معرفی
Anna Fariha is an Assistant Professor in the Kahlert School of Computing at the University of Utah. She co-leads the Data Management Research Center for Human-centered, Efficient, and Scalable Systems. Her research focuses on enhancing data system usability, explainability, and trustworthiness through algorithmic innovations and practical implementations. She holds a Ph.D. from the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, under Prof. Alexandra Meliou.
- Education:
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2021)
- Master's in Computer Science, University of Massachusetts Amherst (2020)
- Undergraduate work in Computer Science, unspecified institution
Her research interests include data wrangling tools, constraint discovery, conversational AI for data science, and human-centered database systems. Recent work emphasizes automated data summary recommendations, constraint violation detection, and educational tools for data science programming.
Grants & Awards:
- NSF CIRC: ENS/Grand: POWDER-ENS Award (2024)
- Stena Center Seed Grant for Fintech Data Analysis (2025)
- Microsoft Research Dissertation Grant (2020)
- SIGMOD 2022 Comprehensive Reproducibility Award
Teaching: Recently taught Advanced Database Systems, Human-Centric Data Management, and Deep Learning courses at the University of Utah.
