Assistant Professor, School of Computing
Ph.D., University of
Texas, 1998
Professor Thompson joined the faculty in
2000. Her research interests are in machine learning, natural
language processing, and artificial intelligence. She is especially
interested in applying machine learning to complex, relational tasks
such as language processing and adaptive interfaces. After receiving
her Ph.D., she spent two years at the Center for the Study of Language
and Information at Stanford University, building and studying
conversational interfaces that adapt themselves over the course of
several interactions with a user.