Danna Gurari

Dr. Danna Gurari is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at University of Colorado Boulder and Founding Director of the Image and Video Computing group. Her expertise is in computer vision, human computer interaction, accessibility, and (bio)medical data analysis, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches. Since 2017, she has taught graduate and undergraduate courses on these topics to over 400 students while leading a multidisciplinary research team that innovates in these fields.

Dr. Gurari's research has resulted in over 60 peer-reviewed articles at top academic journals and conferences, with several papers earning awards at venues such as WACV, CHI, CSCW, ASIS&T, HCOMP, MICCAI, and AAPM. Over 30 mentees, spanning undergraduate students to postdoctoral fellows, contributed to this research before moving on to successful careers in industry and academia. Her work is supported by diverse funding sources, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Microsoft, Adobe, and Amazon.

Dr. Gurari received her Ph.D. from Boston University’s Computer Science Department and then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in The University of Texas at Austin’s Computer Science Department. Before transitioning to academia, she worked at Boulder Imaging and Raytheon, where she gained valuable industry experience that continues to inform her academic career.