Biography:Stephanie Ludi
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| Born | San Diego, California |
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| Fields | Computer science |
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Stephanie Ludi is an American computer scientist known for her work on accessibility, human–computer interaction, and computer science education.[1][2] She is a professor of computer science and engineering and associate dean for academic affairs at the University of North Texas.[3]
Early life and education
Ludi grew up in San Diego, California, where her parents worked as a medical technician and a teacher. She is visually impaired and legally blind,[4] and was inspired to go into engineering in order to design a self-driving car that she could use.[1][4] After becoming a student at the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, her interests shifted to computer science.[1]
She graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer science in 1994, and continued at Cal Poly for a master's degree in 1996. Next, she went to Arizona State University for doctoral study in computer science. She completed her Ph.D. in 2003,[3] with a dissertation combining topics from computer science education and software engineering.[4][3]
Career
After completing her Ph.D., Ludi joined the faculty of the Rochester Institute of Technology. She moved to the University of North Texas in 2016,[4] and served as interim department chair from 2021 to 2022.[5] In June of 2024 Ludi began to serve as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in conjunction with her previous assignment. [6]
Recognition
Ludi was named as an ACM Distinguished Member, in the 2024 cohort of distinguished members, "for contributions to accessible computer science education research".[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 People of ACM – Stephanie Ludi, Association for Computing Machinery, October 3, 2023, https://www.acm.org/articles/people-of-acm/2023/stephanie-ludi, retrieved 2025-02-12
- ↑ Falcon, Julia (April 12, 2017), "UNT Computer Science Curriculum Helps Visually Impaired Students Learn", Dallas Innovates, https://dallasinnovates.com/unt-computer-science-curriculum-helps-visually-impaired-students-learn/, retrieved 2025-02-12
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Stephanie Ludi", People (UNT Engineering), https://engineering.unt.edu/people/stephanie-ludi.html, retrieved 2025-02-12
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 An Interview with Stephanie Ludi, Tapia 2020 Technical Panels and Workshops Co-Chair, Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in IT, June 22, 2020, https://cmd-it.org/2020-news/an-interview-with-stephanie-ludi/, retrieved 2025-02-12
- ↑ Faculty History, UNT Department of Computer Science and Engineering, https://engineering.unt.edu/cse/about/faculty-history.html, retrieved 2025-02-12
- ↑ Ludi, Stephanie (January 15, 2026). "LinkedIn". https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-ludi-ba29207/.
- ↑ Renowned Computing Society Announces New Class of Distinguished Members: 56 Professionals Celebrated for Innovation and Service, Association for Computing Machinery, February 12, 2025, https://www.acm.org/media-center/2025/february/distinguished-members-2024, retrieved 2025-02-12
External links
- Stephanie Ludi publications indexed by Google Scholar
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