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Susan Dumais

Also Known As Sue Dumais
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Susan T. Dumais, born August 11, 1953, is an American computer scientist who is a leader in the field of information retrieval and a significant contributor to Microsoft's search technologies. Mary Jane Irwin, who heads the Athena Lecture awards committee, has said that her sustained contributions have shaped the thinking and direction of human-computer interaction and information retrieval. In 2025 she was elected to the American Philosophical Society.

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Birth Year
1953 1
Birth Date
1953-08-11 1
Nationality
American 1
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ACM Fellow 2
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CHI Academy 2
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Gerard Salton Award 2
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Tony Kent Strix award 2
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Athena Lecturer 2
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ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Research Award 2
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1. Wikipedia: Susan Dumais
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    Susan T. Dumais (born August 11, 1953) is an American computer scientist who is a leader in the field of information retrieval
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2. Wikidata: Susan Dumais
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