{"632201":{"#nid":"632201","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Theory Student Receives Prestigious Microsoft Fellowship","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESchool of Computer Science student \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/~aladdha6\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAditi Laddha\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E has been honored with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/academic-program\/ada-lovelace-fellowship\/#!fellows\u0022\u003EAda Lovelace Fellowship\u003C\/a\u003E. Microsoft gives the prestigious recognition to Ph.D. students at North American universities who are underrepresented in computing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELaddha is a second-year student in the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.aco.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EAlgorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization program\u003C\/a\u003E, where she specializes in creating faster algorithms for high-dimensional sampling and convex optimization. This work is foundational in improving machine learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe fellowship funds three years of Laddha\u0026rsquo;s Ph.D. and provides the opportunity to visit Microsoft Research for a two-day summit.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;This fellowship means a lot to me,\u0026rdquo; Laddha said. \u0026ldquo;It\u0026rsquo;s a very good opportunity to see the kind of research carried out in the industry.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe application process for the fellowship was competitive. Laddha was nominated by her advisor, Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/~vempala\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESantosh Vempala\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, and then did an in-person interview with Microsoft.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Aditi Laddha is working on central problems in algorithms, specifically sampling and optimization in high dimension,\u0026rdquo; Vempala said. \u0026nbsp;\u0026ldquo;Her clear thinking, raw mathematical talent, and creativity make her a richly deserving recipient of the Ada Lovelace fellowship.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Aditi Laddha received the Ada Lovelace Fellowshop."}],"uid":"34541","created_gmt":"2020-02-07 17:02:37","changed_gmt":"2020-02-07 17:03:17","author":"Tess Malone","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-02-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2020-02-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"632202":{"id":"632202","type":"image","title":"Aditi Laddha","body":null,"created":"1581094982","gmt_created":"2020-02-07 17:03:02","changed":"1581094982","gmt_changed":"2020-02-07 17:03:02","alt":"Aditi Laddha","file":{"fid":"240547","name":"aditi.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/aditi.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/aditi.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":410404,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/aditi.jpg?itok=QptlasJZ"}}},"media_ids":["632202"],"groups":[{"id":"50875","name":"School of Computer Science"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETess Malone, Communications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tess.malone@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Etess.malone@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}