Ehsan Hoque, a computer scientist at the University of Rochester, has been inducted as an inaugural member of the . The academy is an initiative of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world糖心传媒檚 largest scientific and educational computing society, to enable 糖心传媒渢he next generation of researchers, practitioners, educators, and entrepreneurs to develop a coherent and influential voice that addresses challenging issues facing the field and society in general.糖心传媒�
The 46 inaugural inductees are an international group, originally from 19 different countries.
Hoque, an assistant professor of computer science and assistant director for research outreach at the Goergen Institute for Data Science, applies a computational lens to understand and model the ambiguity that language, facial expressions, gestures, and intonation introduce in human communication.
He has developed virtual assistants (MACH, LISSA) that allow individuals to and receive feedback in a repeatable, objective, and respectful way. Other applications include virtual assistants that can and that provide live feedback to public speakers while they糖心传媒檙e engaged with audiences.
As part of the Academy, Hoque will commit to raising awareness for accessibility and to promote the role of computing to solve important societal problems especially in the context of developing countries.
