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Jennifer Widom is the Frederick Emmons Terman Dean of Stanford University's School of Engineering and holds the Fletcher Jones Professorship in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. She previously served as Chair of the Computer Science Department (2009–2014) and Senior Associate Dean (2014–2016). Widom earned her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Cornell University (1987) and completed her undergraduate degree in Music at Indiana University (1982). She joined Stanford in 1993 after research at IBM Almaden.
Education:
- Ph.D., Computer Science, Cornell University, 1987
- MS, Computer Science, Cornell University, 1985
- MS, Computer Science, Indiana University, 1983
- BS, Music, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, 1982
Research Interests: Widom's work focuses on nontraditional data management, including data streams, uncertain databases, crowdsourcing, and query processing systems like STREAM and Deco. She has pioneered methods for managing and querying uncertain data, optimizing graph algorithms, and integrating human computation into data systems.
Key Contributions:
- Developed the STREAM system for real-time data stream management
- Advanced techniques for crowdsourcing quality management
- Contributed to foundational work in uncertain databases and provenance tracking
Awards & Recognition:
- ACM Fellow (2005)
- Member, National Academy of Engineering (2005)
- Edgar F. Codd Innovations Award (2007)
- ACM-W Athena Lecturer (2015)
- EPFL-WISH Erna Hamburger Prize (2018)
Teaching & Leadership: Widom teaches courses on data analytics and database systems, advising students like Arnav Joshi. She has led major initiatives in computational education and institutional leadership at Stanford.
