovativeMind #ScienceTrailblazer #DiverseInnovation #STEMLeader #InnovativeScientist #DiversityInScience #TrailblazingScientist #ScientificInnovation #BlackExcellence #ScientificInnovation #DiverseGenius #STEMTrailblazer #Innovation #Computing #History #Pioneers #blackhistorymatters #inventions #inventor #innovation #engineering #Technology #STEM #Inspiration #techinnovation #InnovativeMind #PioneeringResearch #EmpoweredScientist #BreakingBarriers #FutureLeader #InspiringChange #InnovativeResearcher #BlackInnovation #SciencePioneer #techinnovation #workskills #multiplication #collegeapps #collegestudents #africanamerican #africa #black - @yankidudu