The Johns Hopkins Data Science and AI Institute has appointed four deputy directors and two strategic advisors and has established a new internal leadership council to help guide the institute’s growth and advance its mission across Johns Hopkins.
Working closely with DSAI Director Mark Dredze and Executive Director Elizabeth Smyth, these faculty leaders will help shape the institute’s strategic priorities, foster interdisciplinary collaboration, and expand opportunities for impact in data science and AI.
“This leadership team brings together exceptional researchers and educators whose expertise spans disciplines and schools across Johns Hopkins,” Dredze says. “Their leadership will help strengthen our community, foster new collaborations, and expand the institute’s contributions to research, education, and translation.”
Vladimir Braverman has been named DSAI’s deputy director for community. The associate head of faculty and a professor in the Department of Computer Science, his current research focuses on the algorithmic and practical aspects of large-scale machine learning and their applications to data science and healthcare. In this new role, Braverman will lead efforts to strengthen community engagement and collaboration across DSAI.
Additionally, both strategic advisors hail from the Department of Computer Science: Benjamin Van Durme, the strategic advisor for computing, will shape DSAI’s computing strategy while advancing its infrastructure, resources, and capabilities needed to support cutting-edge research; and Alexis Battle, the strategic advisor for partnerships, will strengthen the institute’s partnerships across Johns Hopkins, industry, government, and nonprofit organizations.
These appointments reflect DSAI’s commitment to building an interdisciplinary leadership team that advances the institute’s mission and expands its impact across Johns Hopkins and beyond.