Alona Fyshe receives 2020 Edmonton Edify Recognition "Top 40 under 40"

Assistant Professor Alona Fyshe is recognized as one of Edmonton's Top 40 under 40 for bringing Edmonton recognition through her work in AI and empowering women to pursue careers in technology.

2 November 2020

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Alona Fyshe, assistant professor with the Department of Computing Science, whose interests are Computational Linguistics, Machine Learning and Neuroscience. Her work combines all three of these areas to study the way the human brain processes language. Photo credit: Aaron Pedersen

Alona Fyshe is recognized as one of Edmonton's Top 40 under 40 2020 by Edify. The Top 40 under 40 program honours Edmonton entrepreneurs, researchers, artists, philanthropists and innovators who are doing great things for our city. 

From this Edify article, Fyshe is recognized for her work in AI, focus on computer ethics, and uplifting women in science. She highlights conversations about ethics in her computing science classes and values the importance of women in STEM, participating in conferences dedicated to empowering women to pursue careers in technology.

Edify is an Edmonton lifestyle magazine, published by Odvod Publishing Inc., a local Edmonton company.

Read the article on Edify here!