Two early-career faculty at UC Berkeley's College of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS) – Natacha Crooks and Song Mei – have been awarded prestigious 2025 Sloan Research Fellowships. The fellowship is granted annually to “honor exceptional researchers at U.S. and Canadian educational institutions whose creativity, innovation and research accomplishments make them stand out as the next generation of leaders,” according to the Sloan Foundation announcement.
Natacha Crooks is an assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences (EECS) who studies the reliability of large-scale distributed computing systems and databases. These systems, which power most modern data processing infrastructure, are subject to hardware failures and malicious attacks. Crooks is developing new solutions to increase their robustness without sacrificing their performance.
Song Mei is an assistant professor of statistics and EECS whose research centers on the mathematical foundations of artificial intelligence, focusing on the analysis and development of novel algorithms to enhance the statistical and computational efficiency of modern machine learning systems.
Each recipient receives a two-year, $75,000 fellowship which can be used flexibly to advance the fellow’s research.
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