Classes

Course Title Semester
C S 111 Intro to Computer Science Winter 2023
C S 471 Voice Interfaces Winter 2023
C S 111 Intro to Computer Science Spring 2023
C S 111 Intro to Computer Science Fall 2023
C S 301R Topics in Computer Science Fall 2023
C S 301R Topics in Computer Science Winter 2024
C S 111 Intro to Computer Science Spring 2024
C S 111 Intro to Computer Science Fall 2024

Biography

Nancy Fulda earned her PhD from Brigham Young University in 2019 and is currently the director of BYU's DRAGN Lab, a research group that studies machine learning, knowledge representation, and societal impacts of generative AI. In 2024 she was named one of Utah's top 100 AI professionals.

Recent publications from Dr. Fulda's research group include Out of One, Many: Using Language Models to Simulate Human Samples and A Tale of Two Cultures: Comparing Interpersonal Disclosure Norms on Twitter. Ongoing lines of research focus on the analysis and improvement of large-scale language models; the development of machine learning algorithms for neuromorphic computing hardware; and the application of neural programming interfaces toward knowledge grounding and explainable AI.

In addition to her academic work, Dr. Fulda enjoys writing science fiction. She has been nominated for the both the Hugo and Nebula Awards and has written on request for David Brin, TOR Books, and MIT’s Technology Review, as well as for the Dark Expanse space strategy game. She is the mother of six children.

Students

Jaden Lorenc
MS & PhD
Kyle Rogers
MS
Brenden Smith
MS
Hao Yu
MS & PhD
Shawn Huang
Research Assistant, Mid-level
Jackson Searle
Research Assistant, Mid-level
Ryan Watson
Research Assistant, Entry
Jay Orten
Research Assistant, Advanced
Drew Galbraith
Research Assistant, Entry
Erik Vagil
Research Assistant, Entry
Hannah Atanasio
Research Assistant, Mid-level
Dallin Baker
Research Assistant, Mid-level
Mia McGuire
Research Assistant, Mid-level
Jed Woods
Research Assistant, Entry
Gordon Yu
Research Assistant, Mid-level
Jarek Wall
Research Assistant, Entry
Trevor Carter
Research Assistant, Entry