Computer Scientist Emily Whiting Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship

Earlier last month, BU Today posted an article entitled “Emily Whiting Awarded Sloan Research Fellowship”. The article introduced Emily Whiting, a computer scientist chosen by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for a 2019 Sloan Research Fellowship, and her promising research area, building software tools for design novices to create their design work.

Emily Whiting, an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Boston University, is always fascinated by the integration of art, engineering, and technology. She said, “We want properties of materials and structures to be embedded in design tools, so there’s no separation between designers and engineers.” White is also the Director of the Shape Lab, which was founded to investigate research problems in computation and creativity and thus further explore areas such as shape customization. She hopes to enable everyone to take advantage of prototyping technology to customize design products.

Sloan Research Fellowships, awarded yearly since 1955, honor early-career scholars whose accomplishments identify them as among the most promising researchers in their fields. “Sloan Research Fellows are the best young scientists working today,” says Adam F. Falk, president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. As one of the 126 outstanding recipients of the 2019 Sloan Research Fellowships, Emily Whiting will use the funds for further research of computer graphics in manufacturing.

Emily Whiting is one of the Faculty Research Fellows and Hariri Research Awardees in Hariri Institute for Computing at Boston University, where it’s mission is to promote discovery and innovations through the use of computational and data-driven approaches. For more information on Hariri Institute for Computing, visit https://www.bu.edu/hic/.