RSC 2024 Fellow: Margo Seltzer

Margo Seltzer has short brown-black hair and brown eyes. She wears a navy polo with a red collared shirt underneath, and is smiling widely towards the camera.

Dr. Margo Seltzer is one of fifteen UBC faculty members announced by the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) as new Fellows and Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists in September 2024. Fellows and College Members are officially inducted into the RSC at the annual Celebration of Excellence and Engagement in November. 

Guided by the goal of improving the experience of computer users and systems builders, and bringing formidable creativity and foresight to her work, Margo Seltzer’s contributions to Computer Systems include flexible data storage systems for the internet, data provenance systems that support computational reproducibility and network security, and interpretable machine learning models that are transforming high-stakes decision making. She is a visionary leader, caring mentor and dedicated community builder.

See all of UBC's 2024 RSC Inductees
 

 

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