About
Our vision is a vibrant science hub that catalyzes collaborations combining curiosity-driven and applied research.
Located in one of the most diverse cities on the planet, our inclusive teams will solve challenging societal and technical problems.
By building on the collective deep and broad strengths of UCLA and Amazon, we will go beyond what each party could do alone.
Our ideas will be bold and ambitious, span from foundational to practical research, and lead to solutions that are meaningful for the global and technical ecosystem.
We will develop talent, train future leaders, and build technology that will accelerate the positive impact of artificial intelligence.
Our efforts will have broad participation and reflect our shared values of excellence, equity, openness, and integrity.
Leadership
Jens Palsberg
Science Hub Director (UCLA)
Professor of Computer Science, UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
Tsai-Tsai O-Lee
Science Hub Project Manager (UCLA)
TANMS Engineering Research Center/UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
Pietro Perona
Amazon Liaison (Amazon)
Amazon Fellow for AWS Deep Learning
Ellen Hermansen
Program Manager (Amazon)
Academic Partnerships, Amazon Science & Design Leadership and Academic Programs
Abeer Alwan
Advisory Group Member (UCLA)
Professor and Vice Chair of Undergraduate Affairs, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, UCLA Samueli
Eleazar Eskin
Advisory Group Member (UCLA)
Chair and Professor of the Computational Medicine Department — UCLA Samueli and The David Geffen School of Medicine
Katrin Kirchhoff
Advisory Group Member (Amazon)
Director of Applied Science
Vijay Mahadevan
Advisory Group Member (Amazon)
Senior Manager
Applied Science, Amazon Web Services
Doug Terry
Advisory Group Member (Amazon)
Vice President and Distinguished Scientist
Database Services, Amazon Web Services