Ayanna Howard, dean of the College of Engineering at The Ohio State University, recently appeared on the daytime talk show The View to discuss her new book ‘Sex, Race, and Robots.’
Dr. Howard joined the ABC co-hosts Tuesday to discuss public perceptions and expectations of artificial intelligence, how human biases and prejudices in science translate into tech, and women in STEM education and employment.
“Community and inclusive excellence around students, research, and innovation are my passions,” Howard said in an Engineering release. “I’m of the belief that it takes a village to drive excellence, and my goal is to fully support us in that effort.”
Dr. Howard is the first woman to lead the College of Engineering. She joined the university on March 1, having previously chaired the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Interactive Computing. She is also the founder and director of the Human-Automation Systems Lab (HumAnS), as well as founder and president of the board of directors of Zyrobotics, a Georgia Tech spin-off company that develops mobile therapy and educational products for children with special needs.
She was named to Forbes’ America’s Top 50 Women In Tech list.
“Dr. Howard is an innovator whose skills and passion are a perfect fit with Ohio State’s focus on convergent research and discovery,” said University President Kristina M. Johnson. “To attract a leader of her caliber shows both the strength of our engineering program and the acceleration of the university’s overall research mission.”