Carissa Schoenick

Carissa Schoenick is Director of Program Management at AI2, working with research and engineering teams across the organization to develop new initiatives, deliver on the goals, and communicate our work. Carissa has spent over a decade working at the forefront of artificial intelligence and computational knowledge initiatives. Before joining AI2 in 2014, she managed computable data and natural language parsing efforts for the Wolfram Alpha knowledge engine and implemented leading-edge computational cloud support features and environments for Amazon Web Services. Carissa has co-authored several articles and given a variety of interviews and talks on the current challenges and future potential of artificial intelligence for venues including NBC News, Communications of the ACM, and EmTech LATAM.