Before coming to Vanderbilt, she worked as a research scientist in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech. Her work in artificial intelligence, in the area of cognitive systems, looks at how visual thinking contributes to learning and intelligent behavior with a focus on applications for individuals on the autism spectrum. She holds a B.S. in mathematics with computer science from MIT and a Ph.D. in computer science from Georgia Tech, and she currently directs the laboratory for Artificial Intelligence and Visual Analogical Systems. In 2016, she was recognized as a visionary on the MIT Tech Review’s annual list of 35 Innovators Under 35.