CORE TEAM
Amanda Stent
Director, Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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Amanda Stent came to Colby in 2021 to fulfill the college’s vision of establishing Colby as a nationally recognized center of excellence in interdisciplinary human-centered AI teaching and research. Rich with experience from her time at Bloomberg, Yahoo, AT&T Labs, as well as her time at Stony Brook University as an associate professor of computer science, Amanda’s enthusiasm for AI and the idea of what AI can do for the faculty, staff and students at Colby, is a great asset to all.
Amanda holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Rochester. She is the co-inventor of over 30 patents and has authored or co-authored over 100 papers in the field of natural language processing.
Amy Poulin
Associate Director, Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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Amy Poulin is the Associate Director of the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence. With over 16 years of experience here at Colby in both academic and administrative areas, she has a deep understanding of how Colby works. When she isn’t at Colby working toward the mission of our institute, she enjoys spending time with her family and camping.
Amy has a B.S. of Biology from the University of Maine and is working on getting certified in data science at the University of Michigan.
Tahiya Chowdhury
Postdoctoral Associate, Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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Tahiya Chowdhury is the first Davis AI postdoctoral scholar. Her research uses time series modeling, computer vision and social media analytics to model dynamically changing physical environments. She is interested in energy-efficient and privacy-preserving deep learning. She will conduct research, consult with Colby faculty, staff and students on AI projects, and teach hands-on introductions to AI.
Michael Yankoski
Postdoctoral Associate, Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence
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Dr. Michael Yankoski is a postdoctoral associate at the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence. He received his PhD from the University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies before working with Notre Dame’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering as a postdoctoral research associate. Michael’s current research focuses on the social and political implications of AI and dis/misinformation. (Google Scholar) (ORCID)
Office hours this fall will be Thursday 11am-12pm, or by appointment set up via email.
