Dr. Latanya Sweeney

Latanya Sweeney pioneered the field known as data privacy and launched the emerging area known as algorithmic fairness. Her work is explicitly cited in government regulations worldwide, including the U.S. federal medical privacy regulation (known as HIPAA). She is a recipient of the prestigious Louis D. Brandeis Privacy Award and the American Psychiatric Association's Privacy Advocacy Award, and she has testified before government bodies worldwide. She earned her PhD in Computer Science from MIT in 2001, the first Black woman to do so. More information is available at her website, latanyasweeney.org.