Ayanna MacCalla Howard

Background

Howard, Ayanna MacCalla was born in 1972 in Providence.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Brown University, 1993. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University Southern California, 1994. Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering, University Southern California, 1999.

Career

Computer scientist, advanced technical section National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, 1993—1996, information system engineer, information technologies research section, 1997—1999, robotics researcher, telerobotics research and applications group, also cognizant engineer, principal investigator, and task manager, 1999—2002, deputy manager, strategic University research partnership office, Office of Chief Scientist, also task manager, cognizant engineer, 2003—2005, senior robotics researcher, mobility system concept development section, 2002—2005. Associate professor, system and controls, school electrical and computer engineering Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, since 2005, with system and controls group, since 2005, director, founder, Human-Automation Systems (HumAns) Laboratory, 2005. Member speaker bureau National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1998—2005, council member, director's advisory council for women, 1999—2001, technical recruiter, 1999—2005, board member minority education initiatives advisory board, 2002—2005, technical reviewer, director's Research and Development fund, 2003, 04, proposal reviewer, graduate student research program, 04, member, National Society Black Engineers Convention Planning Team, 2003—2004.

Reviewer National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Rifle Association Cross Enterprise Technology Development Program (CETDP), 2000, Louisiana Board Regents Research and Development Grants Program, 2002, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Small Business Innovative Research Proposals, 2002—2004, Louisiana Board Regents Research and Development Grants Program, 2003, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Faculty Awards for Research (FAR) Program, 2002. Member advisory panel National Science Foundation Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science, 2004. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Small Business Innovation Research sub-topic manager Mars In-situ Robotics Technology, 2003—2005.

Member Georgia Electronic Design Center, since 2005. Representative, Georgia Tech Engineering and Computing Career Conference School Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005, member undergraduate committee, 05, representative, Family Affair, 06, member, Georgia Tech Women Talk on Graduate Schools, 05. Consultant WonderPlanet, Inc., Los Angeles, 1999, Bitstar International, Seattle, 2001, Veritouch Ltd., New York, 2003.

Visiting scholar, electrical engineering department University Washington, 2004. Selected participant National Academy of Engineering Symposium on Frontiers in Engineering, 2004. Selected presenter National Academy of Sciences Frontiers of Science Symposium, 2005.

Invited presenter in field.

Achievements

• Ayanna MacCalla Howard has been listed as a noteworthy electrical and robotics engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Computer tutor Restore, Inc., 1998—2002. Engineering advisor FIRST, 2001—2002. Founder Pasadena Delta Academy, 2001—2004.

Space expert Challenger Center for Space Science Education, Space Day, 2002. Co-founder JUMP (Jet Propulsion Lab Undergraduate Mentoring Program for Women), 2001—2005. Member of American Association Artificial Intelligence, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior member robotics and automation society since 1999, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Early Career award in Robotics 2005), Society Women Engineers (senior ).

Connections

Married.