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[http://ftrain.com Website] [http://twitter.com/ftrain Twitter] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSL5qVL3Mng His talk at XOXO 2014] [http://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2012/an-interview-with-paul-ford-and-gina-trapani/ An interview, along with Gina Trapani, at In the Library with the Lead Pipe]
== Sorelle Friedler ==
"Algorithms are already being used to make decisions that affect people's lives and livelihoods, and this trend is only increasing," [https://www.haverford.edu/college-communications/news/sorelle-friedler-studies-programming-and-prejudice says Sorrelle Friedler]. "Often, one of the selling points of using an algorithm is that it will be less biased than the current human process. While it is possible to create algorithms that reduce bias, the use of an algorithm does not on its own guarantee that. It's important that computer scientists, as well as policymakers, understand the limitations and work to make algorithmic decisions fair."
Sorelle Friedler has been an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Haverford College since 2014 and was visiting at Haverford starting in 2012 (Haverford is just a few miles from Philadelphia). Her research interests include the design and analysis of algorithms, computational geometry, data mining and machine learning, and the application of such algorithms to interdisciplinary data. She is a [http://www.datasociety.net/updates/featured/announcements/2015/03/introducing-2015-2016-fellows-class/ 2015-2016 Fellow at the Data & Society Research Institute] for her work on preventing discrimination in machine learning. Learn more about her work on her [http://ww3.haverford.edu/computerscience/faculty/sorelle/index.php Haverford Computer Science page].
== Amelia Greenhall ==
Pobox.com promised its customers a lifetime email address, and found a loyal following immediately. In addition to email addresses and accounts, their customers requested reliable email-based discussion forums, mailing lits, and newsletters, so they created Listbox.com. Philadelphian Helen Horstmann-Allen has been president of IC Group, the home of Pobox.com and Listbox.com, since 2000; prior to that, she was its director of operations, and she's been in charge of Pobox.com since 1997. She's in love with Philadelphia and food -- thus [http://phillyfoodie.com/ Philly Foodie] -- and can be found on [https://twitter.com/philliefoodie Twitter], too.
== Jess Klein ==
Prior to joining UW, she was the Director of Learning Environments and Associate Professor at Virginia Tech University Libraries, where she led a team of thirty people who were responsible for enhancing situated learning by connecting services and spaces, including Reference, Circulation, Roving Services, Learning Spaces, Online Learning, academic programming, and community engagement. [http://www.slideshare.net/laurenpressley/presentations Several dozen of her presentations] are posted online.
== Aliyah Rahman ==
