In the future, the database will include expert “RANKINGS” for the work and contributions of each expert. As the fields, features and competencies of global experts and categorical groups grow; a quality rubric of diverse contributions will be shared among volunteers to determine a possible ranking system.
As a computer scientist, researcher and Fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Societyand a Technology and Human Rights Fellow Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, I focus on the ethical implications of technology in the developing world, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, along with the creation of tools to make Artificial Intelligence more accessible and inclusive to underrepresented communities.
Ellie’s Pi Day post: https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/pi-day-2026-food-institute/ How Ellie orchestrated the baking of 30 pies: https://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/behind-the-scenes-of-thirty-pies/
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