Annie Antón facts for kids
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Annie Antón
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| Nationality | Cuban-American |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Known for | ThePrivacyPlace.Org |
| Spouse(s) | Peter Swire |
| Awards | NSF CAREER Award |
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| Fields | Computer science; mathematical logic; bioinformatics |
| Institutions | Georgia Institute of Technology North Carolina State University |
Annie Antón is a smart scientist and professor. She works in computer science, which is about how computers work. She also studies mathematical logic and bioinformatics. Bioinformatics uses computers to understand biology.
Professor Antón is a teacher at Georgia Tech in the School of Interactive Computing. She started a special research group called ThePrivacyPlace.org. This group helps make sure your private information on computers stays safe. She has also given advice to companies and the government.
From 2012 to 2017, Professor Antón was the leader of the School of Interactive Computing. Before that, from 1998 to 2012, she taught software engineering at North Carolina State University.
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Early Life and School
Growing Up and Learning
Annie Antón is a Cuban American. She went to high school in Atlanta. Even though she has dyslexia and attention deficit disorder, she worked hard. These conditions can make learning tricky. But Annie kept going to college.
College Years
She earned three degrees from Georgia Institute of Technology: a bachelor's, a master's, and a Ph.D. All her degrees were in computer science. She finished her studies in 1997. During college, she was part of many student groups. She was even an honorary member of the ANAK Society.
Annie Antón's Career
Teaching and Research
After teaching for a year at the University of South Florida, Professor Antón joined North Carolina State University in 1998. There, she taught and researched many things. These included software engineering, information security, and privacy. Software engineering is about designing computer programs. Information security and privacy are about keeping data safe.
In 2012, Professor Antón moved back to Georgia Tech. She became the Chair of the School of Interactive Computing.
Protecting Your Privacy Online
Professor Antón started and leads ThePrivacyPlace.org. This is a research group with students and teachers. They work at NCSU, Georgia Tech, and Purdue University. Her group creates new technology. This technology helps people and lawmakers make rules for privacy. These tools make sure that privacy rules match how software systems work. This helps keep your personal information safe online.
Awards and Recognitions
Professor Antón has received many special awards for her work. These awards show how important her contributions are to computer science.
- In 2000, she received the NSF CAREER Award.
- In 2002, she was named a Digital Government Fellow.
- In 2003, she won the Pride of the Wolfpack Award from NCSU.
- In 2005, CSO Magazine called her a Woman of Influence in the Public Sector.
- In 2009, she was recognized as a Distinguished Scientist by the ACM.
- In 2015, she received an award from Alpha Delta Pi for her achievements.
