Ellen Spertus
Ellen Spertus is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Mills College, Oakland, California, United States, and a research scientist at Google.[1] She grew up in Glencoe, Illinois and attended New Trier High School.[2] She attended MIT, were she received a B.S. in Computer Science and Engineering in 1990, a master's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1992, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in1998.[3][1] During college, she spent several summers working for Microsoft.[2] She is the author of technical as well as social articles, often combining the two. She was profiled in a 1993 New York Times article about "women who might change the face of the computer industry" and a 2003 follow up article.[3] In 2001 she was named "The Sexiest Geek Alive".[4] She was a leasee of one of the approximately 1,000 General Motors EV1s.[5] She is married to computer scientist Keith Golden.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Ellen Spertus's CV". Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ a b Katie Hafner (1993-08-29). "Woman, Computer Nerd -- and Proud". The New York TImes. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ a b c Katie Hafner (2003-08-21). "3 Women, 3 Paths, 10 Years On". The New York TImes. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ Mark Ward (2001-06-21). "Sexiest geek declared". BBC News. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ Katharine Mieszkowski (2002-09-4). "Steal this car!". Salon.com. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
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