Two computer scientists named to U.N. panel on artificial intelligence
Two computer scientists named to U.N. panel on artificial intelligence
Publish Date: 2026-02-13 10:28:00
Source Domain: engineering.princeton.edu
- Princeton engineering faculty members Adji Bousso Dieng and Aleksandra Korolova have been named to the U.N. Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence.
- The panel, created in August 2025, is the first global scientific body dedicated entirely to AI and consists of 40 international experts.
- The panel’s purpose is to examine the risks, opportunities, and impacts of artificial intelligence and to produce annual reports on the technology.
- Adji Bousso Dieng, assistant professor of computer science, focuses on AI’s intersection with natural sciences, has developed the “Vendi Score” to assess data set diversity, and her lab has recently employed this tool for early detection of viral variants like COVID-19.
- Aleksandra Korolova, also an assistant professor of computer science and public affairs, specializes in the societal impacts of AI, develops algorithms and systems that maintain privacy and fairness while fostering data-driven innovations.
- Both Dieng and Korolova were selected from over 2,600 applicants and their appointments were confirmed by the U.N. General Assembly on February 12.
