Andrea Frome facts for kids

Andrea Frome is an American computer scientist. She is known for her work in computer vision and machine learning. These fields help computers "see" and "learn" from data, much like humans do.

Learning and Degrees

Andrea Frome first went to the University of Mary Washington. In 1996, she earned a bachelor's degree in environmental science. After working for a few years, she decided to change her focus. She became very interested in computer science.

She then went to the University of California, Berkeley. There, she earned her doctorate degree in 2007. Her studies focused on computer vision and machine learning. Her advisor, Jitendra Malik, guided her research.

Her Work and Career

After finishing her PhD, Andrea Frome joined Google. She worked there for seven years. At Google, she helped develop the AI used in Google Street View. This special AI helps blur out faces and license plates in the images. This protects people's privacy.

In 2015, she left Google. She worked briefly at a company called Nuna Inc. Later, she joined the technology team for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. After the campaign, she became the director of research at Clarifai. This company also works with AI.

In 2018, Andrea Frome returned to Google. She became one of the first members of a new research lab. This exciting new lab is located in Ghana.

Her work has been recognized by many other scientists. She has over 4,000 "citations." This means her research papers have been referenced by other experts in computer vision, deep learning, and machine learning many times.

Working for Fairness

Andrea Frome also cares about how technology affects people. In 2019, she signed a letter to Amazon. The letter was about their facial analysis software. This software can identify faces. The letter raised concerns about whether the software might be unfair. It also questioned how police departments use it. She believes that AI tools should be fair and used responsibly.