{{short description|American computer scientist}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2024}}{{Infobox scientist | name = Lise Getoor | image = Lise_Getoor_UMD_2011.jpg | caption = Getoor in 2011 | birth_date = | birth_place = [[Seattle]], Washington, US | death_date = | death_place = | work_institution = {{Plainlist| * [[University of California, Santa Cruz]] * [[University of Maryland, College Park]]}} | alma_mater = {{Plainlist| * [[Stanford University]] * [[University of California, Berkeley]] * [[University of California, Santa Barbara]]}} | doctoral_advisor = [[Daphne Koller]] | academic_advisors = [[Stuart J. Russell]] | doctoral_students = | known_for = {{Plainlist| * [[Statistical relational learning|Statistical Relational Learning]] * [[Probabilistic soft logic|Probabilistic Soft Logic]]}} | awards = {{Plainlist| * [[Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence|AAAI]] Fellow (2013) * [[Association for Computing Machinery|ACM]] Fellow (2019) * [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers|IEEE]] Fellow (2021) * [[American Association for the Advancement of Science|AAAS]] Fellow (2022) * [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences|AAA&S]] Fellow (2024) * [[Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining|ACM SIGKDD]] Innovation Award (2024) }} | website = {{URL|https://getoor.linqs.org/}} | field = {{Plainlist| * [[Computer Science]] * [[Machine Learning]] * [[Data Mining]] * [[Statistical relational learning]]}} | author_abbreviation_bot = | author_abbreviation_zoo = |}}
'''Lise Getoor''' is an American computer scientist who is a distinguished professor and Baskin Endowed chair in the [[Computer Science]] and Engineering department,<ref>{{cite web |title=Campus Directory - UC Santa Cruz |url=https://campusdirectory.ucsc.edu/cd_detail?uid=getoor |website=campusdirectory.ucsc.edu |access-date=10 August 2024}}</ref> at the [[University of California, Santa Cruz]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cs.soe.ucsc.edu/people/getoor|title=Lise Getoor - Jack Baskin School of Engineering|website=cs.soe.ucsc.edu}}</ref> and an [[adjunct professor]] in the [[Computer Science]] Department<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cs.umd.edu/|title=UMD Department of Computer Science|website=cs.umd.edu}}</ref> at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cs.umd.edu/people/lgetoor|title=Lise Getoor|website=www.cs.umd.edu}}</ref> Her primary research interests are in [[machine learning]] and reasoning with uncertainty, applied to graphs and structured data. She also works in [[data integration]], [[social network analysis]] and [[visual analytics]]. She has edited a book on [[Statistical relational learning]] that is a main reference in this domain.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cs.umd.edu/srl-book|title=Introduction to Statistical Relational Learning|website=www.cs.umd.edu}}</ref> She has published many highly cited papers in academic journals and conference proceedings.<ref name="GS">{{Google Scholar id |name=Lise Getoor}}</ref><ref>{{DBLP |name=Lise Getoor}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://arnetminer.org/person/lise-getoor-1449720.html |title= AMiner, social@aminer.org |website= arnetminer.org}}</ref><ref name="DBLP">{{cite web |url= http://videolectures.net/lise_getoor |title= Lise Getoor - Department of Computer Science, University of California Santa Cruz - VideoLectures.NET |website= videolectures.net}}</ref> She has also served as action editor for the Machine Learning Journal, JAIR associate editor, and TKDD associate editor.
She received her [[Ph.D.]] from [[Stanford University]],<ref name="MGP">{{MathGenealogy |name=Lise Carol Getoor}}</ref> her [[M.S.]] from [[UC Berkeley]], and her [[B.S.]] from [[UC Santa Barbara]]. Prior to joining [[University of California, Santa Cruz]], she was a [[Professors in the United States#Professor|professor]] at the [[University of Maryland, College Park]] until November 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/~getoor|title=Lise Getoor - Computer Science Department- University of Maryland (UMD)|website=www.umiacs.umd.edu|access-date=September 20, 2013|archive-date=February 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225154859/http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/~getoor/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Recognition== Getoor has multiple best paper awards, an [[National Science Foundation|NSF]] Career Award, and is an [[Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence]] (AAAI) Fellow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aaai.org/Awards/fellows-list.php|title=Elected AAAI Fellows|website=www.aaai.org}}</ref> In 2019, she was elected as an [[ACM Fellow]] "for contributions to machine learning, reasoning under uncertainty, and responsible data science", <ref>{{citation|url=https://www.acm.org/media-center/2019/december/fellows-2019|title=2019 ACM Fellows Recognized for Far-Reaching Accomplishments that Define the Digital Age|publisher=Association for Computing Machinery|accessdate=2019-12-11}}</ref> was selected as a Distinguished Alumna of the UC Santa Barbara Computer Science Department, <ref>{{cite web |title=Distinguished Lecturer: Lise Getoor {{!}} UCSB Computer Science |url=https://www.cs.ucsb.edu/news/events/distinguished-lecturer-lise-getoor |website=www.cs.ucsb.edu |accessdate=14 July 2020 |archive-date=July 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200714050420/https://www.cs.ucsb.edu/news/events/distinguished-lecturer-lise-getoor |url-status=dead }}</ref> was awarded the UCSC WiSE Chancellor's Achievement Award for Diversity, <ref>{{cite web |title=Prof. Lise Getoor honored with 5th annual Women in Science and Engineering Award |url=https://www.soe.ucsc.edu/news/prof-lise-getoor-honored-5th-annual-women-science-and-engineering-award |website=Jack Baskin School of Engineering |accessdate=14 July 2020 |language=en |author1=Jmcgirk }}</ref> and was selected to give the UC Santa Cruz Faculty Research Lecture 2018-19, one of the highest recognitions given to UC faculty. <ref>{{cite web |last1=McGirk |first1=James |title=Data scientist Lise Getoor to give annual Faculty Research Lecture on Feb. 26 |url=https://news.ucsc.edu/2019/02/getoor-lecture.html |website=UC Santa Cruz News |accessdate=14 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref> She was named an [[IEEE Fellow]] in 2021, "for contributions to machine learning and reasoning under uncertainty".<ref>{{cite web|title=Newly elevated Fellow class 2021|publisher=IEEE|url=https://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ieee/web/org/about/fellows/2021-ieee-fellows-Class.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206062543/https://www.ieee.org/content/dam/ieee-org/ieee/web/org/about/fellows/2021-ieee-fellows-Class.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 6, 2020|access-date=2023-04-26}}</ref> In October 2022, Getoor was elected a Fellow of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] (AAAS).<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 AAAS Fellows {{!}} American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) |url=https://www.aaas.org/page/2022-fellows-0 |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=www.aaas.org |language=en}}</ref> In 2024, she was named a Fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]] (AAA&S).<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 New Member List {{!}} American Academy of Arts and Sciences |url=https://www.amacad.org/new-members-2024 |website=www.amacad.org |access-date=10 August 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Also in 2024, she received the [[Special Interest Group on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining|ACM SIGKDD]] Innovation Award recognizing individuals with outstanding technical innovations in the field of Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining that have had a lasting impact in advancing the theory and practice of the field.<ref>{{cite web |title=Awards |url=https://kdd2024.kdd.org/awards/ |website=ACM KDD 2024 |publisher=ACM}}</ref>
==Personal life== Getoor's father was mathematician [[Ronald Getoor]] (1929–2017).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sandiegouniontribune/obituary.aspx?n=ronald-k-getoor&pid=187217860|title=Ronald K. Getoor's Obituary on San Diego Union-Tribune|website=San Diego Union-Tribune|access-date=2017-11-27}}</ref>
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