Bethany Edmunds

Teaching Professor, Associate Dean of Computing Programs, West Coast

Research interests

  • Generalized reinforcement learning for mobile robotics

Education

  • PhD in Computer Science, Rutgers University
  • BS in Computer Science, Rowan University

Biography

Bethany Edmunds is a teaching professor and the associate dean of computing programs, West Coast at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University. She is passionate about breaking down barriers to create greater diversity, access and inclusivity within the technology community. She brings together expertise in software development, machine learning, and educational innovation to create STEM opportunities for people of all backgrounds and abilities.

Prior to joining Northeastern, she was the first female Associate Dean of Computing at British Columbia Institute of Technology where she led the pedagogical innovation of the Computer Information Technology Program. Her industry experience includes developing flight simulation software while working for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the government body that oversees all aspects of civil aviation in the United States.

Edmunds has been named to BC Business’s Most Influential Women in STEM, Business in Vancouver’s Forty under 40, and YWCA’s Women of Distinction.

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