Dr. Ana M. Tárano is an Assistant Research Professor in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence at Arizona State University. Her current research focuses on developing human-centered machine learning (ML) solutions to address food security challenges. She extended the NASA Planetary ReaCH public engagement model with art and the design thinking framework as a PI for a 2022 NASA SCoPE Seed Grant Award. Previously, as a Senior Research Associate III at the University of Miami, she used ML to map marine habitats using Earth observation data. She also served as Project Manager for a public-facing, real-time conversational AI installation led by interdisciplinary artist Rashaad Newsome through the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence. Dr. Tárano earned her PhD in Aeronautics and Astronautics from Stanford University, where she advanced AI methods for NASA’s Asteroid Threat Assessment Project.
Education
Ph.D. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
M.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
B.S. in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA