Dr. Kavita Bala, a distinguished IIT Bombay graduate, has been appointed as the 17th Provost of Cornell University.
Previously the Dean of Cornell Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, she played a key role in expanding AI research, increasing faculty size by 30%, and boosting diversity—raising the percentage of female undergraduates in computing to 44%.
An expert in computer vision and graphics, Dr. Bala co-founded GrokStyle, an AI startup acquired by Facebook in 2019.
IIT Club congratulates Dr. Kavita Bala on this achievement.
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Dr. Kavita Bala @ IIT
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